BIG SKY
46 42 44 43 26 27 22 33 13 28 47 17 16 18 19 14 15 37 38 39 CONNECTION 40 41 30 31 23 24 25 20 10 34 35 36 1 5 6 3 4 21 12 8 9 7 32
BSC National Pick Up 11 29 853 Stations 2 45
85 state/regional radio stations aired BSC stories in 2005
1. KBFS-AM (1) Belle Fourche 26. KALS-FM, KSPL-FM (2) Kalispell 2. KFLN-AM (1) Baker 27. KBBZ-FM, KDBR-FM, KJJR-AM, KKMT-FM (4) Kalispell 3. KBGL-AM, KRKX-FM, KRZN-FM, KYYA-FM (4) Billings 28. KOFI-AM, KZMN-FM (2) Kalispell 4. KGHL-AM (1) Billings 29. KBSR-AM (1) Laurel 5. KISN-AM, KMMS-AM/FM, KXLB-AM (4) Bozeman 30. KLCM-AM (1) Lewiston 6. KBOZ-AM/FM, KOBB-AM/FM, KPKX-FM (5) Bozeman 31. KXLO-AM (1) Lewiston 7. KGLT-FM (1) Bozeman 32. KPRK-AM (1) Livingston 8. KBOW-AM, KOPR-FM (2) Butte 33. KMMR-AM (1) Malta 9. KXTL-AM (1) Butte 34. KATL-AM (1) Miles City 10. KQRV-AM (1) Deer Lodge 35. KKRY-AM (1) Miles City 11. KBEV-FM,KDBM-AM (2) Dillon 36. KMTA-AM (1) Miles City 12. KIKC-AM/FM (2) Forsyth 37. KGPR-FM, KUFM-FM (2) Missoula 13. KLTZ-AM, KLAN FM (2) Glasgow 38. KGRZ-AM (1) Missoula 14. KGLE-AM (1) Glendive 39. KGVO-AM, KLCY-AM, KYSS-FM, KBAZ-FM (4) Missoula 15. KXGN-AM, KDZN-FM (2) Glendive 40. KLCY-AM, KGVO-AM (2) Missoula 16. KEIN-AM/FM (2) Great Falls 41. KMSO-FM (1) Missoula BSC Market Share Information 17. KLSK-AM (1) Great Falls 42. KATQ-AM/FM (2) Plentywood 18. KMON-AM/FM, KLFM-FM, KVVR-FM (4) Great Falls 43. KCGM-AM (1) Scobey Billings 63% 19. KQDI-AM/FM (2) Great Falls 44. KSEN-AM, KZIN-FM (2) Shelby Great Falls 42% 20. KLYQ-AM (1) Hamilton 45. KYDT-AM/FM (2) Sundance 21. KHDN-AM, KBSR-AM (2) Hardin/Laurel 46. KJJR-AM (1) Whitefi sh Missoula 87% 22. KOJM-AM, KPQX-FM, KRYK-FM (3) Havre, Chinook 47. KVCK-AM/FM (2) Wolf Point Kalispell 63% 23. KBLL-AM/FM (2) Helena 24. KCAP-AM (1) Helena Boseman 58% 25. KHKR-FM (1) Helena Helena 49%
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Story Breakout Number of Radio Stories Station Airings* Montana Broadcasters
“Very timely — conve- Budget Policy & Priorities 5 1,992 nient format...We use your stories a great deal for our Montana news... Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault 5 530 We appreciate your service, keep it coming... Seven newscasts per day Education 10 1,096 and I want audio in all of them, BSC really helps.” Endangered Species & Wildlife 5 2,782 “BSC is excellent for our organizing work. We don’t have the time or money to get to all the Energy Policy 4 429 people that need to know what we’re doing, and how these issues effect their lives. When people hear Environment 12 1,270 these stories on the radio, they call us. That’s outreach, connecting people with services, promoting our Human Rights/Racial Justice 8 3,168 organization and our work, and public education — all from one 30 second radio story.” Public Lands/Wilderness 23 2,373
Mary Caferro, Working For Equity and Economic Liberation Rural/Farming 314,892
“A ten-year redistricting battle in Montana created districts that Senior Issues 2 218 maximize Indian representation and reshaped others in a way that helped turn this red state blue in Sustainable Agriculture 5 503 the 2004 election. The Big Sky Connection has no doubt played a factor in Montanans being better Welfare Reform 3 438 educated on this and other issues of importance to us all. Kudos to Public News Service and the folks who make it happen!” Totals 113 19,691
Scott Crichton, ACLU of MT
ANNUAL REPORT 2005 * Represents the minimum number of times stories were aired.