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After an intense several weeks involving a county audit, a board president's resignation and a mass layoff of all staff members, Arlington Independent Media is attempting to turn a new leaf. The beleaguered nonprofit's board members, now the only operational staff of the longstanding public access television and radio broadcaster, sketched out a tentative path
Arlington's local radio station has been playing the same music on repeat since December. The continuous lo-fi beats, noted by listeners more than a month ago, are a result of aging equipment and financing delays complicating Arlington Independent Media's move into a new office building that is home to a transmitter critical to AIM's operations.
This weekend, the Arlington County Board adopted a new agreement governing how Arlington's public access station, Arlington Independent Media, can request funding. AIM has a claim on Public, Educational and Government (PEG) funds that Arlington County receives as part of its franchise agreements with Comcast and Verizon. It competes with Arlington Public Schools and county