
Hello! It’s XRAY’s fall pledge drive AKA the time each year that I ask you to support the station. I’m entering my 4th year as the board president; fundraising does not get easier. But, there are lots of great things happening at XRAY and I am very excited about the station’s next chapter…
I always like to highlight some of the great programming on our station: who knows – maybe you’ll tune in! Here are two gems:
Remember, you can listen to dozens, sometimes hundreds, of past episodes of these shows (and many more) through our archives. Happy to make personalized recommendations to donors!
On a more serious note: XRAY really does need your support. The Trump administration is applying unprecedented pressure on media organizations to control their speech. The FCC has been weaponized in a way inconsistent with its mission and even the biggest media conglomerates are kowtowing (so long, Stephen Colbert). Meanwhile, local public media have been hard-hit by cuts to federal funding. On the Oregon coast, a small NPR affiliate gave up because it could no longer afford to be on the air. Same scenario in Warm Springs, OR too. This is scary for your friendly neighborhood media scholar…
XRAY does not receive any federal subsidies which, oddly, is an unexpected strength. But, we are now competing with more mouths for the same foundation dollars: grantmaking is cutthroat today. So, we need grassroots support more than ever.
If you can kick in a few bucks, please help XRAY out. Thanks!
PS. Check out the merch!
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Anonymous Friend | 11/04/2025 | $104.74 | Mike Serazio | 10/25/2025 | $103.66 | You had me at "retro-futurist musical optimism" - keep up the good fight, amigo! | Adam Crenshaw | 10/24/2025 | $77.91 | Reallocating cancelled Spotify subscription expenses to a large sweatshirt. | Jessica Chandler | 10/24/2025 | $103.66 | M, please! | Jeff Niederdeppe | 10/24/2025 | $52.06 | Onward! | Maura Pape | 10/23/2025 | $36.51 | 🎶 | Nancy Ward Rensmeyer | 10/23/2025 | $52.06 | L pls! | Russ Tisinger | 10/23/2025 | $103.76 | Go X-Ray! I listen from afar in NC | Andrew Kerslake | 10/22/2025 | $100.00 | Brian Rajotte | 10/22/2025 | $103.66 | Free radio | Spencer Todd | 10/20/2025 | $500.00 | Mike Paredes | 10/18/2025 | $258.60 | This is contingent of Brittney and the kids getting a dog this year. | Nathan Chandler | 10/17/2025 | $103.76 | For Patrick Crowley.. | Nelson Richards | 10/17/2025 | $207.17 | Jeffrey Meldrum, whose expertise in foot morphology and bipedal locomotion in primates, took a maverick swerve as he became the leading academic authority to vouch for the existence of Bigfoot. | Ellen Hildenbrand | 10/17/2025 | $52.01 | Great job!! | Gayle Sanders | 10/16/2025 | $103.76 | Send listening recommendations! | Elia Popovich | 10/16/2025 | $103.76 | Keep up the good work, Lee. | Kathryn Haas | 10/16/2025 | $26.19 | 🎶 ❤️ | Timothy Hogan | 10/16/2025 | $52.06 | Phil Busse | 10/15/2025 | $50.00 | Greg Rubin | 10/15/2025 | $77.83 | Size medium hoodie! Thanks for keeping independent local radio alive! | Max Woodbury | 10/15/2025 | $52.01 | Thank you for your hard work! | Vincent Yuen | 10/13/2025 | $77.83 | Medium sweatshirt. Looking forward to adding it to my collection! | Jade Shipman | 10/12/2025 | $77.91 | Size Small hoodie please! Stoked. | Louis Khourey | 10/12/2025 | $77.91 | XL sweatshirt please! Plz send stickers—I will tag up the east coast. | Genevieve Shaker | 10/12/2025 | $200.00 | XL | Anonymous Friend | 10/11/2025 | $50.00 | Renee F! | Justin Goodman | 10/11/2025 | $21.24 | Justin Goodman | 10/11/2025 | $62.99 | Okay, wait, can you add this to my other donation so I get a hoodie? A medium, probably. | Christopher Khourey | 10/11/2025 | $52.06 | Great job! | Dawn Zambrano | 10/11/2025 | $26.21 | Clark Hill | 10/11/2025 | $26.19 | Claudia Khourey-Bowers | 10/11/2025 | $52.01 | Free Speech Rules | Emilie Kawas | 10/11/2025 | $50.00 | Nancy Nader | 10/11/2025 | $103.76 | Daniel Bronstein | 10/10/2025 | $77.83 | Large please! | Merisa Bowers | 10/10/2025 | $25.15 | Sean Epstein-Corbin | 10/10/2025 | $77.83 | XXXL, if you have 'em. | Paul Shaker | 10/10/2025 | $103.66 | Community radio is a voice for democracy. Persevere! | Joiem Kawas | 10/10/2025 | $58.80 |
| Total | $3,646.55 | ||