2026-05-06T14:27:08+00:00 2025-08-31 440160260 Forvis Mazars LLP 111 South Tejon Suite 800 Colorado Springs CO 809039848 990 2024-09-01 942528451 Community Wireless of Park City COMM 4356499004 460 Swede Alley PO Box 1372 Park City UT 84060 Juliana Allely GENERAL MANAGER 4356499004 2026-05-06 true Adam R Smith P00958966 7194714290 2026-05-05 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KPCW Juliana Allely 460 Swede Alley PO Box 1372 Park City UT 84060 2220899 false X KPCW.ORG X 1978 UT KPCW's mission is to serve Summit and Wasatch counties with local news, information, entertainment and emergency alerts through its (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) 13 13 50 180 143661 0 1601218 1634690 507697 484862 104552 89692 1801 11444 2215268 2220688 0 0 1592298 1652440 5400 509287 702643 691971 2294941 2349811 -79673 -129123 4657641 4420548 305570 197600 4352071 4222948 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. false false 980151 0 159869 KPCW IS THE ONLY NON-PROFIT SOURCE OF DAILY LOCAL NEWS FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ACROSS SUMMIT AND WASATCH COUNTIES. AS OUR REGION HAS GROWN SO HAS KPCW, 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 INFORMATION THAT BUILDS AWARENESS, EMPATHY, AND ENGAGEMENT AMONG THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES 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. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) 209556 112165 EACH WEEK, KPCW BRINGS LISTENERS MORE THAN 80 HOURS OF INTENTIONALLY ECLECTIC MUSIC. EVERY FRIDAY, WE FEATURE TWELVE NEW SONGS IN 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. ANNUALLY, 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 PRIMARILY ON CHART PERFORMANCE. OUR SONG LIBRARY ON AVERAGE FEATURES SOME 15,000 TRACKS, INCLUDING NUMEROUS LOCAL ARTISTS AND BANDS AND AN EVER-EXPANDING PLAYLIST OF CONTEMPORARY/NEW MUSIC, ROCK, BLUES, REGGAE, FOLK AND WORLD MUSIC. 207300 80610 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 FRIDAY 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), SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (COOL SCIENCE RADIO) AND OUR NEWEST SHOW CALLED THE COMMUNITY CAMPFIRE FEATURING HUMAN INTEREST STORIES & LOCAL MUSIC. OUR PUBLIC AFFAIR SHOWS FEATURE JUDICIAL OFFICIALS, FINANCIAL ADVOCATES, EDUCATORS, DOCTORS AND PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, LEGAL MEDIATORS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPECIALISTS AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE AND MUSICIANS THAT MAKE THE WASATCH BACK THE AMAZING PLACE IT IS. On Friday and Saturday nights, KPCW airs jazz music in conjunction with NPR's Jazz Night in America. ON SUNDAY EVENINGS KPCW AIRS ALT LATINO. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) 47459 0 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 WE SHOULD BE COMMUNICATING TO OUR AUDIENCE. 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 2025, KPCW AWARDED NEARLY $80,000 IN FREE UNDERWRITING CREDITS AS OUR WAY OF THANKING LOCAL NONPROFITS FOR JOINING US FOR OUR 2025 PLEDGE DRIVES. 47459 1444466 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 23 0 true 50 true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true false false true false false false UT X X JULIANA ALLELY 4356499004 460 SWEDE ALLEY PARK CITY UT 84060 Alison Child Vice Chair 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Deborah Hartley Secretary 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Kaye Lillquist Treasurer 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Robert Holmes Chair 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Betsy Wallace Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Daniel Patrick O'Connell Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Erin Ruzek Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Julie Hopkins Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kim Frauenberg Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Larry Rose Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Steve Roney Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Stu Stanek Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Suki Carson Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Juliana Allely President, General Manager 40.0 0.0 X 106230 0 3495 106230 0 3495 1 false false false 0 153000 1481690 4527 1634690 UNDERWRITING REVENUE 541800 343051 343051 PSA REVENUE 561499 141811 141811 0 0 0 0 484862 89903 89903 1850 0 1850 1850 1850 211 0 -211 -211 -211 OTHER INCOME 990099 9594 9594 0 0 0 0 9594 2220688 352645 143661 89692 138592 81449 28944 28199 1237154 835655 156199 245300 31674 20428 4342 6904 138134 88815 18416 30903 106886 69542 16652 20692 7429 7429 25725 25725 5400 5400 57159 45353 11806 0 21083 19058 2025 69212 17710 22618 28884 61842 22636 25301 13905 32470 23588 8882 9479 4816 3805 858 26144 3411 19814 2919 107843 97587 10256 16773 16773 Purchased Programming 127202 127202 Licenses & Channel Charges 6274 6274 Events 123298 123298 Recruitment & Retention 38 38 0 0 0 0 2349811 1444466 396058 509287 X 157647 21662 81016 54969 291474 177396 2142918 2009321 72886 24468 36930 177697 0 0 0 0 669 394 2860870 888424 2058528 1972446 0 0 54236 58826 4657641 4420548 89942 106795 215628 90805 0 0 0 0 0 305570 197600 X 4289571 4016255 62500 206693 4352071 4222948 4657641 4420548 -129123 0 X false true true false X 1321752 1772112 1489879 1601218 1634690 7819651 0 0 1321752 1772112 1489879 1601218 1634690 7819651 238205 7581446 1051 6182 65147 104552 89903 266835 0 3250 0 0 0 3250 0 0 0 0 0 0 8089736 2130579 0.93717 0.94072 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2389310 584566 1804744 471560 303858 167702 1972446 2495684 274996 0 274996 2220688 0 0 2220688 2624807 274996 0 274996 2349811 0 0 2349811 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. Form 990, Part I, Line 1 BRIEF MISSION 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. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a PROGRAM SERVICE DESCRIPTION ADDITIONALLY, KPCW PROVIDES UP-TO THE MINUTE INFORMATION ABOUT IMMEDIATE ISSUES AFFECTING OUR LISTENERS SUCH AS SEVERE WEATHER, POWER OUTAGES, ROAD CONDITIONS, AND REGIONAL EMERGENCIES LIKE WILDFIRES AND BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHES. 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, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS. DURING THE LOCAL VIEW LOCAL NEWSCASTS ARE AIRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER NPR HEADLINES AT THE TOP OF THE HOURS AND HALF HOURS. THESE NEWSCASTS FEATURE THE TOP STORIES OF THE DAY, INCLUDING ANY BREAKING NEWS THAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED SINCE KPCW'S MORNING OR NOON NEWS SHOWS. 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 UNHEARD 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. KPCW PRODUCES A FREE DAILY NEWSLETTER, THE LOCAL, DELIVERING THE TOP HEADLINES EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING AT 8 AM WITH A WEEKEND EDITION ON SUNDAY. THE NEWSLETTER HAS MORE THAN 6,500 SUBSCRIBERS AND THE STATION RECEIVES TREMENDOUS FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO CATCH THE NEWS EACH DAY ON THE RADIO AND APPRECIATE GETTING CAUGHT UP VIA EMAIL. WE'VE ALSO SEEN A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN THE LOCAL AND ENGAGEMENT ON OUR WEBSITE, KPCW.ORG. THE AVERAGE OPEN RATE FOR OUR E-NEWSLETTER IS ABOUT 62% AND OUR UNSUBSCRIBE RATE IS JUST 0.02%. Form 990, Part III, Line 4c PROGRAM SERVICE DESCRIPTION ALT LATINO IS A WEEKLY NPR PROGRAM SPOTLIGHTING THE WORLD OF LATINX ARTS AND CULTURE THROUGH MUSIC, STORIES AND CONVERSATIONS. 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. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 47,459 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 0) 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 WE SHOULD BE COMMUNICATING TO OUR AUDIENCE. 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 2025, KPCW AWARDED NEARLY $80,000 IN FREE UNDERWRITING CREDITS AS OUR WAY OF THANKING LOCAL NONPROFITS FOR JOINING US FOR OUR 2025 PLEDGE DRIVES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body KPCW GENERAL MANAGER REVIEW DRAFTS OF THE FORM 990. ONCE SATISFIED 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 GENERAL MANAGER WITH THE 990 PREPARERS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHEN THEY JOIN THE BOARD. IF A BOARD MEMBER HAS A PERSONAL INTEREST IN A MATTER, THEY NOTIFY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN WRITING. BOARD MEMBERS THEN DETERMINE IF THERE IS A CONFLICT. A PERSONAL INTEREST IS DEFINED AS WHETHER A TRUSTEE OR IMMEDIATE RELATIVE OR RESIDENT IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD, OR AN ORGANIZATION IN WHICH SUCH PERSONS WORK OR SERVE IN A FIDUCIARY CAPACITY, WOULD HAVE SIGNFICANT 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, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official ANNUALLY THE INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW COMPARABILITY DATA FROM THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING, GUIDESTAR, 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, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE AUDIT REPORT IS ON KPCW'S WEBSITE. SHOULD THE PUBLIC REQUIRE ANY MATERIALS NOT FOUND ON KPCW'S WEBSITE, THEY MADE BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.