[rfu-automation] Unity March PSA

Noel L. Vivar nlvivar at gmail.com
Thu Sep 25 14:20:17 CDT 2008


Who has been screening the PSAs before they go into autorotation lately?

BTW, I know that I have been lax on updating the written PSAs in a
while. I'll get on it this weekend.

-Noel

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Andrew Ó Baoill <andrew at funferal.org> wrote:
> Earlier this week I removed the Unity March PSA from the 'Current PSAs'
> directory, thus removing it from regular rotation.
>
> The reason is that, on listening to the PSA, I determined that some of the
> wording used might cause difficulty under FCC and 501 c (3) regulations. In
> particular, the PSA included text calling explicitly for a YES vote in the
> Township referendum. In addition, there were a number of directive
> statements that might be interpreted as 'calls to action'.
>
> I consulted with a number of experienced community radio and IMC activists,
> who largely agreed with my concerns. I also communicated directly with the
> CUCPJ members who had prepared and submitted the PSA. They will be recording
> a new version of the PSA soon, and we will be putting it back in automation
> rotation as soon as I receive it.
>
> Andrew
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