Carbondale Community Access Radio (KDNK)
Public access radio that connects community members to one another and the world by providing locally produced programming, news, and training. Operates as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) community radio organization.
About Carbondale Community Access Radio (KDNK)
Carbondale Community Access Radio (KDNK) is a volunteer-driven public access radio station founded in the early 1980s that serves the Roaring Fork Valley and surrounding mountain communities through FM translators and internet streaming. The station’s programming mix includes locally produced shows, regional news, and syndicated programs.
KDNK supports community journalism, arts and culture, and media training—including the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program—and sustains operations through memberships, underwriting, grants, and annual fundraising events. In recent years the station has operated at a mid-six-figure annual budget scale and continued expanding community-focused programming and outreach.
Notable achievements
Longstanding community station
On the air since the early 1980s as a community-powered public access radio station and organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Regional coverage
Extended reach through a network of FM translators and internet streaming, serving an estimated six-figure audience across multiple mountain communities.
Sustained funding and grants
Maintained operational stability in recent years via membership revenue, underwriting, and institutional grants that support journalism, youth programs, and technical operations.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $970K
- Annual revenue
- $689K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 74-2224605
- Location
- Carbondale, CO
- Website
- www.kdnk.org
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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