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We sponsored the Arenas District Stage with White Party Global, plus had our own \"pink carpet\" at the entrance to Arenas. The 2023 Volvo Palm Springs vehicle was in the parade with KGAY morning host John Taylor and I handing out \"fans to fans\" along the route. Thank you for your support of our campaign!https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0dGIZ8BIG8HLZM is the link to just some of the photos from pride.All the Best,Brad","published_at":"2023-11-12T17:14:04Z","author_name":"Brad Fuhr","url":"/feed/168562","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/168562"},{"id":150114,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:150114","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Closing on the Purchase of KGAY!","preview":"I wanted to report that the last day of 2021 brought me great news!\u0026nbsp;It’s official! I’m the owner of KGAY 106.5 Palm Springs. The FCC approved on Wednesday and we competed the paperwork 12/31.What a great way to start 2022 owning the most beloved radio station in the Coachella Valley. It’s because of my great team on both sides -KGAY and Gay Desert Guide that this is all happening!I also want to thank our advertisers, partners, friends and family for your support.Thanks to those of you wh...","published_at":"2022-01-04T05:17:39Z","author_name":"Brad Fuhr","url":"/feed/150114","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/150114"},{"id":150058,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:150058","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"It's Pride Weekend and We're Celebrating!","preview":"KGAY and our sister company GayDesertGuide.LGBT are celebrating Palm Springs Pride this weekend with a big promotion to giveaway a trip for two on Alaska Airlines to the Caribbean with VACAYA LGBT+ Vacations.And we're going to be joined each Saturday in November by national personality Ross Mathews on the air at 106.5 FM and online at KGAYPalmSprings.com. \u0026nbsp;Check out our socials @KGAY1065 for details.And thank you for investing in KGAY!","published_at":"2021-11-04T04:13:54Z","author_name":"Brad Fuhr","url":"/feed/150058","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/150058"},{"id":149712,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:149712","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"KGAY at Palm Springs Pride","preview":"Thank you for your investment in KGAY PSP.\u0026nbsp;IF you haven't completed your reservation or made your payment, please do so today.\u0026nbsp;We were delayed in approval with WeFunder, but now all the roadblocks have been cleared.Palm Springs Pride is coming up shortly and KGAY will be in the parade, at the festival and about town for the celebration.\u0026nbsp;KGAY \u0026 GayDesertGuide.LGBT are media sponsors at the highest level and also promoting our \"Light Up the Night\" contest with VACAYA LGBT+ Vacati...","published_at":"2021-10-21T13:14:57Z","author_name":"Brad Fuhr","url":"/feed/149712","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/149712"},{"id":147069,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:147069","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"We're Official and Underway!","preview":"The moment we've been waiting for has arrived! The paperwork has all been filed (finally 🙏) and our Reg CF crowdfunding campaign is now officially (and legally) underway for KGAY PSP Corp, a California Benefit Corporation.🚨 ACTION REQUIRED: per regulations, all investors need to login and re-confirm their investment.\u0026nbsp;📢 We are now open for others to invest in KGAY PSP on the platform.\u0026nbsp; Please share with your friends and family!Re-confirmation Details:💸 Those of you who placed a reser...","published_at":"2021-10-14T19:51:07Z","author_name":"Brad Fuhr","url":"/feed/147069","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/147069"},{"id":147068,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:147068","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"We're Almost Ready to Announce KGAY!","preview":"I have some great news —\u0026nbsp;the purchase agreement for KGAY is almost complete and I've been preparing to raise from our supporters on the investment platform Wefunder. The raise for KGAY will officially launch in August.\u0026nbsp;Check out our pitch here: https://wefunder.com/kgay*Our raise is currently in “testing the waters” mode while we finalize our paperwork and SEC filings, so you’ll only be making a reservation – not actually investing yet. Once we file everything in the coming weeks, y...","published_at":"2021-07-25T14:22:24Z","author_name":"Brad Fuhr","url":"/feed/147068","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/147068"}],"q_and_a":[{"id":169088,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:169088","question":"Is this still an active offering? There are no responses to questions.","author_name":"Robert W Neill Jr","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-09-12T19:28:30Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/kgay#question-169088","answers":[{"id":175116,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:175116","answer":"Hi Robert: It took time to get approval from WeFunder and we are now underway. The purchase price is $300,000 and the filing with the FCC is in process. You may find the information on the purchase on the KGAYPalmSprings.com website which will link you to the FCC file. While I understand that a stock ownership may be preferable, we chose this method because this is mostly a friends and family raise (and for our advertisers who get tangible \"perks\" for coming on board.","author_name":"Brad Fuhr","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-10-21T13:17:37Z"}]},{"id":164223,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:164223","question":"What is the acquisition price from Sunnyland? What is the interest rate to investors for the loan? This would be more attractive if it was done as actual stock ownership.","author_name":"Robert W Neill Jr","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-08-18T03:43:58Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/kgay#question-164223","answers":[]}],"faq":[{"question":"Is this still an active offering? There are no responses to questions.","answer":"Hi Robert: It took time to get approval from WeFunder and we are now underway. The purchase price is $300,000 and the filing with the FCC is in process. You may find the information on the purchase on the KGAYPalmSprings.com website which will link you to the FCC file. While I understand that a stock ownership may be preferable, we chose this method because this is mostly a friends and family raise (and for our advertisers who get tangible \"perks\" for coming on board."}]}}}