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October 21, 2025 by Jack

Listen to KRFY’s Coverage of the Upcoming Election

KRFY’s Local Decision series of interviews with candidates in contested races in the upcoming November 4 general election, as well as discussions of ballot items, are airing each Wednesday on the Morning Show. Recorded podcasts are available here following each show. Click to hear as the candidates contest the issues with one another.

Candidate forum recordings
KRFY, in partnership with Sandpoint Online and the Sandpoint Reader hosted a candidate forum for the November 4 general election. Forums were held at the Sandpoint Center and broadcast live on 88.5 KRFY; click to hear the recording:

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Download the audio of the forum here.


Candidate interviews
For KRFY’s Local Decision series, Morning Show hosts conduct interviews with candidates in contested races for the November 4 general election. This year, there are four candidates vying for the three seats on Sandpoint City Council.

  • Incumbent Joel Auspiro
https://media.krfy.org/KRFYMS-20251008-CouncilCandidateJoelAispuro.mp3
  • Incumbent Rick Howarth
https://media.krfy.org/KFYMS-20251015-CouncilCandidateRickHowarth.mp3
  • Candidate Joe Tate
http://media.krfy.org/KRFYMS-20251022-CouncilCandidateJoeTate.mp3
  • Candidate Joshua Torrez
http://media.krfy.org/KRFYMS-20251008-CouncilCandidateJoshuaTorrez.mp3

Ballot measures
On Wednesday, October 29, the KRFY Morning show will air two conversations on upcoming ballot measures. Those will be available below after they air.

  • Holly Ellis, Sandpoint Public Works Director on the Sandpoint wastewater bond
  • Ponderay Mayor Steve Geiger on the Ponderay 1% Local Option Tax

Election report and analysis

On Election Night, November 4, KRFY will interrupt its regularly scheduled programming to announce election results as soon as they are available.

Airing 8 a.m. Wednesday, November 5, KRFY hosts and local journalists will report on results of the previous night’s election, with analysis of issues that were featured in various races.

For additional information on the November 4 general election go to the Sandpoint Online Election Central, to find details on how and where to vote as well as links to additional information on candidates.

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October 20, 2025 by radioactive

Hear the recent Sandpoint City Council Candidates’ Forum

On October 20, join us from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room at the Sandpoint Center, 414 Church St., for a forum focused on the three open Sandpoint City Council seats. Candidates include incumbents Joel Aispuro and Rick Howarth, and challengers Joshua Torrez (listed on the ballot as Torrez Joshua) and Joe Tate. Each will share their background, qualifications, and reasons for running, followed by city representatives discussing ballot measures and a session of moderated audience questions. The forum will be broadcast live on 88.5 FM and streamed right here at krfy.org, with a recording available afterward. Hosted by the Sandpoint Reader, KRFY Panhandle Community Radio, and SandpointOnline.com.

You can listen to the recording below:

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Learn more to be an informed voter.
As part of our ongoing Local Decision series, KRFY is conducting individual interviews with all candidates in contested city races. Tune in each Wednesday morning or find the recordings here.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:44:38 — 103.5MB)

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Election coverage

Sandpoint city elections 2025In our coverage of the upcoming Nov 4 city elections, KRFY Morning Show host Chris Bessler has conducted interviews with the four candidates for Sandpoint City Council.  Click to hear:
   • Joel Aispuro
   • Rick Howarth
   • Joe Tate
   • Joshua Torrez
The Wed, Oct 29, Morning Show covered two ballot measures, Sandpoint’s $130M wastewater  treatment plant bond; and Ponderay’s 1 percent local option tax. Click to listen:
– Holly Ellis, Sandpoint bond
– Steve Geiger, Ponderay 1% LOT

For detailed information on races and voting, check Sandpoint Online’s Election Central.

Attend – or listen here!

KRFY holiday spectacular live variety show

Celebrate the holidays. KRFY’s live radio show celebrating Christmas and the holidays is coming Friday, Dec 5, 7-9 p.m. at the Panida Theater. This variety show with all-local music, Christmas readings, skits and good humor has grown each year. You can tune in to 88.5 KRFY to hear the live broadcast – but even better, come share the warm holiday spirt and attend at the Panida. Tickets are just $10 (and all goes to help keep KRFY on the air). Click for tickets.

A note on KRFY funding

How has defunding and closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting affected KRFY? Our station is funded solely by listeners, supporters and underwriters and has never received funding from the CPB. But some syndicated shows KRFY airs will be affected. The National Federation of Community Broadcasters has prepared a statement on impacts of the CPB closure. Click to read it.

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