[2][3][4] The station's parent organization is the Seacoast Arts and Cultural Alliance.

[5] Judd Gregg, then-senator and former governor of New Hampshire, led the opposition to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's plans to license low-power radio stations, most notably by sponsoring the Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act.

[6] Prometheus Technical Director Pete Tridish said the group "wanted to help build a station right in the state of the man in the Senate, Senator Judd Gregg, who has done the most to oppose community radio.

"[4] Gregg's senatorial challenger, Doris "Granny D" Haddock was invited to speak at the barnraising.

It has become known for its original public affairs programs, which number more than those of the local NPR affiliate.