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KFTW 97.5 Antenna and Transmitter Fund.

Help us get on the FM by donating to our Transmitter, Tower and Antenna Fund. We have FCC Approval.

KFTW 97.5 Antenna and Transmitter Fund.

Help us get on the FM by donating to our Transmitter, Tower and Antenna Fund. We have FCC Approval.

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Fort Worth, United States

$3,180 USD 37 backers

32% of $9,750 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

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Help Us Build a One-Of-A-Kind Radio Station

With the rare opportunity to operate a licensed radio station, thanks to the Community Radio Act of 2010, we are building a unique radio station for a major metropolitan area in Fort Worth. Texas.

More than just a community station, KFTW becomes the VOICE of the community by offering a means to produce programming and by allowing direct access to the airwaves. With quarterly programming workshops, special interest shows can be developed for internet, broadcast and national platforms. The concept of using radio as a UTILITY by providing services targeted not to a mass audience, but a LOCAL audience. Everything local plays on KFTW. Music, talk, local issues and entertainment.

The City of Fort Worth is located in the 5th largest media market in America. So- called "local media" concerns itself with 13 diverse counties in North Texas. KFTW will have a coverage area or ADI (Area of Domanate Influence) of Fort Worth including nearly 500,000 people. This hyper-localness, is uncommon in many cities due of the extremely large size of most marketplaces where media must serve a huge audience of millions of listeners.

What sets KFTW The Pirate apart from other stations is the public access and local orientation which could easily become a template for the over 1000 new community stations across America coming on the air this year.

Proof of Concept:

Over 40,000 listener hours online since our launch shows a desire for 'radio deconstructed' and we hope this free-flow of content from the community will act as a template for at least some of the over 1000 new LPFM stations hitting the airwaves within the next two years. We will always have the GIANT stations playing the same tunes and we will ALWAYS have so-called public stations who do the best they can. Your support of this project will mean you support the concept of radio deconstructed and true public access.

Listen to us now and hear local programming from Fort Worth on a one-of-a kind station. LIKE US on Facebook for programming updates and community news.

Visit us online and see what we sound like! Visit us online.

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Choose your Perk

3 Stickers for $5

$5 USD

Get three KFTW 97.5 FM Fort Worth The Pirate full color stickers with each $5 donation. Each sticker is 8.5 inches x 3.75 inches, perfect for your notebook, car bumper or anywhere you want to show your support for local, community programming and music in Fort Worth.

Estimated Shipping

August 2015

6 out of 500 of claimed

Stickers and Button

$10 USD

Get two Pirate KFTW 97.5 full color stickers and a button for your $10 contribution. Show your support of local music and community radio in Fort Worth with your donation perk. Thank you for helping us get on the FM in Fort Worth this fall on 97.5 LPFM.

Estimated Shipping

August 2015

7 out of 100 of claimed

Ships to United States of America

Thank You "Shout Out"

$50 USD

With a $50 donation you'll receive an on the air Thank You "Shout Out" where we say your name. Subject to The Pirate KFTW raising the funds to get on the FM.

Estimated Shipping

October 2015

5 out of 50 of claimed

Sticker & "Shout Out"

$100 USD

We will say your name on the air with a Thank you "Shout Out" and mail you a sticker for a $100 donation. Subject to The Pirate raising the funds to be on the FM in Fort Worth.

2 out of 50 of claimed

Shout Out, Sticker & Button

$150 USD

For a $150 donation we will send you a Pirate Sticker & Button so you can proudly support The Pirate and we will say your name on the air with a big Thank You "Shout Out". Subject to The Pirate raising the funds to get on the FM.

0 out of 35 of claimed

Ships worldwide.

T-Shirt prize pack & Shout Out

$200 USD

Receive a big Pirate Thank you "Shout Out" on the FM with your name. Also get a KFTW The Pirate 97.5 sticker, button and T-shirt, so you can proudly show your support of local community radio in Fort Worth. Please specify T-Shirt size. Subject to Pirate raising funds to be on the FM.

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Ships worldwide.

August 22: VIP Ten Hands

$200 USD

2 VIP tickets to the August 22 Ten Hands show at Shipping and Receiving Bar in Southside Fort Worth. Enjoy reserved seating at this beautiful, historical bar just south of downtown Fort Worth. VIP seating is subject to the weather. Must be 21 years of older.

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August 2015

0 out of 1 of claimed

Sept 12: VIP Ray Wylie Hubbard

$200 USD

2 VIP tickets to the September 12 Ray Wylie Hubbard show at Shipping and Receiving bar at 801 South Calhoun in the Near Southside neighborhood of Fort Worth. VIP tickets are subject to the weather. Must be 21 years or older. Not responsible for artists cancellation, in the event substitutions will occur.

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September 2015

0 out of 1 of claimed

Sept 19: VIP Chris Knight

$200 USD

2 VIP tickets to the September 19 Chris Knight show at Shipping and Receiving at 201 S. Calhoun in Southside Fort Worth. VIP tickets are subject to the weather. Must be 21 years or older. Not responsible for artists cancellation, in the event substitutions will occur.

0 out of 1 of claimed

Nov 6-8 Ft Worth Rock Assembly

$250 USD

2 "Will Call" tickets to weekend of Fort Worth Rock Assembly November 6-8 and a Fort Worth Rock Assembly T shirt. Please specify size for T shirt. Not responsible for event or band cancellations. Must be 21 years of age or older.

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November 2015

0 out of 5 of claimed

Oct 16-18: Lolapalooza for 2

$250 USD

2 "Will Call" tickets to Lola's in West Seventh annual Lolapalooza Music Festival October 16 - 18 plus a commemorative T shirt. Please specify T shirt size. Not responsible for band or events cancellations. Must be 21 years of age.

0 out of 5 of claimed

24 Hour Birthday Bash

$500 USD

For that special someone (or yourself!) celebrate with a 24 hour tribute featuring: - An hourly announcement followed by one of your favorite tunes for the entire broadcast day. (Subject to selection approval based on availability, length and content.)

Estimated Shipping

October 2015

1 out of 4 of claimed

Top of Hour ID Position

$1,500 USD

Your company name gets mentioned as a founding supporter of 97.5 The Pirate. At the top of every hour for one year, our listener's will hear: .... 100% Local Programming is made possible by listeners like you and founding supporter, ( your name here) which makes this transmission possible. This is KFTW-LP, Fort Worth.

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October 2015

0 out of 1 of claimed

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