Minnesota State University, Mankato’s college radio station, KMSU 89.7 “The Maverick,” has received a $238,500 state grant to produce new programming and events that enrich and promote Minnesota art and cultural heritage.
KMSU began receiving funds in October. The funds will be used to purchase equipment and to hire students and independent producers to create, acquire and distribute programming related to art and cultural heritage.
KMSU-FM General Manager Jim Gullickson, volunteer president of the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, testified to the Minnesota Legislature on his organization’s behalf about the merits of the funding to enrich Minnesotans’ lives.
Gullickson attended numerous state House and Senate sub-committee meetings, eventually securing a $2.5-million grant for AMPERS stations. The 11 qualifying stations, which include KMSU, will share the grant equally.
“It will bring a higher profile to the university, as well as to AMPERS, in a positive way,” Gullickson said of the new programming.
Grant funds came from the Minnesota Department of Administration through the “Legacy Amendment” – approved by voters last year – which increases the sales tax to provide for wildlife habitat, conservation and arts and cultural heritage projects.
Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive, doctoral university with 14,950 students and two satellite sites, is part of the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities system, which comprises 32 institutions across the state.
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