Peconic Makes Down Payment

The community group that wants to keep WLIU local to Long Island's East End made their first payment to the University that owns the station. Long Island University accepted $158,000 from Peconic Public Broadcasting according it Radio Ink. The group still needs to raise $850,000 by June. It's as serious undertaking by a radio station that had about 300 contributors a year ago.
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