Inside KSUT

The ruling, issued Tuesday, March 31, 2026, found that Trump's executive order unlawfully singled out public broadcasters because the President didn't agree with the content of their speech.

This year marks KSUT’s 50th anniversary. Since its launch in 1976, the station has broadcast tribal news, local and NPR news, and different genres of music throughout the Four Corners region. But when it signed on, it barely covered the town of Ignacio with its 10-watt signal.

“It isn’t just an affront to localism. It’s an attempt to reengineer thought.”

We hear from KSUT Executive Director Tami Graham and Attorney Steve Zansberg, who represents the co-plaintiffs. They talk about KSUT's decision to join the case and what’s at stake for public radio stations. We also hear from NPR correspondent David Folkenflik on the December 4 court hearing.

An executive order in May prohibited federal agencies from providing funding to NPR and prevented public radio stations from using federal funding to pay for NPR programs. KSUT is a co-plaintiff and argues that the lawsuit remains relevant, despite Congress's rescission package this summer.

For the 13th year in a row, KSUT is named the "Best Radio Station" in the Durango Herald Best of Durango & La Plata County awards.

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KSUT's Susan Banes, known on-air as Susie B, passed away on August 19. Susie joined KSUT’s on-air staff in 2015 and hosted the Friday Afternoon Blend and, more recently, Women Be Wise on Sunday afternoons.