[rfu-membership] Fwd: [Rfu-station] Station Update: Meeting this Tuesday, tips and reminders

[Andrew Ó Baoill]

FYI

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Jacob Briskman" <jacob.briskman at gmail.com>
> Date: July 3, 2008 1:10:28 PM CDT
> To: "Andrew Ó Baoill" <andrew at funferal.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rfu-station] Station Update: Meeting this Tuesday,  
> tips and reminders
>
> Hey,
>
> I can't make my show (Friday, July 4 at 4pm) will be back next week,  
> thanks!
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Andrew Ó Baoill  
> <andrew at funferal.org> wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> It's been a little while since I sent a general update to the lists.  
> Hopefully you've been enjoying the warmer weather, and bringing good  
> radio to the masses.
>
> MEETING
> Our next meeting is this Tuesday at 8pm. Remember that attendance at  
> 1 meeting per month is a requirement of all programming groups. Our  
> last meeting had a grand total of three members in attendance - John  
> from the Tipping Point, Mike from Extensions, and myself - so we  
> didn't accomplish a lot. Please help rectify that with *your*  
> attendance this week.
>
> AUTOMATION AND LOGGING
> Remember that our license places certain requirements on the station  
> and individual programmers.
> * It's important if there is no show immediately following you that  
> you switch to automation, rather than leaving a CD or computer  
> playlist playing (even on repeat), as automation is set up to  
> include required hourly IDs, as well as PSAs and other programming.
> * If you operate the studio - whether as part of a scheduled show,  
> or a once-off piece - it is important that you fill out the log.  
> Only *one* operator should be signed-in on the log at any time.  
> [From the FCC's perspective, the person signed-in on the log is the  
> person in control of equipment and what goes out on air at that  
> point in time.]
> * Check the transmitter at least once per 2-hour show. Checking more  
> frequently is also OK. Remember to use the main 'WRFU' account on  
> the computer, not the 'WRFU user' account, which doesn't work with  
> the software.
>
> PROGRAMMING GROUPS
> There are a number of reasons for our policy that time is only  
> allocated to programming groups, rather than to individuals. One is  
> that we want to avoid 'ego-casting' - a focus on the presenter,  
> rather than on the role radio can play in the community. A second is  
> that having several members in a group makes it more likely that  
> someone is always available to broadcast during scheduled times -  
> it's an in-built substitution system.
>
> We've adopted a number of policies to respond to the varying  
> availability of volunteers. Some shows take a hiatus over the summer  
> months (particularly undergrads who leave town outside of semester).  
> Groups are asked to send a message to the mailing lists if they are  
> going to miss an individual show. However, it's important groups  
> also make use of the strengths of the group structure. If you find  
> that your group is regularly (or irregularly) missing shows,  
> consider adding extra members to your group - perhaps alternating  
> between different members each week. The Celtic Collective at WEFT,  
> of which I'm part, uses this effectively, with 4 members (at  
> present) each taking one week each month, which we agree between us  
> at the start of each month, depending on our availability.
>
> Inviting new members into your group - either through this list, or  
> from outside station structures - will help ensure that we can  
> provide a reliable service to our listeners and our broader community.
>
> OUTREACH
> You'll have seen some of the mails from Tynan Kraft, who is leading  
> our outreach efforts at present. Please do consider taking her up on  
> her offer to produce a press release centered on the service that  
> your show is providing.
>
> Also, we're continuing with our Farmers' Market stand. We're  
> continuing to expand the materials available at the stand. We hope  
> soon to have WRFU t-shirts available for sale. We have some media  
> reform materials available for free to the public. We will be  
> selling some CDs and other materials the IMC has on hand - which  
> will bring in revenue both for us and the IMC as a whole. Please do  
> sign up for a Farmers' Market slot if you are available.
>
> Regards,
>
> Andrew
>
> Andrew Ó Baoill
> Station Manager
> WRFU-LP, Urbana 104.5FM
> http://www.wrfu.net andrew at funferal.org
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