[rfu-automation] Fwd: [grc] Question Re: Community Calendars/PSAs

[Andrew Ó Baoill]

This may be of interest - you may have guidance for Matt or be able  
to gain from his experience.

The Grassroots Radio (grc) list has a lot of useful information for  
those interested (covering a range of issues and topics).

Andrew

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> From: "Matt Murphy" <matt at weru.org>
> Date: March 28, 2008 11:32:04 AM EDT
> To: "'GRC list'" <grc at maillist.peak.org>, <nfcb at mailman.lmi.net>
> Subject: [grc] Question Re: Community Calendars/PSAs
>
> Looking for any experiences and recommendations from community  
> broadcasters who provide community calendar/PSAs over the air and  
> online in print.  For years WERU has provided live-read PSAs from a  
> three-ring binder we compile from announcements received via email,  
> fax, mail and hand-delivery, and for the past two or three years we  
> have also posted the contents of our PSA binder online at our web  
> site.
>
> While this is a wonderful service that is appreciated by our  
> community, it is also extremely time and labor-intensive for  
> station personnel and at times allows event announcements to slip  
> through the cracks.   WERU is therefore exploring cost-effective  
> ways of making this service more automated online and are  
> considering using the following affordable software package: http:// 
> www.extrosoft.com/
>
> Specific advice and experience we are seeking:
> Ÿ         Software
> Ÿ         Transition process, so station personnel and community  
> members who send in PSAs can adjust without too much trouble to a  
> system where community members post their own information and  
> station personnel approves/edits content (rather entering it by hand).
> Ÿ         Any other applicable sage wisdom
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Matt Murphy
> General Manager
> Community Radio WERU-FM
> 89.9 Blue Hill & 102.9 Bangor
> P.O. Box 170 / 1186 Acadia Hwy
> East Orland, ME 04431
> (207) 469-6600
> www.weru.org
>

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