From wings at wings.org Sat Apr 2 20:06:37 2016 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2016 20:06:37 -0700 Subject: [grc] Fwd: Abridged summary of amarc-asiapacific-general@amarc-ap.org - 1 update in 1 topic In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Date: Saturday, April 2, 2016 Subject: Abridged summary of amarc-asiapacific-general at amarc-ap.org - 1 update in 1 topic To: Abridged recipients amarc-asiapacific-general at amarc-ap.org Google Groups Today's topic summary View all topics - AMARC Asia-Pacific strongly objects to the closing down of community radio FMYY and other community radios in Japan <#m_9115302594594707694_group_thread_0> - 1 Update AMARC Asia-Pacific strongly objects to the closing down of community radio FMYY and other community radios in Japan Suman Basnet >: Apr 02 06:57AM +0545 Press statement: AMARC Asia-Pacific strongly objects to the closing down of community radio FMYY and other community radios in Japan April 1, 2016, Kathmandu. AMARC Asia-Pacific is gravely ...more Back to top <#m_9115302594594707694_digest_top> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. You can change your settings on the group membership page . To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an email to amarc-asiapacific-general+unsubscribe at amarc-ap.org . -- Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org From behr at asis.com Sat Apr 2 20:21:55 2016 From: behr at asis.com (Behr) Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2016 20:21:55 -0700 Subject: [grc] About Donna DiBianco! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I totally agree with Ursula and Max. I was in Ames for GRC and saw Donna offer so much energy and expertise to the conference. Thank you Donna for all you do! behr KMUD On Mar 28, 2016, at 11:55 PM, Ursula Ruedenberg via grc wrote: > I have been buried in work elsewhere but was able to return to the GRC list > serve tonight and see more about Donna DiBianco was posted. > > As we know, these email threads things happen. > > However, at a certain point it crosses a line. I was in Palenville and saw > the huge level of work and service and expertise freely being offered by > Donna, to help get last year's GRC off the ground. > > As far as I see it, we don't throw those who serve under the bus in our > community, so I want to say here, I love Donna as a friend and co-worker, I > respect her expertise and the work she does for community radio and her > generosity and appreciate all she did to get KHOI started here in Iowa. > > Love ya, Donna > ? > > -- > Ursula Ruedenberg > Pacifica Affiliate Network Manager > 510-812-7989 > pacificanetwork.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From: wrirmax via grc Subject: Re: [grc] About Donna DiBianco! Date: March 29, 2016 6:12:31 AM PDT To: Ursula Ruedenberg , _GRC list Reply-To: wrirmax Maxwell Ditto and Hear, Hear! to everything said below. Donna is a key to the survival of countless community radio stations! She's direct and fearless in her commentary ... and also very aware of libel rules. From wings at wings.org Sat Apr 2 21:40:17 2016 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2016 21:40:17 -0700 Subject: [grc] Fwd: Abridged summary of amarc-asiapacific-general@amarc-ap.org - 1 update in 1 topic In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Sorry that turned out to be so difficult to look at on the list. Here without any links is the press release referred to: Press statement: *AMARC Asia-Pacific strongly objects to the closing down of community radio FMYY and other community radios in Japan* April 1, 2016, Kathmandu. AMARC Asia-Pacific is gravely concerned to learn that Radio FMYY of Kobe, Japan ? a community radio station that has played pioneering role in promoting disaster risk reduction has been forced to close down due to prohibitory provisions in the community radio regulation of Japan. The regulation, following an amendment in 2011, imposes a highly restrictive condition on community radios, according to which a station cannot stop broadcasting even for a short time. In order to comply, community radios are required to make large investments on backup equipment and infrastructure, and remain unsympathetic to difficulties faced by staff members and volunteers. Stations considered to be in violation are dealt with severely. On March 31, 2016, FMYY returned its broadcasting license back to Ministry of Internal Affairs and Telecommunication of the Government of Japan due to its inability to cope with this severely restrictive regulation. Several other radio stations including those serving tsunami prone areas have met with similar fate. One of major roles of community radios in Japan is to respond to natural and human-caused disasters. Despite strong demand from community members for community radios, especially during reconstruction and rehabilitation phases of recovery, the prohibitive community radio regulation has posed serious challenge to survival of community broadcasting in Japan. While community-owned radios such as FMYY are forced off-air, there is a growing trend in Japan for local governments to run radio stations through public-private venture companies. Even though such stations are called community radios, they are neither community owned nor can they be expected to defend people?s communication rights. Junichi Hibino, Director of FMYY and Treasurer of AMARC Asia-Pacific board and other community radio stakeholders in Japan have resolved to continue their struggle for achieving community radio friendly regulations. ?We have embarked on a journey to bring community broadcasting back to citizen?s society. By returning FMYY?s broadcasting license, a serious first blow has been delivered,? Mr. Hibino said. Commenting on the situation, Ramnath Bhat, Acting President of AMARC Asia-Pacific has called upon the global fraternity of community radios to raise their voices against the unfair conditions being forced upon community radios in Japan. ?AMARC members from the Asia-Pacific region and beyond join hands with our members in Japan in their struggle to revive community broadcasting in Japan,? he said. -END- On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 8:19 PM, Lanny Cotler wrote: > I don?t know how to react to emails like this. > > Just a bunch of URLs and little description to know what I might want to > click on or not?. > > > Lanny > > > > On Apr 2, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Frieda Werden via grc > wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: > > Date: Saturday, April 2, 2016 > > Subject: Abridged summary of amarc-asiapacific-general at amarc-ap.org - 1 > > update in 1 topic > > To: Abridged recipients > > > > > > amarc-asiapacific-general at amarc-ap.org > > < > https://groups.google.com/a/amarc-ap.org/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/amarc-asiapacific-general/topics > > > > Google > > Groups > > < > https://groups.google.com/a/amarc-ap.org/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview > > > > < > https://groups.google.com/a/amarc-ap.org/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview > > > > Today's topic summary > > View all topics > > < > https://groups.google.com/a/amarc-ap.org/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/amarc-asiapacific-general/topics > > > > > > - AMARC Asia-Pacific strongly objects to the closing down of community > > radio FMYY and other community radios in Japan > > <#m_9115302594594707694_group_thread_0> - 1 Update > > > > AMARC Asia-Pacific strongly objects to the closing down of community > radio > > FMYY and other community radios in Japan > > < > http://groups.google.com/a/amarc-ap.org/group/amarc-asiapacific-general/t/b62039a541a69b12?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email > > > > Suman Basnet > >: Apr 02 > 06:57AM > > +0545 > > > > Press statement: > > > > AMARC Asia-Pacific strongly objects to the closing down of community > radio > > FMYY and other community radios in Japan > > > > > > > > April 1, 2016, Kathmandu. 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You can change your settings on the group membership page > > < > https://groups.google.com/a/amarc-ap.org/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/amarc-asiapacific-general/join > > > > . > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > > email to amarc-asiapacific-general+unsubscribe at amarc-ap.org > > amarc-asiapacific-general%2Bunsubscribe at amarc-ap.org');>. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Frieda Werden, Series Producer > > WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org > > _______________________________________________ > > grc mailing list > > grc at maillist.peak.org > > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > > -- Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org From cathryn at gallae.com Sun Apr 3 04:51:27 2016 From: cathryn at gallae.com (Cathryn Platine) Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 07:51:27 -0400 Subject: [grc] About Donna DiBianco! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <570103BF.9090103@gallae.com> Donna was THE reason the 2015 GRC happened......along with Al Davis. The person who posted about her is mentally ill and has a restraining order on her now. Cathryn Platine @)-'--.--' Rev. Mother, Maetreum of Cybele General Manager WLPP-LP 102.9 FM Palenville, NY http://gallae.com copyright 2016, Cathryn Platine - all rights reserved. On 04/02/2016 11:21 PM, Behr via grc wrote: > I totally agree with Ursula and Max. I was in Ames for GRC and saw Donna offer so much energy and expertise to the conference. > > Thank you Donna for all you do! > > behr > KMUD > > On Mar 28, 2016, at 11:55 PM, Ursula Ruedenberg via grc wrote: > >> I have been buried in work elsewhere but was able to return to the GRC list >> serve tonight and see more about Donna DiBianco was posted. >> >> As we know, these email threads things happen. >> >> However, at a certain point it crosses a line. I was in Palenville and saw >> the huge level of work and service and expertise freely being offered by >> Donna, to help get last year's GRC off the ground. >> >> As far as I see it, we don't throw those who serve under the bus in our >> community, so I want to say here, I love Donna as a friend and co-worker, I >> respect her expertise and the work she does for community radio and her >> generosity and appreciate all she did to get KHOI started here in Iowa. >> >> Love ya, Donna >> ? >> >> -- >> Ursula Ruedenberg >> Pacifica Affiliate Network Manager >> 510-812-7989 >> pacificanetwork.org >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> grc mailing list >> grc at maillist.peak.org >> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > > > From: wrirmax via grc > Subject: Re: [grc] About Donna DiBianco! > Date: March 29, 2016 6:12:31 AM PDT > To: Ursula Ruedenberg , _GRC list > Reply-To: wrirmax Maxwell > > Ditto and Hear, Hear! to everything said below. > Donna is a key to the survival of countless community radio stations! > She's direct and fearless in her commentary ... and also very aware of libel rules. > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > From Communityradiogoddess at yahoo.com Sun Apr 3 09:37:45 2016 From: Communityradiogoddess at yahoo.com (Donna) Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 10:37:45 -0600 Subject: [grc] About Donna DiBianco! In-Reply-To: <570103BF.9090103@gallae.com> References: <570103BF.9090103@gallae.com> Message-ID: Thank you everyone for your support, I am now refining a course outline on dealing with unstable and difficult people. This isn't the first case of someone unstable participating at radio stations. I have seen many cases, and plan to create a training session. This again, is why vetting your volunteers is so important. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 3, 2016, at 5:51 AM, Cathryn Platine via grc wrote: > > Donna was THE reason the 2015 GRC happened......along with Al Davis. > The person who posted about her is mentally ill and has a restraining order on her now. > > Cathryn Platine > @)-'--.--' > Rev. Mother, Maetreum of Cybele > General Manager WLPP-LP 102.9 FM > Palenville, NY > > http://gallae.com > copyright 2016, Cathryn Platine - all rights reserved. > >> On 04/02/2016 11:21 PM, Behr via grc wrote: >> I totally agree with Ursula and Max. I was in Ames for GRC and saw Donna offer so much energy and expertise to the conference. >> >> Thank you Donna for all you do! >> >> behr >> KMUD >> >>> On Mar 28, 2016, at 11:55 PM, Ursula Ruedenberg via grc wrote: >>> >>> I have been buried in work elsewhere but was able to return to the GRC list >>> serve tonight and see more about Donna DiBianco was posted. >>> >>> As we know, these email threads things happen. >>> >>> However, at a certain point it crosses a line. I was in Palenville and saw >>> the huge level of work and service and expertise freely being offered by >>> Donna, to help get last year's GRC off the ground. >>> >>> As far as I see it, we don't throw those who serve under the bus in our >>> community, so I want to say here, I love Donna as a friend and co-worker, I >>> respect her expertise and the work she does for community radio and her >>> generosity and appreciate all she did to get KHOI started here in Iowa. >>> >>> Love ya, Donna >>> ? >>> >>> -- >>> Ursula Ruedenberg >>> Pacifica Affiliate Network Manager >>> 510-812-7989 >>> pacificanetwork.org >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> grc mailing list >>> grc at maillist.peak.org >>> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc >> >> >> From: wrirmax via grc >> Subject: Re: [grc] About Donna DiBianco! >> Date: March 29, 2016 6:12:31 AM PDT >> To: Ursula Ruedenberg , _GRC list >> Reply-To: wrirmax Maxwell >> >> Ditto and Hear, Hear! to everything said below. >> Donna is a key to the survival of countless community radio stations! >> She's direct and fearless in her commentary ... and also very aware of libel rules. >> _______________________________________________ >> grc mailing list >> grc at maillist.peak.org >> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From wrirmax at gmail.com Sun Apr 3 10:46:30 2016 From: wrirmax at gmail.com (Max) Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 13:46:30 -0400 Subject: [grc] About Donna DiBianco! In-Reply-To: References: <570103BF.9090103@gallae.com> Message-ID: AWEsome! LEAVE IT TO DONNA TO TURN THIS INTO A POSITIVE! Yes, we DO need a course on dealing with difficult people! And how do we vet without embarrassment? On Sun, Apr 3, 2016 at 12:37 PM, Donna via grc wrote: > Thank you everyone for your support, I am now refining a course outline on > dealing with unstable and difficult people. This isn't the first case of > someone unstable participating at radio stations. I have seen many cases, > and plan to create a training session. This again, is why vetting your > volunteers is so important. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 3, 2016, at 5:51 AM, Cathryn Platine via grc < > grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote: > > > > Donna was THE reason the 2015 GRC happened......along with Al Davis. > > The person who posted about her is mentally ill and has a restraining > order on her now. > > > > Cathryn Platine > > @)-'--.--' > > Rev. Mother, Maetreum of Cybele > > General Manager WLPP-LP 102.9 FM > > Palenville, NY > > > > http://gallae.com > > copyright 2016, Cathryn Platine - all rights reserved. > > > >> On 04/02/2016 11:21 PM, Behr via grc wrote: > >> I totally agree with Ursula and Max. I was in Ames for GRC and saw > Donna offer so much energy and expertise to the conference. > >> > >> Thank you Donna for all you do! > >> > >> behr > >> KMUD > >> > >>> On Mar 28, 2016, at 11:55 PM, Ursula Ruedenberg via grc wrote: > >>> > >>> I have been buried in work elsewhere but was able to return to the GRC > list > >>> serve tonight and see more about Donna DiBianco was posted. > >>> > >>> As we know, these email threads things happen. > >>> > >>> However, at a certain point it crosses a line. I was in Palenville and > saw > >>> the huge level of work and service and expertise freely being offered > by > >>> Donna, to help get last year's GRC off the ground. > >>> > >>> As far as I see it, we don't throw those who serve under the bus in our > >>> community, so I want to say here, I love Donna as a friend and > co-worker, I > >>> respect her expertise and the work she does for community radio and her > >>> generosity and appreciate all she did to get KHOI started here in Iowa. > >>> > >>> Love ya, Donna > >>> ? > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Ursula Ruedenberg > >>> Pacifica Affiliate Network Manager > >>> 510-812-7989 > >>> pacificanetwork.org > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> grc mailing list > >>> grc at maillist.peak.org > >>> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > >> > >> > >> From: wrirmax via grc > >> Subject: Re: [grc] About Donna DiBianco! > >> Date: March 29, 2016 6:12:31 AM PDT > >> To: Ursula Ruedenberg , _GRC list < > grc at maillist.peak.org> > >> Reply-To: wrirmax Maxwell > >> > >> Ditto and Hear, Hear! to everything said below. > >> Donna is a key to the survival of countless community radio stations! > >> She's direct and fearless in her commentary ... and also very aware of > libel rules. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> grc mailing list > >> grc at maillist.peak.org > >> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > > _______________________________________________ > > grc mailing list > > grc at maillist.peak.org > > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > -- -- Sincerely, Christopher Maxwell Richmond, Va. Keep the long side to the sun (south) !! And higher than the ground around. Founder: http://www.WRIR.org Founder: Virginia Commonwealth University recycling program Acting Executive Director: http://www.VirginiaSolarEnergyAssociation.org From ad253 at freeelectron.net Sun Apr 3 11:04:24 2016 From: ad253 at freeelectron.net (al davis) Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 14:04:24 -0400 Subject: [grc] About Donna DiBianco! In-Reply-To: <570103BF.9090103@gallae.com> References: <570103BF.9090103@gallae.com> Message-ID: <20160403140424.376e2a0f@floyd.freeelectron.net> On Sun, 3 Apr 2016 07:51:27 -0400 Cathryn Platine via grc wrote: > Donna was THE reason the 2015 GRC happened......along with Al Davis. > The person who posted about her is mentally ill and has a restraining > order on her now. This is true! If it were not for Donna, there would not have been a GRC 2015. The reason T was unwelcome was that she had already been acting like this toward others, including me. From communityradiogoddess at yahoo.com Sun Apr 3 18:14:47 2016 From: communityradiogoddess at yahoo.com (Donna Dibianco) Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 01:14:47 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [grc] About Donna DiBianco! In-Reply-To: <20160403140424.376e2a0f@floyd.freeelectron.net> References: <20160403140424.376e2a0f@floyd.freeelectron.net> Message-ID: <468928535.2170614.1459732487431.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> On basic research, radio and TV stations encounter these problems quite regularly. Little did I realize when Al asked about "Dealing with problem volunteers" that he was living it! I had no idea he was being stalked until I arrived last August to help co-coordinate GRC. ?Donna DiBiancoStation Start-up Specialist 503-960-1068 http://grc2015.net/ www.linkedin.com/pub/donna-dibianco www.facebook.com/communityradiogoddess On Sunday, April 3, 2016 12:04 PM, al davis via grc wrote: On Sun, 3 Apr 2016 07:51:27 -0400 Cathryn Platine via grc wrote: > Donna was THE reason the 2015 GRC happened......along with Al Davis. > The person who posted about her is mentally ill and has a restraining > order on her now. This is true! If it were not for Donna, there would not have been a GRC 2015. The reason T was unwelcome was that she had already been acting like this toward others, including me. _______________________________________________ grc mailing list grc at maillist.peak.org http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From communityradiogoddess at yahoo.com Sun Apr 3 18:25:30 2016 From: communityradiogoddess at yahoo.com (Donna Dibianco) Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 01:25:30 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [grc] About Donna DiBianco! In-Reply-To: <468928535.2170614.1459732487431.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> References: <468928535.2170614.1459732487431.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1817332367.2277442.1459733130707.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Here is the NY State Law regarding this behavior. Once you tell them to stop contacting, and they continue, each state and the Federal Government has the law:?240.30 Aggravated harassment in the second degree. A person is guilty of aggravated harassment in the second degree when, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another person, he or she: 1. Either (a) communicates with a person, anonymously or otherwise, by telephone, by telegraph, or by mail, or by transmitting or delivering any other form of written communication, in a manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm; or (b) causes a communication to be initiated by mechanical or electronic means or otherwise with a person, anonymously or otherwise, by telephone, by telegraph, or by mail, or by transmitting or delivering any other form of written communication, in a manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm; or 2. Makes a telephone call, whether or not a conversation ensues, with no purpose of legitimate communication; or 3. Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise subjects another person to physical contact, or attempts or threatens to do the same because of a belief or perception regarding such person's race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation, regardless of whether the belief or perception is correct; or 4. Commits the crime of harassment in the first degree and has previously been convicted of the crime of harassment in the first degree as defined by section 240.25 of this article within the preceding ten years. 5. For the purposes of subdivision one of this section, "form of written communication" shall include, but not be limited to, a recording as defined in subdivision six of section 275.00 of this part. Aggravated harassment in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.?Donna DiBiancoStation Start-up Specialist 503-960-1068 http://grc2015.net/ www.linkedin.com/pub/donna-dibianco www.facebook.com/communityradiogoddess On Sunday, April 3, 2016 7:17 PM, Donna Dibianco via grc wrote: On basic research, radio and TV stations encounter these problems quite regularly. Little did I realize when Al asked about "Dealing with problem volunteers" that he was living it! I had no idea he was being stalked until I arrived last August to help co-coordinate GRC. ?Donna DiBiancoStation Start-up Specialist 503-960-1068 http://grc2015.net/ www.linkedin.com/pub/donna-dibianco www.facebook.com/communityradiogoddess ? ? On Sunday, April 3, 2016 12:04 PM, al davis via grc wrote: On Sun, 3 Apr 2016 07:51:27 -0400 Cathryn Platine via grc wrote: > Donna was THE reason the 2015 GRC happened......along with Al Davis. > The person who posted about her is mentally ill and has a restraining > order on her now. This is true! If it were not for Donna, there would not have been a GRC 2015. The reason T was unwelcome was that she had already been acting like this toward others, including me. _______________________________________________ grc mailing list grc at maillist.peak.org http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc ? _______________________________________________ grc mailing list grc at maillist.peak.org http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From bame at riverrock.org Sun Apr 3 18:55:07 2016 From: bame at riverrock.org (Paul Bame) Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2016 21:55:07 -0400 Subject: [grc] About Donna DiBianco! In-Reply-To: References: <570103BF.9090103@gallae.com> Message-ID: Great idea! ... of course you may remember that I've been kicked out of a station, and also taught a course about conflict some years ago at GRC. you may or may not know that I also work in a transformative justice framework with survivors of sexual assault, where trauma-related personality struggles in relationship with others are frequent factors I find myself hoping that Peyton weighs in on this, because it is so difficult to sail these waters sometimes. I also recommend the appropriately-named chapter in Starhawk's "The Empowerment Manual" for a humanistic approach. Tough thing is that sometimes /we/ are the difficult ones, and it is not always possible for us to see or understand that is so, and sometimes that blindness is a necessary coping mechanism for our mental health (often due to severe trauma), so this shit's complex. I also recommend the section on "skills for dealing" in this article, which sadly is not available at its original location. It is really just good advice, not just for folks with the labeled difficulty, and highlights indirectly how easy it is to participate unwittingly in bad group dynamics by not having a handle on our own healthy boundaries. http://poisonfornarcissist.blogspot.com/2010/07/impact-of-narcissism-on-leadership-and_23.html -p From ad253 at freeelectron.net Sun Apr 3 19:02:29 2016 From: ad253 at freeelectron.net (al davis) Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 22:02:29 -0400 Subject: [grc] About Donna DiBianco! In-Reply-To: <468928535.2170614.1459732487431.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> References: <20160403140424.376e2a0f@floyd.freeelectron.net> <468928535.2170614.1459732487431.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20160403220229.7ae1f7c3@floyd.freeelectron.net> On Mon, 4 Apr 2016 01:14:47 +0000 (UTC) Donna Dibianco wrote: > On basic research, radio and TV stations encounter these problems > quite regularly. Little did I realize when Al asked about "Dealing > with problem volunteers" that he was living it! I had no idea he was > being stalked until I arrived last August to help co-coordinate GRC. Actually, what I suggested as a session was a more general "Working with volunteers". "Problem volunteers" is just a part of it. My original thought was a different side of it: "Attracting and keeping the best volunteers". Then there is paid staff, founders, community, donors, .... In general "working with people". It's the kind of topic NFCB would have at the conference, but theirs would likely be top-heavy or bureaucratic. It's not just radio and TV stations. Also clubs, businesses, open-source software projects, colleges, ..... From frieda.werden at gmail.com Tue Apr 5 12:13:18 2016 From: frieda.werden at gmail.com (Frieda Werden) Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 12:13:18 -0700 Subject: [grc] R.I.P. Erik Bausersfeld Message-ID: Erik died this week. Imdb says nothing about all his amazing radio drama work out of KPFA. Maybe someone with the info would like to go up and add to his Imdb profile. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1049512/ -- Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org https://www.facebook.com/wingsradio From wings at wings.org Tue Apr 5 12:20:06 2016 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 12:20:06 -0700 Subject: [grc] Fwd: Media: a New Paradigm In-Reply-To: <1124305558421.1109359583686.3470.0.321455JL.1002@scheduler.constantcontact.com> References: <1124305558421.1109359583686.3470.0.321455JL.1002@scheduler.constantcontact.com> Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Justice Initiative Date: Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 11:56 AM Subject: Media: a New Paradigm To: wings at wings.org A brief summary of the "sixth estate" JUSTICE INITIATIVE * Media: a New Paradigm A brief summary of the "sixth estate" * *By Heather Gray* I first became involved in community radio in 1991. A few years earlier, in 1989, I had been in the Philippines and sending letters to friends in Atlanta about my reflections and experiences while in the country. When I returned to the states, a friend of mine, Gary Washington, who produced the Labor Forum at WRFG-FM in Atlanta, and is also a former Black Panther member, told me, "Heather, you need to be involved at the radio station. No one is talking about the Philippines." So I did get involved and the rest is history as they say. I've been fortunate to produce a show called "Just Peace" since 1991. At first, I was thankfully working with Beth Ann Buitekant who had been producing "Just Peace" years prior to this and before she left to pursue more graduate work. WRFG-Atlanta (Radio Free Georgia) was then, and still is, Atlanta's only community radio station. In other words, WRFG is owned by the community, is independent and therefore not owned by and/or serving corporate interests. All of its producers are volunteers. Here is a description of the station and its mission: *WRFG is a community oriented, educational, alternative medium and our programming must reflect this. We are for those alternatives that uplift human dignity and give people more control over their lives. * *WRFG is opposed to those forces in our lives that dehumanize and oppress people, especially economic exploitation, racism, sexism, militarism, anti-immigrant chauvinism, and sexual orientation discrimination.* But it was also a time for me to learn about media and its history. So I did exactly that! * Historically Media is considered the "Fourth Estate"* You might ask, as I did, what is the "fourth estate" or, for that matter, what is an "estate"? "Media" or "press", I learned, is generally referred to as the "fourth estate". Here's the short history of the concept: * The fourth estate is a term that positions the press (newspapers) as a fourth branch of government and one that is important to a functioning democracy. The phrase is attributed to Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797), a British politician, as quoted in Thomas Carlyle's book, "Heros and Hero Worship in History" (1841): Burke said that there were three Estates in Parliament, but in the Reporters Gallery yonder, there sat a fourth Estate more important far than they all. In Britain, the three branches (estates) of government referenced Parliament: The House of Lords (the Lords Temporal and the Lords Spiritual - nobles and clergy) and the House of Commons. In modern times, the "press" has been expanded to include all news media, not just newspapers. * *....The First Amendment to the Constitution "frees" the press but carries with it a responsibility to be the people's watchdog".* (U.S. Politics ) So that is the "British" concept of the "estates", but in the contemporary United States I discovered that the four estates are generally considered as follows: (1) Executive (2) Legislative (3) Judicial (4) Media. Media as the fourth estate is supposed to report on the other three estates or branches of government. It is a way, some have said, to make these so-called democratic institutions accountable to the people in a "functioning" democracy. But this does not necessarily mean the media itself is accountable. Therein lies a serious problem. It is also important to note that while I am referring primarily to community radio in this article, independent media and corporate owned media can be all platforms be it television (cable, etc.), newspapers, radio, newsletters, internet, on and on. *A new paradigm: Independent Media as the "Sixth Estate"* I am now of the opinion, however, that in reality there are six estates. And that independent media should instead be considered the "sixth estate". Here is my own reconfiguration of it all regarding estates: (1) Corporate interests (2) Executive (3) Legislative (4) Judicial (5) Corporate "Major" Media (6) Independent Media. Here's why. I have designated "corporate interests" as the first estate. This is because corporate interests control virtually all of the 2nd through the 5th estates. Independent media, therefore, stands alone. Corporate interests control and/or have significant influence and/or ownership of the executive, legislative and judicial branches. Most congressional representatives and the executive branch solicit significant corporate support for their campaigns. In many cases, the judicial branch solicits contributions where judges are elected and/or the influence of corporations seems paramount as is speculated was the case with the U.S. Supreme Court's "Citizens United" decision. More on this: the "Citizens United" decision by the U.S. Supreme Court was decided at the expense of democratic principles in that it essentially handed over corporate interests to own and control American politicians and to basically dominate and influence all government offices and agencies more blatantly than had been the case previously. The fifth estate, corporate "major" media, that represents most of the media in America, is also, of course, corporate owned. Regarding U.S. media it is generally stated that there are 6 corporations that own it and those are Time Warner, Walt Disney, Viacom, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, CBS Corporation and NBC Universal. The chart below provides a sense of the change of media ownership from 1983 to 2012 - the consolidation and therefore control of information by but a few corporate entities was considerable. In 1983, 90% of the U.S. media was owned by 50 companies and by 2012 90% of the media was owned by 6 corporate giants. (Exposing Truth ) *Media Consolidation 1983-2012* * Internationally, there are also other players including Bertelsmann AG and Sony . They own television networks, cable channels, movie studios, newspapers, magazines, publishing houses, music labels and many successful websites (Exposing Truth ) Corporate Media versus Independent Media, the origins of Independent Media and the "sixth estate"* The credit for the creation of independent media and/or community radio goes to Lewis (Lew) Hill. In the 1940's, Lew Hill was a pacifist during WWII. This was not a popular stance at the time. He had been working in Washington, D.C. as a scriptwriter and announcer for an NBC radio network known as "Blue Network" - WINX. Lew Hill became frustrated that as a radio announcer he was presenting information to the public that was not credible - rather like telling lies over the airways that primarily served the interests of the corporate owners of the media. He realized that as an announcer he was being manipulated and was not allowed to present his own views. He decided he had enough of this and resigned. (The Lengthening Shadow ) Hill ended up in California in the 1940's and by 1949, thanks to him, the first independent community radio station - Pacifica - was on the air. *This was a time when the idea of a listener-sponsored radio station was a new one which had never been implemented. Many people doubted the viability of a broadcast model which didn't rely on some kind of corporate or government funding. But the idea was too compelling for Hill and others who agreed with him. Pacifica was born and in 1949 KPFA went on the air from Berkeley, California. (Pacifica ) * In 1949, then, the independent "community" media model had been launched. It was what I am now referring to as the "sixth estate" which is supported and funded by the people, by the community and serves the people, minus corporate control. Throughout the world this independent community radio model has now spread significantly with producers expressing their concerns/interests and providing opportunities for the voices of the community to be heard. It is powerful. It's role should also be to report on the first five branches including, of course, corporate major media and many independent media entities do precisely that. I will often compare independent media to organic production. Regarding food, your choices are generally (1)"junk food" produced by corporate agribusiness with all kinds of chemicals and genetically modified crops that make your health vulnerable; or (2) "healthy food" that is organically produced from healthy soil, traditional seeds, without chemicals and produced by rural and urban organic farmers - it is far better for your health. By comparison, I say that corporate controlled news is similar to "junk food" grown by corporate agribusiness which is not good for you. Corporate controlled news serves primarily the interests of corporate America rather than community or democratic interests. Independent media, however, is more like healthy organic food. It offers a healthy variety of reliable news and information that is community based and in which you can have a say along with the opportunities to learn about the other estates. It gives you more control, knowledge and opportunities for change and enhancement of collective democratic systems. Essentially, independent community owned media can be and usually is empowering for communities and individuals. *Summary* WRFG-Atlanta is one of the thousands of independent community radio entities throughout the world that is the independent voice of the people. It was first on the air in Atlanta in 1973 and ultimately was a Pacifica affiliate as well - meaning that it broadcasts some of the Pacifica programs. I am eternally thankful to Gary Washington for introducing me to it all. We at WRFG, therefore, along with other independent media entities, are proudly the "sixth estate" providing a voice for and with the people in Atlanta, the South, the nation and the world. *HEATHER GRAY is the producer of "Just Peace" on WRFG-Atlanta 89.3 FM covering local, regional, national and international news.* # # # Gray & Assoicates, PO Box 8048, Atlanta, GA 31106 SafeUnsubscribe? wings at wings.org hmcgray at earthlink.net | Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by hmcgray at earthlink.net in collaboration with [image: Constant Contact] Try it free today -- Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org From musicdirector at wortfm.org Wed Apr 6 11:48:53 2016 From: musicdirector at wortfm.org (sybil augustine) Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 13:48:53 -0500 Subject: [grc] Non-profit status & off air activities? Message-ID: Apologies if this has been brought up before, but I have questions about to what extent IRS rules affect online posts by station volunteers on their program web pages. We're talking about show pages that mention or link to the radio station, not individual program hosts' personal pages. This is about politics, but commercialism is a concern as well. Do IRS restrictions on non-profits apply to what's written and images posted on these pages? How do they define "directly or indirectly participating in"? Thanks for any insights you great folks can provide. Warm regards, Sybil Augustine WORT, Madison >From the IRS website: The Restriction of Political Campaign Intervention by Section 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organizations Under the Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. Contributions to political campaign funds or public statements of position (verbal or written) made on behalf of the organization in favor of or in opposition to any candidate for public office clearly violate the prohibition against political campaign activity. Violating this prohibition may result in denial or revocation of tax-exempt status and the imposition of certain excise taxes. Certain activities or expenditures may not be prohibited depending on the facts and circumstances. For example, certain voter education activities (including presenting public forums and publishing voter education guides) conducted in a non-partisan manner do not constitute prohibited political campaign activity. In addition, other activities intended to encourage people to participate in the electoral process, such as voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives, would not be prohibited political campaign activity if conducted in a non-partisan manner. On the other hand, voter education or registration activities with evidence of bias that (a) would favor one candidate over another; (b) oppose a candidate in some manner; or (c) have the effect of favoring a candidate or group of candidates, will constitute prohibited participation or intervention. From musicdirector at wortfm.org Wed Apr 6 11:57:34 2016 From: musicdirector at wortfm.org (sybil augustine) Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 13:57:34 -0500 Subject: [grc] Non-profits & off-air volunteer activities? Message-ID: Apologies if this has been brought up before, but I have questions about to what extent IRS rules affect online posts by station volunteers on their program web pages. We're talking about show pages that mention or link to the radio station, not individual program hosts' personal pages. This is about politics, but commercialism is a concern as well. Do IRS restrictions on non-profits apply to what's written and images posted on these pages? How do they define "directly or indirectly participating in"? Thanks for any insights you great folks can provide. Warm regards, Sybil Augustine WORT, Madison >From the IRS website: The Restriction of Political Campaign Intervention by Section 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organizations Under the Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. Contributions to political campaign funds or public statements of position (verbal or written) made on behalf of the organization in favor of or in opposition to any candidate for public office clearly violate the prohibition against political campaign activity. Violating this prohibition may result in denial or revocation of tax-exempt status and the imposition of certain excise taxes. Certain activities or expenditures may not be prohibited depending on the facts and circumstances. For example, certain voter education activities (including presenting public forums and publishing voter education guides) conducted in a non-partisan manner do not constitute prohibited political campaign activity. In addition, other activities intended to encourage people to participate in the electoral process, such as voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives, would not be prohibited political campaign activity if conducted in a non-partisan manner. On the other hand, voter education or registration activities with evidence of bias that (a) would favor one candidate over another; (b) oppose a candidate in some manner; or (c) have the effect of favoring a candidate or group of candidates, will constitute prohibited participation or intervention. ~~ Apathy is our worst enemy. ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Sybil Augustine, Music Director * * WORT 89.9 FM Community Radio * * 118 South Bedford Street * * Madison, WI USA 53703-2626 * * 608.256.2001 fax 608.256.3704 * * website/Listen Live: wortfm.org * * https://www.facebook.com/WORTFM * * PsychoacousticsRadioShow.on.WORT.FM * * MUSIC TRACKING WED 1-4PM Central * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From juice at whidbey.com Mon Apr 11 15:06:36 2016 From: juice at whidbey.com (Tom Voorhees) Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:06:36 -0700 Subject: [grc] GRC 2016 WEB Site ? Message-ID: <8ff208e03eabdc74775766cff39a412fde23b237@webmail.whidbey.com> Is there a web site up yet for this years 2016 GRC ? Thanks, Tom. From ursula at pacifica.org Mon Apr 18 14:19:44 2016 From: ursula at pacifica.org (Ursula Ruedenberg) Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 16:19:44 -0500 Subject: [grc] Are you interested in Mississippi Community Radio? Message-ID: I just spoke with the folks in Greenville Mississippi and am reaching out on thier behalf. I spent a few months in Greenville MS to help with the building of WDSV (delta Sounds and Voices) a few years back,, when the "Generation 2007" full-power stations were built. It was a brave and pioneering project they were conducting. It's a great frequency, a respected organization, The Delta Foundation, which dates back to the civil rights movement, dedicated to financial equality in one of the poorest parts of the USA. Greenville, is traditionally the largest city on the Big River besides after New Orleans, with a community that really could use a voice. They are on the verge of giving WDSV up because they have not been able to figure out how to make this work. The trouble is that no one has had any real experience in community radio. They are looking for someone with the interest and experience to help them make community radio happen in the Delta. I promised I would get the word out. Does this interest you in any way? Any thoughts? You can contact me or contact them directly: Mashondia Redmond / mredmond at deltadf.org -- Ursula Ruedenberg Pacifica Affiliate Network Manager 510-812-7989 pacificanetwork.org From will at prometheusradio.org Tue Apr 19 11:29:17 2016 From: will at prometheusradio.org (Will Floyd) Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:29:17 -0600 Subject: [grc] Prometheus v. FCC back in court Message-ID: Some of you may remember from a few years back the court case Prometheus fought against the FCC and won, aptly called Prometheus v. FCC . Despite numerous rulings over the years in favor of Prometheus and the public interest, that case is actually still ongoing. In fact, today our friends at the Institute for Public Representation (and previously the Media Access Project) are presenting oral arguments for that case in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. The case deals with the FCC?s media ownership rules and how FCC deregulation has decimated minority representation on radio and television. For you wonks out there, the issues at hand are that (1) the FCC hasn?t done enough to enact rules promoting minority and female ownership of broadcast stations, and (2) they?re allowing media corporations to exploit loopholes called ?shared services agreements? that skirt media ownership limits. As in-the-weeds as they seem, these rules actually matter a lot to diversity and inclusion on the airwaves. If you are interested in watching the oral arguments in this case, the court will post them here by the end of the week. -- Will Floyd Technical Director | Prometheus Radio Project will at prometheusradio.org | 215.727.9620 x524 From musazwana at gmail.com Tue Apr 19 12:47:51 2016 From: musazwana at gmail.com (Musa Zwana) Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 15:47:51 -0400 Subject: [grc] How Do We Come Up with Underwriting Rates? Message-ID: Greetings. I am in Albany, NY and we are trying to figure out appropriate rates for underwriting. Was wondering if anyone on the list would mind sharing (with all of us) what your rates and demographics are in an effort to see what and how to out our rates together. I am also including what we have started with for a rate sheet and our 1st Media Kit: *RATES FOR WCAA-LPFM PROGRAMMING* *Rates may vary for Non-WCAA-LPFM Programming* 1. *SPONSORS * Are individuals, organization or other entities who donate for a specific event or short time period (1-3 times annually). ? $60 for a 1x Promotion ? $40 per Promotion for 2-9 Promotions ? $35 per Promotion for 10 or More Promotions ? $25 Production Charge for Pre-Recorded Promotions 2. *UNDERWRITERS* Are individuals, organization or other entities who donate on an ongoing basis (4 times or more a year). ? $50 for a 1x Promotion (minimum 4 annually) ? $30 per Promotion for 2-9 Promotions (minimum 8 annually) ? $20 per Promotion for 10 or More Promotions (minimum 40 annually) ? $25 Production Charge for Pre-Recorded Promotions *3. **TRAFFIC & WEATHER SPONSOR* $100.00 per week for sponsoring the weather forecast broadcast twice per hour during our drive-time shows, Monday-Friday 6am-10am and 4pm-7pm. There is no discount for extended sponsorship. 4. *EVENT SPONSORS* Help WCAA-LPFM raise funds by sponsoring an event. Your donation will assist in defraying the costs of putting on our regular fundraisers and your company will be highlighted for it. Funds will go towards venue rentals, promotional material printing, securing acts, etc. Your company will be highlighted in promotional materials (printed and electronic) and will be honored at the events by our hosts. ? $100 - Minimum Donation 5. *PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS *Are individuals sponsoring personal announcements Birth/Death Notices, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Retirements. ? $10 for a 2x Promotion 6. *WEBSITE SPONSORS* Highlight your company or organization on our website. ? $50 Month ? $35 Month with On-Air Promotions ******************************** Musa Zwana 518-365-4228 www.wcaa1073.org -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Despite > numerous rulings over the years in favor of Prometheus and the public > interest, that case is actually still ongoing. In fact, today our friends > at the Institute for Public Representation (and previously the Media Access > Project) are presenting oral arguments for that case in the Third Circuit > Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. > > The case deals with the FCC?s media ownership rules and how FCC > deregulation has decimated minority representation on radio and television. > For you wonks out there, the issues at hand are that (1) the FCC hasn?t > done enough to enact rules promoting minority and female ownership of > broadcast stations, and (2) they?re allowing media corporations to exploit > loopholes called ?shared services agreements? that skirt media ownership > limits. As in-the-weeds as they seem, these rules actually matter a lot to > diversity and inclusion on the airwaves. > > If you are interested in watching the oral arguments in this case, the > court will post them here > by the end of the > week. > > -- > Will Floyd > Technical Director | Prometheus Radio Project > will at prometheusradio.org | 215.727.9620 x524 > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > From keeeth at kxcj.org Sat Apr 23 17:20:17 2016 From: keeeth at kxcj.org (Keeeth) Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:20:17 -0700 Subject: [grc] moving TX site outside the 5.6km radius Message-ID: <8931dace86d17508d82ca3dcebacfd9e@sonic.net> Howdy! We are building a rural LPFM in rugged terrain, going on the air probably toward the end of this year. We know that moving our TX site is a Minor Mod, as long as we stay within a 5.6km radius of our current/original TX site. However, we are wondering how doable it is to move our TX site say, 8 or 10km-- would attempting to justify such a move to the FCC involve consulting and/or hiring a lawyer and/or an engineer? Can we do such a move under our own power? Is such a move extraordinary for LPFMs? Thanks for any real-world advice! -- /Keeeth Station Manager KXCJ-LP Cave Junction, OR 105.7FM o:(541)512-KXCJ keeeth[at]kxcj.org ...community-based radio by, for, and about the Illinois Valley! From ad253 at freeelectron.net Sat Apr 23 22:06:50 2016 From: ad253 at freeelectron.net (al davis) Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2016 01:06:50 -0400 Subject: [grc] moving TX site outside the 5.6km radius In-Reply-To: <8931dace86d17508d82ca3dcebacfd9e@sonic.net> References: <8931dace86d17508d82ca3dcebacfd9e@sonic.net> Message-ID: <20160424010650.4dad2ef4@floyd.freeelectron.net> On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:20:17 -0700 Keeeth via grc wrote: > However, we are wondering how doable it is to move our TX site say, 8 or > 10km-- would attempting to justify such a move to the FCC involve > consulting and/or hiring a lawyer and/or an engineer? You need to make a good case for it. 6.5 km is easy. More than that is doable if you can show public benefit. Looking you up .... I don't know why you would want to do that. A move to a mountain top would give you worse coverage because you would need to reduce power so much. Be sure to get a Longley-Rice coverage map before you make any decisions about this. I think the best possible site for you is Illinois River Forks State Park. The water tower at Stage Stop Drive is also a decent site. Call me .. 518-947-6407 .. if you want to talk about it. al. From jhuotari at cox.net Sat Apr 23 22:40:41 2016 From: jhuotari at cox.net (M. John Huotari) Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 22:40:41 -0700 Subject: [grc] How Do We Come Up with Underwriting Rates? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <795EFC00-9B1F-41EE-917E-B9F2752801E4@cox.net> My question is do you do contracts? Between our LP FCC license process and 501(c)3 designation, are we wrong in interpreting the rules that we are not supposed to do quid-pro-quo contracts? We are struggling with the wording of agreements with sponsors. We should not write contracts in the legal sense?what do you think? Technically we should not even have rate sheets, even though the non-profit industry uses them. If anyone has advice on this, we would appreciate it. We are doing some scripts and underwriting for programming where we talk about a financial donation with the sponsor?but do we use contract language (which I think is inappropriate) or do we just write and agree to an appreciation letter for someone?s donation and say we would like to mention your name as a sponsor/underwriter for this series of programs? It?s really a process in the industry where the FCC looks away a bit, don?t ya? think? > On Apr 19, 2016, at 12:47 PM, Musa Zwana via grc wrote: > > Greetings. I am in Albany, NY and we are trying to figure out appropriate > rates for underwriting. Was wondering if anyone on the list would mind > sharing (with all of us) what your rates and demographics are in an effort > to see what and how to out our rates together. > > I am also including what we have started with for a rate sheet and our 1st > Media Kit: > > *RATES FOR WCAA-LPFM PROGRAMMING* > > *Rates may vary for Non-WCAA-LPFM Programming* > > > > 1. *SPONSORS * > Are individuals, organization or other entities who donate for a specific > event or short time period (1-3 times annually). > > ? $60 for a 1x Promotion > > ? $40 per Promotion for 2-9 Promotions > > ? $35 per Promotion for 10 or More Promotions > > ? $25 Production Charge for Pre-Recorded Promotions > > > > 2. *UNDERWRITERS* > Are individuals, organization or other entities who donate on an ongoing > basis > (4 times or more a year). > > ? $50 for a 1x Promotion (minimum 4 annually) > > ? $30 per Promotion for 2-9 Promotions (minimum 8 annually) > > ? $20 per Promotion for 10 or More Promotions (minimum 40 annually) > > ? $25 Production Charge for Pre-Recorded Promotions > > > > *3. **TRAFFIC & WEATHER SPONSOR* > $100.00 per week for sponsoring the weather forecast broadcast twice per > hour during our drive-time shows, Monday-Friday 6am-10am and 4pm-7pm. There > is no discount for extended sponsorship. > > 4. *EVENT SPONSORS* > Help WCAA-LPFM raise funds by sponsoring an event. Your donation will > assist in defraying the costs of putting on our regular fundraisers and > your company will be highlighted for it. Funds will go towards venue > rentals, promotional material printing, securing acts, etc. Your company > will be highlighted in promotional materials (printed and electronic) and > will be honored at the events by our hosts. > > ? $100 - Minimum Donation > > 5. > *PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS *Are individuals sponsoring personal announcements > Birth/Death Notices, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Retirements. > > ? $10 for a 2x Promotion > > > > 6. *WEBSITE SPONSORS* > Highlight your company or organization on our website. > > ? $50 Month > > ? $35 Month with On-Air Promotions > > > > > ******************************** > Musa Zwana > 518-365-4228 > www.wcaa1073.org -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Philip Tymon On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 10:06 PM, al davis via grc wrote: > On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:20:17 -0700 > Keeeth via grc wrote: > > However, we are wondering how doable it is to move our TX site say, 8 or > > 10km-- would attempting to justify such a move to the FCC involve > > consulting and/or hiring a lawyer and/or an engineer? > > You need to make a good case for it. > > 6.5 km is easy. More than that is doable if you can show public > benefit. > > Looking you up .... I don't know why you would want to do that. A > move to a mountain top would give you worse coverage because you would > need to reduce power so much. Be sure to get a Longley-Rice coverage > map before you make any decisions about this. > > I think the best possible site for you is Illinois River Forks State > Park. The water tower at Stage Stop Drive is also a decent site. > > Call me .. 518-947-6407 .. if you want to talk about it. > > > al. > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > From mae at recnet.com Sat Apr 23 23:24:51 2016 From: mae at recnet.com (Michelle Bradley) Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2016 02:24:51 -0400 Subject: [grc] moving TX site outside the 5.6km radius In-Reply-To: References: <8931dace86d17508d82ca3dcebacfd9e@sonic.net> <20160424010650.4dad2ef4@floyd.freeelectron.net> Message-ID: <571C66B3.8050505@recnet.com> Each service is different... - Commercial FM, the old and new location must be mutually exclusive (and the new city of license must pass the muster for a new allotment) - NCE-FM and FM translators require an overlap of service contours of the old and new location - LPFM has a codified 5.6 km limitation (it used to be 2 km). In reality, I have been able to get moves done at many distances. My record so far is 17 km. You just need to make a compelling argument that there are no viable sites between the two locations. The FCC realizes that many LPFMs can't find viable sites and unlike full-power operations, many LPFMers do not have the budget for leased tower space. But yes, 6.5 is very easy. I am so far batting 1.000 on these requests with the FCC. As far as height goes, it's best to find a "sweet spot" where you can get the best height with the highest power. Sometimes locating a station in the foothills instead of a mountaintop is the best. If you have any further questions, please let me know. Michelle Bradley REC 1-844-REC-LPFM =m On 4/24/2016 1:43 AM, Philip Tymon via grc wrote: > Just confirming that Al is right. The usual FM rule that higher is better > often does not apply to LPFM's --- in many situations if you move higher > you have to reduce your power so much your signal becomes untenable. > > Philip Tymon > > On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 10:06 PM, al davis via grc > wrote: > >> On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:20:17 -0700 >> Keeeth via grc wrote: >>> However, we are wondering how doable it is to move our TX site say, 8 or >>> 10km-- would attempting to justify such a move to the FCC involve >>> consulting and/or hiring a lawyer and/or an engineer? >> You need to make a good case for it. >> >> 6.5 km is easy. More than that is doable if you can show public >> benefit. >> >> Looking you up .... I don't know why you would want to do that. A >> move to a mountain top would give you worse coverage because you would >> need to reduce power so much. Be sure to get a Longley-Rice coverage >> map before you make any decisions about this. >> >> I think the best possible site for you is Illinois River Forks State >> Park. The water tower at Stage Stop Drive is also a decent site. >> >> Call me .. 518-947-6407 .. if you want to talk about it. >> >> >> al. >> _______________________________________________ >> grc mailing list >> grc at maillist.peak.org >> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc >> > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From wings at wings.org Thu Apr 28 17:09:40 2016 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:09:40 -0700 Subject: [grc] =?utf-8?q?Fwd=3A_=5BNoram-members=5D_AMARC_condemns_threats?= =?utf-8?q?_against_Syrian_community_radio_ARTA_FM_//_AMARC_condamn?= =?utf-8?q?e_les_menaces_=C3=A0_l=E2=80=99encontre_de_la_radio_comm?= =?utf-8?q?unautaire_syrienne_ARTA_FM?= In-Reply-To: <6e6e0cee-829d-19a3-f843-00adc180ab20@si.amarc.org> References: <6e6e0cee-829d-19a3-f843-00adc180ab20@si.amarc.org> Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Secretariat AMARC Date: 2016-04-28 13:27 GMT-07:00 Subject: [Noram-members] AMARC condemns threats against Syrian community radio ARTA FM // AMARC condamne les menaces ? l?encontre de la radio communautaire syrienne ARTA FM To: International Secretariat (*La version fran?aise suit*) *AMARC condemns threats against Syrian community radio ARTA FM * Montreal, April 27, 2016. The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) is deeply concerned by the act of vandalism and intimidation perpetrated against the headquarters and the staff of ARTA FM, an independent community radio station located in Amudah, in the north-east of Syria, the acts of intimidation and the death threats against its Executive Director, Sefqan. AMARC condemns in the strongest terms any acts that threaten the safety and independence of media workers. An important and reliable source of information for the population of the region, ARTA FM is a project of ARTA for Media and Development, a non-profit German NGO. The community radio station is independent and multilingual, broadcasting in the north-eastern parts of Syria since July 2013 and online . The station broadcasts 15 hours of programmes and news bulletins daily in four languages: Kurdish, Arabic, Syriac and Armenian. Commenting the situation, Siruan H. 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That is what the People's Protection Units are supposed to be there for.?* AMARC calls upon the authorities to investigate these acts of violence and to ensure the protection of independent media in the region. * Source provided by **Community Media Solution* --- *Through service to its members, networking and project implementation, the World Association of Community Radios (AMARC) brings together more than 4,000 community radios, federations and community radio partners in more than 150 countries.** Follow us on **Twitter* * | Join us on **Facebook* *AMARC condamne les menaces ? l?encontre de la radio communautaire syrienne ARTA FM * Montr?al, le 27 avril 2016. L'Association mondiale des radiodiffuseurs communautaires (AMARC) est profond?ment pr?occup?e par les actes de vandalisme et d'intimidation perp?tr?s contre le si?ge et le personnel de ARTA FM, une station de radio communautaire ind?pendante situ?e ? 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