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    WRKF 89.3

    Mission

    WRKF informs and entertains its audience through local, national and international news and cultural programming. WRKF's 28,000-Watt signal reaches a 60-mile radius around Baton Rouge depending upon terrain. WRKF was the first community-licensed public radio station news, information and classical music station based in Baton Rouge. The station launched on January 18, 1980. Initial programming was typical for a community-based public radio station of that time and included classical music, jazz, folk, big-band standards, and NPR news. The studios were in a temporary building at the transmitter site on Frenchtown Road. In 1986, the station moved to its current location on Valley Creek Drive in the city.

    Baton Rouge LA | EIN: 72-0776781
    501(c)(3) organization

    WRKF 89.3

    Mission

    WRKF informs and entertains its audience through local, national and international news and cultural programming. WRKF's 28,000-Watt signal reaches a 60-mile radius around Baton Rouge depending upon terrain. WRKF was the first community-licensed public radio station news, information and classical music station based in Baton Rouge. The station launched on January 18, 1980. Initial programming was typical for a community-based public radio station of that time and included classical music, jazz, folk, big-band standards, and NPR news. The studios were in a temporary building at the transmitter site on Frenchtown Road. In 1986, the station moved to its current location on Valley Creek Drive in the city.

    Baton Rouge LA | EIN: 72-0776781
    501(c)(3) organization

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    Accountability Panel
    ScoreMetric
    100%
    Website Reported on Tax Form:Yes
    100%
    No Material Diversion of Assets:Yes
    100%
    Financial Statements:Yes
    100%
    Audit Oversight Committee:Yes
    100%
    No Loans Reported To or From Officers:Yes
    100%
    Records Retention Policy:Yes
    0%
    Tax Form Disclosed on Website:No
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