Coahoma Raising Money for New Radio Station

CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) – Coahoma Community College is launching a fundraising campaign to support a new radio station on the Clarksdale campus.

State Sen. Robert Jackson, D-Marks, is helping get the program started.

Jackson says the Federal Communication Commission gave final approval to the station in April.

The goal is to have the 50,000-watt station operational by November 2015.

The junior college will build the station and hire people with radio experience to run it. The school has applied for grants to fund it.

The station will play a mix of blues, gospel and country, as well as have forums on it for the public to discuss local topics.

Jackson says the station it will be another resource for the college to get the word out about what’s going on in the Delta.