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CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — A fundraising campaign to support a new radio station on the Clarksdale campus of Coahoma Community College has brought in $175,000.
The Clarksdale Press Register reports (http://bit.ly/1GBvyDC ) the state is providing $150,000 while county supervisors this past week kicked in $25,000.
State Sen. Robert Jackson, D-Marks, I says the Federal Communication Commission gave final approval to the station in April. The goal is to have the 50,000-watt station operational by November.
The junior college will build the station and hire people with radio experience to run it.
Jackson says the school can use the station to promote the junior college, offer classes, connect people with job opportunities and have farmers in the Delta.
Jackson says fundraisers will be scheduled soon to raise the other money needed for the station.
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Information from: The Clarksdale Press Register.
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