Founded in 2015, Desert Soul Media, Inc. (DSM) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt African American governed and operated media arts organization. DSM empowers African Americans and other underrepresented cultures to use media as a vehicle to amplify their voices within a trauma-informed approach that cultivates community building.

We have travailed through many obstacles from 2015 til now. Your support is important for us to keep the work of our mission going. We started as a community of creators desired to have a safe creative space for Black and African Americans to express and celebrate our happenings in Arizona. In 2015 there was no media outlet that was servicing our community. Through it all in 2026 KRDP stands alone. Voted Best Community Radio Station 2 years in a row by the Phoenix New Times. Our listeners on FM agree, that KRDP 90.7FM is a cultural asset in the Arizona.

DSM fulfills its mission through four educational programs –

(1) Desert Soul Creative Studios, a public access media center located in Phoenix,

(2) KRDP Community Radio, consisting of two public radio stations in the Phoenix metro (KRDP 90.7 FM and KRDP Indie), and its podcast/syndication division (KRDP+),

(3) Paint The Town with Sound, a series of live multimedia arts events hosted throughout Arizona

(4) Soul Star Live®, Arizona’s only daily news and public affairs series addressing topics of concern to the state’s growing African American, as well as African and Afro Carribbean immigrant communities.

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