Like many rural public radio stations, WOJB in Hayward is often people’s only source of news, weather and emergency alerts in areas still lacking reliable cellphone, internet or cable TV services.
WOJB music director Jeffrey Jones works at the public radio station in Hayward, the state’s only Native American station. More than 40% of the station’s revenue came from grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting before the CPB was defunded in July.
Rural stations like WOJB not only rely on federal grants more than urban stations; they also often don’t have the population or business base to generate enough in donations to support them.
In rural Hayward, where cellphone and internet service can be spotty, the area’s public radio station can be people’s only source of news, weather and emergency alerts.
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WOJB music director Jeffrey Jones works at the public radio station in Hayward, the state’s only Native American station. More than 40% of the station’s revenue came from grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting before the CPB was defunded in July.
Rural stations like WOJB not only rely on federal grants more than urban stations; they also often don’t have the population or business base to generate enough in donations to support them.
In rural Hayward, where cellphone and internet service can be spotty, the area’s public radio station can be people’s only source of news, weather and emergency alerts.
