As of press time, 88.1 FM WESU’s Second Annual Holiday Pledge Drive raised over $15,780 for the station to use as part of its budget money.

“This is a huge success built on the many communities WESU serves,” said WESU General Manager Ben Michael. “While it’s clearly not the $25,000 I tried to [raise], it surely gives us a good start in developing the portion of the budget I need to see come from the community outside Wesleyan.”

The station’s goal was to raise $25,000. It is unclear where the additional funds will come from. Last year, when the station failed to raise its goal of $20,000, coming up $8,000 short, the University had to give WESU the rest of the money.

The drive began Nov. 27 and was set to end early Tuesday morning.