Expansion
In 2004, as a response to a perceived lack of public radio programming in other cities, Jefferson Public Radio began expanding its service outside of the traditional State of Jefferson. Stations in Eugene and Mendocino were purchased for the news and information format, and the news and information station in Eureka was purchased by JPR from an owner who had programmed it with the BBC World Service 24 hours a day. The purchase of the station in Eureka was particularly controversial as it was thought that it would compete directly with Humboldt State University's KHSU. In the Fall of 2010, Jefferson Public Radio was rumored to have attempted to buy KSYC-FM, the primary radio station in Siskiyou County. Public outcry over the purchase by the left leaning Jefferson Public Radio, and a vote by the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors against purchase, caused JPR withdraw its offer. However, JPR did successfully purchase KSYC-AM from Four Rivers Broadcasting.
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