2023-05-25T10:16:06-05:00 2022-08-31 FORVIS LLP 250 E 200 S SUITE 1200 SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111 990 2021-09-01 942528451 COMMUNITY WIRELESS OF PARK CITY % JULIANA ALLELY COMM 4356499004 460 SWEDE ALLEY PO BOX 1372 PARK CITY UT 84060 RENAI BODLEY MILLER GENERAL MANAGER 4356499004 2023-07-15 true RENAI BODLEY MILLER 999009999 ADAM R SMITH CPA P00958966 8015319100 2023-05-15 2 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KPCW RADIO RENAI BODLEY MILLER 460 SWEDE ALLEY PO BOX 1372 PARK CITY UT 84060 2479156 false X KPCW.ORG X 1978 UT KPCW'S MISSION IS TO SERVE SUMMIT & WASATCH COUNTIES WITH LOCAL NEWS, INFORMATION, ENT., & EMERGENCY ALERTS THROUGH ITS BROADCAST SIGNAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. 10 10 41 102 147202 0 1321752 1791762 593472 679641 -17327 5290 7274 1571 1905171 2478264 700 0 0 0 1022101 1144666 0 0 389407 544860 682702 1567661 1827368 337510 650896 4548767 4750123 813856 364316 3734911 4385807 X KPCW'S MISSION IS TO SERVE SUMMIT AND WASATCH COUNTIES WITH LOCAL NEWS, INFORMATION, ENTERTAINMENT, AND EMERGENCY ALERTS THROUGH ITS BROADCAST SIGNAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. THE STATION IS ALSO COMMITTED TO PROVIDE ITS COMMUNICATION ABILITIES TO HELP OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY SUCCEED. true false 589620 474727 KPCW IS THE ONLY NON-PROFIT SOURCE OF DAILY LOCAL NEWS FOR RESIDENT AND VISITORS ACROSS SUMMIT AND WASATCH COUNTIES. AS OUR REGION HAS GROWN SO HAS KPCW, NOW BROADCASTING FROM THE SPENCER F. ECCLES BROADCAST CENTER IN PARK CITY VIA THREE FREQUENCIES, 91.7 FM, 88.1 FM AND 91.9 FM ALONG WITH 24/7 DIGITAL STREAMING ON OUR WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP. BEYOND BEING SIMPLY AN NPR AFFILIATE, KPCW STRIVES TO BE AN ANCHOR IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT LISTENS DEEPLY, SURFACES UNTOLD STORIES, PRESENTS FACT-BASED INFOMRATION THAT BULIDS AWARENESS, EMPATHY, AND ENGAGEMENT AMONG THE DIVERSE COMMUNITES WE SERVE. KPCW DEDICATES 27 HOURS PER WEEK TO IN-DEPTH LOCAL NEWS AND INTERVIEWS WITH CITY AND COUNTY LEADERS, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS, AND NON-PROFITS SERVING THE COMMUNITY, IN ADDITION TO UP-TO THE MINUTE INFORMATION IMMEDIATE ISSUES AFFECTING OUR LISTENERS SUCH AS SEVERE WEATHER, POWER OUTAGES, ROAD CONDITIONS, AND REGIONAL EMERGENCIES LIKE WILDFIRES AND BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCES. KPCW LOCAL NEWS AIRS WEEKDAYS WITH LOCAL NEWS-CUT-INS BETWEEN 5:00 AM - 8:00 AM, LIVE INTERVIEWS DURING THE LOCAL NEWS HOUR BETWEEN 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, 12 PM - 12:30 PM AND 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM DURING THE LOCAL VIEW WHICH IS A COMBINATION OF MUSIC, AND LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWS. WE ALSO AIR LOCAL NEWS REPORTS ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS IN COMBINATION WITH WEEKEND EDITION FROM NPR. WHAT MAKES KPCW PROGRAMMING SO UNIQUE IS NOT ONLY THE HYPER-LOCAL NATURE OF WHAT WE COVER, BUT THE FACT THAT WE TRANSCRIBE AND POST ALL NEWS STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP WITHOUT A PAYWALL. THIS MEANS THAT KPCW CONTENT IS ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME. WE DON'T ASK WEBSITE USERS TO REGISTER ON KPCW.ORG WHICH IS NEARLY UNHEAD OF IN THE WORLD OF ONLINE MEDIA, MAKING IT EASY AND FREE FOR SUMMIT AND WASATCH COUNTY RESIDENTS - AND ANYONE AROUND THE WORLD INTERESTED IN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR AREA - TO ACCESS KPCW CONTENT 24/7 365 DAYS A YEAR. 52879 59283 EACH WEEK, KPCW BRINGS LISTENERS 64 HOURS OF INTENTIONALLY ECLECTIC MUSIC. EVERY FRIDAY, WE FEATURE TWELVE NEW SONGS TO THE KPCW MUSIC LIBRARY AT THE TOP OF EVERY HOUR. SELECTED TRACKS ARE NEW RELEASES BY FAVORITE OR NEWLY EMERGING ARTISTS OR DEEP CUTS CAREFULLY SELECTED TO SUIT OUR ECLECTIC SOUND. WE PURCHASE MORE THAN 1,000 SONGS TO ADD TO OUR PLAY LIST. FOR CONTEXT, MOST COMMERCIAL RADIO STATIONS PLAY THE SAME 500 SONGS REPEATEDLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED ON PRIMARILY CHART PERFORMANCE. OUR SONG LIBRARY ON AVERAGE FEATURES MORE THAN 5,000 TRACKS, INCLUDING NUMEROUS LOCAL ARTISTS AND BANDS AND AN EVER-EXPANDING PLAYLIST OF CONTEMPORARY/NEW MUSIC, ROCK, BLUES, REGGAE, FOLK AND WORLD MUSIC. 75174 IN ADDITION TO AIRING LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS, KPCW IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATING AND INFORMING LISTENERS WITH OUR OWN LOCALLY-PRODUCED PUBLIC AFFAIRS SHOWS. THESE FEATURE 2-3 INTERVIEWS PER SHOW AND AIR MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FROM 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, WITH A FOCUS ON BUSINESS AND FINANCE (MOUNTAIN MONEY), THE ENVIRONMENT (THIS GREEN EARTH), HEALTHY LIVING (THE MOUNTAIN LIFE) AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (COOL SCIENCE RADIO). ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS, KPCW AIRS OUR OWN ARTS AND CULTURE SHOW FOCUSED ON JAZZ MUSIC AND ITS ROOTS (RICH TONES) IN CONJUNCTION WITH NPR'S JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA. AND ON SUNDAYS, KPCW BRINGS OUR SPANISH-SPEAKING LISTENERS THREE HOURS OF DEDICATED SPANISH-LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING WITH CADA DOMINGO FROM 7:00 PM - 10 PM, FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH LATINX ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS, STATE JUDICIAL OFFICIALS, FINANCIAL ADVOCATES, EDUCATORS, DOCTORS AND PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, LEGAL MEDIATORS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPECIALISTS. ALL OF KPCW'S PUBLIC AFFAIRS SHOWS ARE BROADCAST AND STREAMED LIVE, AND THEN ARCHIVED AS AUDIO FILES ON OUR WEBSITE AND AS PODCAST EPISODES ON A VARIETY OF PODCAST PLATFORMS. 205267 SEE SCHEDULE O 205267 922940 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 18 0 41 true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false UT X X X JULIANA ALLELY 4356499004 460 SWEDE ALLEY PARK CITY UT 84060 Renai Bodley Miller President, GENERAL MANAGER 40.0 0.0 X 151375 0 20474 Roger Goldman CHAIR 4.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Robert Holmes Vice Chair 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Deb Hartley SECRETARY 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Katy Lillquist Treasurer 3.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Beth Armstrong MEMBER 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Alison Child MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Julie Hopkins MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Erin Ruzek MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Stu Stanek MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mike Worel MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 151375 0 20474 1 false true false 0 242132 1549630 1791762 Underwriting Revenue 541800 533260 533260 PSA Revenue 561499 146381 146381 679641 6182 6182 0 0 0 0 0 892 -892 -892 -892 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Income 990099 1571 750 821 1571 2478264 534010 147202 5290 0 0 0 0 166143 66458 83072 16613 0 826411 480084 172745 173582 16488 8962 5677 1849 64002 43256 11675 9071 71622 37784 19996 13842 0 6057 6057 19260 19260 0 0 0 132089 39625 22217 70247 38182 38182 83862 12186 30335 41341 84273 17152 61725 5396 0 25724 18249 7475 9799 1415 2371 6013 0 7848 339 3954 3555 41 41 0 107513 91265 16248 13546 13546 Purchased Programming 103514 103514 Licenses & Channel Charges 50720 2651 445 47624 OTHER EXPENSES 274 274 1827368 922940 515021 389407 172816 68527 57362 46927 699829 829989 1419060 1561191 115546 41304 19641 81161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1353 1039 2757290 567989 2252628 2189301 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40710 46138 4548767 4750123 85310 62520 0 0 723986 298986 0 0 0 0 0 0 4560 2810 0 0 0 0 813856 364316 X 3654550 4359669 80361 26138 3734911 4385807 4548767 4750123 650896 X false true X true false X 795390 967628 2097333 1321752 1772112 6954215 0 0 795390 967628 2097333 1321752 1772112 6954215 370360 6583855 1139 14093 6531 1051 6182 28996 4541 3250 7791 0 6991002 2372646 0.94176 0.92770 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2327578 401771 1925807 429712 166218 263494 2189301 2636627 158221 892 159113 2477514 750 750 2478264 1985731 158221 892 159113 1826618 750 750 1827368 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THEIR INCOME TAX POSITIONS UNDER THE GUIDANCE INCLUDED IN ASC 740. BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d REVENUE ON BOOKS, NOT ON RETURN: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS $892 Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4b REVENUE ON RETURN, NOT ON BOOKS: RECLASS OF BAD DEBT RECOVERY $750 Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d EXPENSES ON BOOKS, NOT ON RETURN: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS $892 Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4B EXPENSES ON RETURN, NOT ON BOOKS: RECLASS OF BAD DEBT RECOVERY $750 X X false false false false false false false false false Renai Bodley Miller President, GENERAL MANAGER 141375 10000 0 4874 15600 171849 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 WHILE REMAINING TRUE TO OUR ROOTS AS A PUBLIC RADIO STATION, KPCW IS EVOLVING INTO A MULTI-PLATFORM DIGITAL MEDIA OUTLET TO REACH RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WHEREVER THEY ARE - WHETHER TUNING IN DURING THEIR DAILY COMMUTE, STREAMING FROM THEIR DESKTOPS OR VIA THE KPCW MOBILE APP, READING ONLINE OR SCORLLING THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS. WE KNOW WE MUST INVEST IN DIGITAL CAPABILITIES TO DELIVER THE QUALITY CONTENT THAT KPCW LISTENERS AND READERS DESERVE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS ERA WHEN SMALL NEWS OUTLETS ARE DISSOLVING AND ACCESS TO INDEPENDENT LOCAL NEWS IS MORE VITAL THAN EVER. TO EXPAND AND REACH NEW AUDIENCES, IN JULY OF 2022, KPCW LAUNCHED A NEW FREE DIGITAL NEWSLETTER, THE LOCAL, DELIVERING THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE DAY TO MORE THAN 5,000 SUBSCRIBERS' EMAIL INBOXES EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING. ALSO IN 2022, THE KPCW DIGITAL TEAM INTRODUCED NEW TOOLS TO EDIT AND POST AUDIO CLIPS ON ALL KPCW DIGITAL PLATFORMS INCLUDING KPCW.ORG OUR MOBILE APP, PODCAST SITES, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. THIS IN TURN ENABLED LOCAL LEADERS, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AGENCIES, BUSINESS, AND NONPROFITS TO COMMUNICATE MORE EFFECTIVELY IN REAL TIME WITH RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ACROSS SUMMIT AND WASATCH COUNTIES. WITH THESE INVESTMENTS, WE SAW INCREASED ENGAGEMENT ACROSS OUR DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. ONLINE, WE TRACKED 1.15 MILLION USER SESSIONS OF MORE THAN 1 MINUTE PER SESSION ON KPCW.ORG IN 2022. USERS CONSUMED MORE KPCW CONTENT WHILE SPENDING MORE TIME ON THE SITE, WITH THE AVERAGE TIME ON THE WEBSITE INCREASING 46% FROM 2021 TO 2022, THE NUMBER OF PAGES VIEWED UP BY 10%, AND THE BOUNCE RATE DECREASING BY ALMOST 13%, INDICATING THAT USERS ARE INTENTIONALLY CONSUMING KPCW'S CONTENT. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS GREW IN 2022 AND KPCW NOW HAS MORE THAN 8,800 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS, 5,000 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS, AND MORE THAN 4,000 TWITTER FOLLOWERS. FINALLY, LIVE DIGITAL STREAMING VIA KPCW.ORG, THE KPCW MOBILE APP, AND SMART SPEAKERS AVERAGED 20,000 LISTENERS PER MONTH IN 2022. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D A KEY PILLAR OF KPCW'S MISSION IS TO SERVE AS AN UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR NONPROFITS ACROSS SUMMIT AND WASATCH COUNTIES. WE OFFER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS DISCOUNTED UNDERWRITING AT 20% BELOW COMMERICAL RATES, AND WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO LET US KNOW WHEN THEY HAVE NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS. BEYOND INTERVIEWING THESE ORGANZIATIONS FOR LOCAL NEWS STORIES AND ON OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS SHOWS, NONPROFITS CAN POST EVENT DETAILS, PROGRAMMING UPDATES, AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT NO CHARGE ON THE KPCW COMMUNITY CALENDAR. OUR DJS READ NEARLY 12,000 OF THESE CALENDAR POSTS AS PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS (PSAS) EACH YEAR, TOTALING MORE THAN $300,000 IN FREE AIRTIME VALUE FOR AREA NONPROFITS ANNUALLY. AND WE OFFER FREE UNDERWRITING CREDIT TO NONPROFITS THAT JOIN US FOR OUR BIANNUAL PLEDGE DRIVES, SAVING THEM CRITICAL MARKETING EXPENDITURES AS THEY WORK TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CONSTITUENCIES THEY SERVE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, KPCW AWARDED MORE THAN $163,000 IN FREE UNDERWRITING CREDITS AS OUR WAY OF THANKING LOCAL NONPROFITS FOR JOINING US FOR OUR 2022 PLEDGE DRIVES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B KPCW FINANCE DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER REVIEW DRAFTS OF THE FORM 990. ONCE THEY HAVE SATISFIED THEMSELVES THAT THE 990 IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE, A COPY IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD VIA EMAIL FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ARE INVESTIGATED AND RESOLVED BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER WITH THE 990 PREPARERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DESCRIPTION OF CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY: IF A BOARD MEMBER HAS A PERSONAL INTEREST IN A MATTER, THEY NOTIFY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN WRITING. BOARD MEMBERS DETERMINE IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT. A PERSONAL INTEREST IS DEFINED AS WHETHER A TRUSTEE HAS A PERSONAL INTEREST IN A MATTER WILL BE DETERMINED BY WHETHER THAT TRUSTEE OR AN IMMEDIATE RELATIVE OR RESIDENT IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD, OR AN ORGANIZATION IN WHICH SUCH PERSON'S WORK OR SERVE IN A FIDUCIARY CAPACITY, WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC INTEREST IN A DECISION ON THE MATTER BY THE BOARD. TRUSTEES MAY NOT VOTE ON ANY MATTERS IN FRONT OF THE BOARD THEY HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST IN. IF A BOARD MEMBER HAS A PERSONAL INTEREST, THEY LEAVE THE BOARD MEETING IF THAT MATTER IS UP FOR DISCUSSION. THAT MEMBER MAY NOT INFLUENCE DELIBERATION OR DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER. IF A CONTRACT IS PROPOSED FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD IN WHICH A TRUSTEE HAS A PERSONAL INTEREST, THE BOARD MUST, BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS ENTITLED TO VOTE ON THE MATTER, DECIDE THAT KPCW WILL OR WILL NOT EXECUTE SUCH CONTRACT. IN REACHING ITS DECISION, THE BOARD MUST ADHERE TO THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO APPROVAL OF SUCH CONTRACTS. THE CRUX OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE TERMS OF POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES, THE PROPOSED CONTRACT IS FAIR, REASONABLE AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF KPCW. ALL ACTION REGARDING SUCH CONTRACTS MUST BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD. EACH BOARD MEMBER REVIEWS THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND SIGNS OFF THAT THEY HAVE READ THE POLICY AND TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE DO NOT HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST, AS DEFINED IN THE POLICY. NO CONFLICTS WERE NOTED FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW COMPARABILITY DATA FROM THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING, AS WELL AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR OTHER AREA NONPROFITS WHEN SETTING THE GENERAL MANAGER'S COMPENSATION. THE DECISION REACHED AND PROCESS FOLLOWED ARE DOCUMENTED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 KPCW IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A PHYSICAL PUBLIC FILE AT ITS OFFICES BY THE FCC. A COPY OF THE 990 CAN BE FOUND THERE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE AUDIT REPORT AND CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING REQUIRED ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT ARE BOTH ON KPCW'S WEBSITE AND WITHIN THE FCC REQUIRED PHYSICAL PUBLIC FILE.