Ksjd Community Radio

What Ksjd Community Radio does

KSJD Community Radio is a nonprofit community radio station operating under the legal entity KSJD COMMUNICATIONS and headquartered in Cortez, Colorado. The station serves Southwest Colorado, with its broadcast coverage centered on Montezuma County and surrounding communities including Mancos. KSJD provides hyperlocal news coverage, music programming, and community information to rural residents who lack equivalent coverage from larger media outlets, including coverage of county government, agricultural issues, fire and emergency updates, and local events. The station is affiliated with NPR for national news programming and participates in the Rocky Mountain Community Radio (RMCR) network for regional collaboration.

The station's core products include live FM radio broadcasting, online streaming via its website, original podcasts (KSJD Local Newscasts, Farm News & Views, Yesterday's Stories, Dark Canyon Chronicles, KSJD Outdoor Report), and a native mobile application available on iOS and Android. Daytime music programming is delivered through the KSJD Daytime Collective, with playlist management handled via Spinitron. Content production is supported by local staff, volunteer DJs, and institutional partnerships, including a collaboration with the Montezuma Heritage Museum for the Yesterday's Stories podcast and a promotional relationship with the Sunflower Theatre.

KSJD's business model is that of a public radio nonprofit: operating funding comes from listener donations (one-time, recurring, and legacy giving), local business underwriting, and federal grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The station is governed by a Board of Directors and has no parent company or institutional investment structure. Distribution is multi-channel, spanning FM broadcast, web streaming, mobile apps, and major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts), with no paid subscription pricing for programming.

Name

Ksjd Community Radio

Legal name

KSJD COMMUNICATIONS

Website

https://www.ksjd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

KSJD Community Radio is a nonprofit community radio station in Cortez, Colorado, serving Southwest Colorado and Montezuma County with local news, music programming, original podcasts, and emergency updates, funded by listener donations, local underwriting, and CPB grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Radio Broadcasting

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (51611)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro primary industry

Public/Community Local Stations (PBS Member Stations, Community Radio, LPFM) (MPABACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community/Low-Power Nonprofit Radio (LPFM/Community Radio) (MPABADAE)

Keywords

• Community radio broadcasting
• Public radio station
• Local news coverage
• Radio podcast programming
• Music programming radio

Headquarters

HQ city

Cortez

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Listener Donations and Underwriting: KSJD relies on listener donations and business underwriting for operational funding. The station offers various support mechanisms including one-time donations, recurring donations, legacy giving programs, and volunteer opportunities. Underwriting allows local businesses to support the station in exchange for acknowledgment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

KSJD Community Radio is a nonprofit public radio station that broadcasts local news, music programming, and original podcasts to Southwest Colorado via over-the-air FM radio, live online streaming, and mobile applications. The station produces hyperlocal content including KSJD Local Newscasts, Farm News & Views, Yesterday's Stories, Dark Canyon Chronicles, and the KSJD Outdoor Report, supplemented by NPR national programming. Operational funding comes from listener donations, business underwriting, and grants.

Product overview

KSJD is a community radio station offering a unified platform combining live broadcast radio, on-demand podcasts, and mobile accessibility. The core offerings include local radio broadcasting with live streaming, original news podcasts (KSJD News, Farm News & Views), historical content (Yesterday's Stories), and the KSJD Public Radio mobile app for iOS and Android. The station integrates with third-party platforms including Spinitron for music scheduling, Spotify and Apple Podcasts for podcast distribution, and Apple App Store and Google Play for mobile app delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• KSJD Radio Broadcasting Local community radio station broadcasting in the Cortez, Colorado area with live streaming available online, providing music programs, local news, and community content for Southwest Colorado listeners.
• KSJD News Local news coverage including KSJD Local Newscasts covering Montezuma County and regional stories from the Rocky Mountain Community Radio network.
• KSJD Podcasts On-demand podcast content including local newscasts, Farm News & Views, Yesterday's Stories, Dark Canyon Chronicles, and KSJD Outdoor Report available via subscription platforms.
• KSJD Public Radio Mobile App Native mobile application for iOS and Android enabling users to listen to live radio and on-demand content on the go.
• Farm News & Views Weekly agricultural news podcast covering tariffs, farm policy, specialty crops, and CRP grazing topics, hosted by Bob Bragg.
• Yesterday's Stories Weekly historical stories podcast featuring narratives from the Montezuma Heritage Museum's archives, read by local residents.

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Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NPR (National Public Radio)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKSJD is affiliated with NPR and carries NPR news programming including All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and various NPR-produced segments and interviews. NPR provides national news content that complements KSJD's local coverage.
• PRX (Public Radio Exchange)coreTechnology or IntegrationPRX is a nonprofit organization that distributes public radio programming and provides audio production resources. KSJD carries PRX content and utilizes their distribution network.
• Rocky Mountain Community Radio (RMCR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRMCR is a network of community radio stations across the inter-mountain West. KSJD participates in the network to share regional news stories and collaborate on coverage of regional issues.
• Sunflower TheatreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Sunflower Theatre is a cultural venue in the region associated with KSJD. KSJD promotes Sunflower Theatre events and the theatre supports community arts programming that aligns with KSJD's mission.
• Montezuma Heritage MuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKSJD partners with the Montezuma Heritage Museum for the Yesterday's Stories podcast, which features historical stories from the museum's archives read by local residents.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• KCRW: Santa Monica-based public radio station with NPR affiliation and strong podcast distribution. Comparable to KSJD in nonprofit community radio and podcast/mobile distribution, but operating at significantly larger scale with broader programming.
• Colorado Public Radio: Statewide NPR affiliate network operating multiple stations (KCFR, KVOQ) across Colorado. Comparable in nonprofit public radio and NPR affiliation, but at much larger geographic and operational scale than KSJD's single-station community focus.

Others

• Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB): Federal funding entity that distributes grants to public radio and television stations including KSJD. Not a peer in operational terms but a critical funding and infrastructure partner for the community radio sector KSJD operates in.
• Public Radio Exchange (PRX): Nonprofit public media distribution network that provides programming and audio production resources to stations including KSJD. Functions as an ecosystem enabler for community public radio rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• KDNK Community Radio: Carbondale, Colorado community radio station serving the Roaring Fork Valley with NPR programming, local news, music, and listener donations. Comparable to KSJD as a regional nonprofit public radio station with volunteer DJs and community underwriting.
• Aspen Public Radio: NPR-affiliate community radio station serving Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley. Comparable to KSJD in nonprofit public radio operations, NPR membership, local news focus, and underwriting/donation revenue model, though operating in a wealthier resort market.
• WLRN Public Radio and Television: South Florida community public radio station with NPR affiliation, listener donations, and local news focus. Comparable to KSJD in nonprofit community radio operations, multi-platform distribution (FM, streaming, podcast), and hyperlocal journalism mission.
• KVNF Community Radio: Paonia, Colorado-based community radio station also serving rural Western Colorado with NPR affiliation, local news, and listener-supported funding. Operates a similar nonprofit, volunteer-driven model in a comparable rural market, making it the closest geographic and operational peer to KSJD.

Regional players

• KUNC Public Radio: NPR-member public radio station serving Northern Colorado from Greeley. Comparable to KSJD as an NPR-affiliated nonprofit public broadcaster with listener-supported revenue and local journalism, though focused on a different Colorado region.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KSJDRadio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ksjd-dry-land-community-radio

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Investors

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Investments

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