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Community Rallies Around Smallest NPR Station, Which Reaches East Dutchess
A campaign to help a National Public Radio station that reaches East Dutchess buy a transmitter has raised almost $30,000.
Robin Hood Radio, the smallest NPR station in the country, broadcasts in Dutchess, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Their 31-year old transmitter recently died, and a new transmitter costs $27,000.
The GoFundMe has raised $28,400 from 163 people in seven days as of Monday afternoon.
"It amazes me, I didn't know what to expect," Marshall Miles, who helps run Robin Hood Radio, said. "I am blown away by the generosity of the public. It's come from all demogr…