In  October, 2007, in response to a limited, five day filing window opened by the FCC, AzCMF, the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) and 9 other Arizona and Texas organizations submitted applications for full power non-commercial stations to operate at 90.7 on the FM dial.  Three applicants, AzCMF, EVIT, and Black Entrepreneurs, filed with Apache Junction as their city of license.  The Apache Junction applications were in conflict with each other, as well as with the Johnson Foundation, which had filed from Casa Grande.

Although the Johnson Foundation application was demonstrated by AzCMF to be a sham and fraud, and despite the FCC's own recognition that Johnson had failed to comply with minimal discloure certifications on its application, the FCC refused to dismiss Johnson, and instead, used the overlapping Johnson application to knock out 5 other applications.

     On June 24, the FCC ruled on all the pending applications, and determined that EVIT would be awarded the permit which authorized construction of a new station.  Until the very end, AzCMF and EVIT were tied, but the application of a “tie breaker” which would give the construction permit to the applicant with the least number of applications led to the selection of  EVIT, since AzCMF had two applications pending, and only EVIT had one.

     AzCMF congratulates the East Valley Institute of Technology and Steve Grosz, the director of the EVIT radio program, on the ward of thier contruction permit.  AzCMF looks forwarding to working with EVIT and Steve to bring the best in educational radio to the East Valley.
 

     EVIT and AzCMF have a time and frequency sharing agreement that both parties wish to pursue.  After a thirty day period for any member of the public to file objections to the award, we look forward to working with Steve and EVIT to bring real community radio to the East Valley.
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Special Programs for July
Ever wonder what's buried in Grant's tumor, or what pets think about when they go to church?  Always wanted to know what makes Greensburg, Kansas, a different kind of community?
Missed the Bungalow Show which featured Underwater Getdown?

All this and more on the Radio Phoenix July specials, featuring Radiolab from NPR and WYNC, New York; State of the Re: Union, from NPR, and Best of the Bungalow Show. 
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Rhonda Boyle steps down as president, Victor Aronow assumes the position

    After four years as president of AzCMF, Rhonda Boyle submitted her letter of resignation to the Board at the May 10 meeting, effective June 1. At the same meeting, Victor Aronow submitted his resignation as Treasurer.  Rhonda explained that she was becoming more involved with her work as a CPA, but she would continue to function on the Board as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.  Victor said that he would be very pleased to have her take over his position and that he would be willing to take over the presidency if the Board accepted his application.  After some discussion, the Board accepted the two resignations and voted to appoint both Rhonda and Victor to their respective new positions.

 

     Victor said that he had a number of goals for the Board and the station for the summer and fall.  The first was to bring financial stability to the operation of the station.  He noted that the station has been on the air for over eighteen months and although it has offered a wide variety of programming, the programming has not been translated into a steady stream of reliable income that would allow development of AzCMF and the station in deeper and different directions.  Although there has never been danger that the station would go off the air, there have been times, he noted, when the margin has been thin.

 

     He also noted that the station has steadily expanded the range of its programming, and that this trend should be encouraged and fostered.  Monthly specials, expansion of news programming, and more attention to local events are some of the areas where the station can continue to grow.

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Radio Phoenix named "Best of Phoenix" by New Times.

Radio Phoenix, the internet broadcast service of AzCMF, was named "Best of Phoenix" by the New Times.  For the full story, go to Media News