KQAL - The Live Feed

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$30,186

Project of

2013 Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (Ampers) Public Radio Competitive Grants

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

KQAL FM

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

July 2012

End Date

September 2013

Project Overview

The Live Feed airs twice weekly on KQAL, running from 30 to 60 minutes in length. KQAL features live or recorded live performances of area musicians, groups, and comedy shows. The shows are then posted on the KQAL and Ampers website and are also made available to the rest of the Ampers stations for broadcast.

Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$30,186

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.62

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

KQAL will be able to provide internet and social media statistics as well as feedback and comments for listeners and participants. Another form of measurement will be number of podcasts listened to on the KQAL and AMPERS websites, plus, the number of downloads via PRX. Google and Facebook analytics will be tracked and tabulated.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Musicians live in studio for interviews and acoustic performances
Focus on local area artists

For more information, please visit PRX's website on KQAL's "The Live Feed."

Recipient Board Members

Advisory Board: Doug Westerman - Chair. Mike Martin - Operations Manager. Terri Tenseth - Program Director. Dave Dicke - News Director. Patrick Merek - VP Sales. Larry Brown - Rochester. Ryan Kirk - Student. Darrin Strohmenger - Student. Danielle Wieczorek - Student.