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Board weighs paid religious programming via nonprofit partner; legal office raised no objection
Summary
The board considered selling recurring program blocks to local churches via North Beach Independent Media, who would donate proceeds back to the station; Ocean Shores legal counsel reportedly said the funding path would be permissible, but several members raised separation concerns and the board agreed to gather more information before any vote.
Board members debated whether to offer paid weekly religious programming slots on the station, concluding the idea may be legally permissible if structured through the nonprofit partner but that the board should solicit more public feedback and firm cost estimates before approving anything.
The proposal described at the meeting would have churches purchase a block of airtime through North Beach Independent Media (NIM); NIM would then donate proceeds back to KOSW. The board said its city legal department reviewed the concept and indicated there was no prohibition on the…
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