From frieda.werden at gmail.com Mon Aug 1 09:57:59 2016 From: frieda.werden at gmail.com (Frieda Werden) Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 09:57:59 -0700 Subject: [grc] Fwd: [NCRA-Members] International Passport radio art programme - Automn 2016 In-Reply-To: <9EFF44221AEA5B459079A06322EF051B6CD0B8@SVREXC.exchange.local> References: <9EFF44221AEA5B459079A06322EF051B6CD0B8@SVREXC.exchange.local> Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Information CHOQ Date: Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 8:42 AM Subject: [NCRA-Members] International Passport radio art programme - Automn 2016 To: "ncra-members at ncra.ca" Dear all, chers tous et toutes! Season 2 of International Passport, our radio art-drama-documentary-fiction radio programme will start airing next September. Many radio artists from the NCRA did send us short radio art works during the 60 Second radio international contest last winter. We are now opening our airwaves to all of you who wish to rebroadcast some of your works longer works in a 56 minute format. We will add two minutes to them, to complete this 58 minute long show. Heard some great sounds during the last NCRC, hope you will share some of your beauties. Boris Chassagne Direction Info & D?veloppement de contenus Information & Content Development director information at choq.ca 514-436-5407 cell. www.choq.ca -- Please follow the rules of this mailing list as posted on the NCRA website here: http://ncra.ca/members/email-lists --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NCRA Members" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ncra-members+unsubscribe at ncra.ca. To post to this group, send email to ncra-members at ncra.ca. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/ncra.ca/d/msgid/ncra-members/9EFF44221AEA5B459079A06322EF051B6CD0B8%40SVREXC.exchange.local . -- Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org https://www.facebook.com/wingsradio From settled at gmail.com Tue Aug 2 11:25:13 2016 From: settled at gmail.com (Brian Shiratsuki) Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 11:25:13 -0700 Subject: [grc] the Audiogram Generator Message-ID: ...The power of a movie trailer or TV promo is clear. These videos (if well done) can make or break a project. A great trailer gets people?s butts in those $14 movie theater seats. In my business, the project isn?t visual???it?s a highly produced piece of audio, whether a 10-minute news feature or a 60-minute podcast. Audio?s version of ?butts in seats? is a listen. Getting people excited about listening on social media is hard when there isn?t a technical solution for sampling a piece of content. You can?t upload an mp3 to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. And the thing with audio is? it?s invisible. Social platforms often work against our audio content even when we share it as a link to our website. It?s no secret that these platforms employ algorithms that give special treatment to native video content. Native, meaning uploaded directly onto a platform, no links needed. I?m not blaming them; social platform execs have the same desire most marketers have, to keep people on platform. It?s not surprising when many suppress posts (like links) that take users away from their news feeds and favor posts (like videos) that keep users onsite. So where does this leave us?... From gbayou at gmail.com Tue Aug 2 12:30:32 2016 From: gbayou at gmail.com (gretchen k) Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 15:30:32 -0400 Subject: [grc] AUG 8-9: Community radio at World Forum of Free Media (McGill U) Message-ID: Hello -- I wanted to share these community radio activities taking place at McGill this coming week. All events are accessible, free and open to the public. The full program for the World Forum of Free Media (beginning on Aug. 7) is available online at: http://www.fmml.net/spip.php?article171 **FYI CKUT daily news program En profondeur / Off the Hour will be airing speical live coverage all week between 5-6pm. Check out the archives online at www.ckut.ca *Monday, August 8th, 2016* *9h00-10h30 PANEL : Community communications: Decolonizing media and technology / Communications Communautaires: D?colonisation des m?dias et de la technologie* LOCATION: Leacock 26, McGill University Interpr?tation simultan?e (fr/en) Live interpretation - Working for communication rights in Indigenous communities in Northern Ontario: a case study of the Wawatay Native Communications Society. John Gagnon, Wawatay Native Communications Society, Canada - Rethinking community media infrastructure: Experiences from southern Mexico. Loreto Bravo, Palabra Radio, Mexico *15h30-16h45 PANEL : Enjeux citoyens des m?dias (partie 1) / Citizens' Challenges and Concerns about Media (Part 1)* LOCATION: Leacock 26, McGill University Interpr?tation simultan?e (fr/en) Live interpretation - Les radios communautaires victimes d'une "instrumentalisation d?veloppementaliste" en Afrique, Aude Jimenez, ?tudiante au doctorat ? l'UQAM (FR) *Tuesday, August 9th, 2016* *10h45-12h30 ATELIER / WORKSHOP: R?le des radios associatives communautaires dans la r?gion Maghreb Machrek E-joussour, (FR) and La Radio Associative En Tunisie Etat des lieux ozha Ben Mohamed - Radio Associative Pour la Promotion de l'Expression Libre, (FR)*LOCATION: Arts 150, McGill University *10h45-12h30 ATELIER / WORKSHOP: 42 - *N?n3 n? ko li? n? ko le* (What someone does not know, someone else knows) ? a dialogue on knowledge democracy, community radio, and popular struggles that builds on a case study on the Songor salt lagoon, Ada, Ghana *Radio Ada* and St Francis Xavier University (ENG)* LOCATION: Arts W-5, McGill University *10h45-12h30 Maker / Hacker et Espace Ouvert / Maker/Haker and Open Space TOPIC: Radio workshop with free software, Loreto Bravo (ENG/SP)* LOCATION: Arts 230, McGill University *13h45-15h00 ATELIER / WORKSHOP: Radio Free Palestine; Organizing a Collaborative International Broadcast in Commemoration of the 69th Anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba CKUT & the International Middle East Media Center (ENG)*LOCATION: Arts 150, McGill University *13h45-15h00 PANEL : Addressing women's equitable participation through media monitoring and policy making / Aborder la participation ?quitable des femmes ? travers le monitoring des m?dias et l'?laboration de politiques* LOCATION: Leacock 26, McGill University Interpr?tation simultan?e (fr/en) Live interpretation - Strengthening the Garifuna Community Radio Station Network ?Hamalali Garinagu de Honduras?, Ester Patricia Garcia Sanchez - Fraternal Black Honduran Organization, Partenaire du projet WACC / WACC Project Partner, Honduras (ESP with ENG Translation by Lorenzo Vargas, WACC, Communication for Social Change Programme) *Events continue throughout the World Social Forum (www.fsm2016.org ), including:* WEDNESDAY (9h - 11h30, Arts W-5, McGill) The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung?New York Office ATELIER/WORKSHOP : Amplify the South : Community Radio for Climate Change and Human Rights (ENG) THURSDAY (14h00-15h15, Ferrier 230, McGill) Indymedia Convergence & ATELIER / WORKSHOP (EN/FR) Sister Stations : international solidarity relationships to strengthen and focus the Independent Media and Campus & Community Radio Movements From david at ibisradio.org Tue Aug 2 12:48:09 2016 From: david at ibisradio.org (David Goodman) Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 15:48:09 -0400 Subject: [grc] the Audiogram Generator In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Brian, thanks for sharing this. How to make audio "viral" is our mini-Manhattan Project (without the big $$ and things that go boom, of course). Looking forward to learning how to use Audiogram and props to WNYC for deciding to participate in the "radical inclusion" movement (as my friend and social entrepreneur Robbie Samuels calls it) cheers, dg On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Brian Shiratsuki via grc < grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote: > ...The power of a movie trailer or TV promo is clear. These videos (if > well done) can make or break a project. A great trailer gets people?s > butts in those $14 movie theater seats. In my business, the project > isn?t visual ? it?s a highly produced piece of audio, whether a > 10-minute news feature or a 60-minute podcast. Audio?s version of > ?butts in seats? is a listen. Getting people excited about listening > on social media is hard when there isn?t a technical solution for > sampling a piece of content. You can?t upload an mp3 to Facebook, > Twitter or Instagram. And the thing with audio is? it?s invisible. > > Social platforms often work against our audio content even when we > share it as a link to our website. It?s no secret that these platforms > employ algorithms that give special treatment to native video content. > Native, meaning uploaded directly onto a platform, no links needed. > I?m not blaming them; social platform execs have the same desire most > marketers have, to keep people on platform. It?s not surprising when > many suppress posts (like links) that take users away from their news > feeds and favor posts (like videos) that keep users onsite. > > So where does this leave us?... > > > > > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > -- I.B.I.S. Radio Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA *ibisradio.org * From wings at wings.org Tue Aug 2 13:58:55 2016 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 13:58:55 -0700 Subject: [grc] =?utf-8?q?Fwd=3A_=5BNoram-members=5D_IMPORTANT!_=E2=80=93_Q?= =?utf-8?q?uestionnaire_-_Radio_stations_and_their_communities_//_L?= =?utf-8?q?es_stations_de_radio_et_de_leurs_communaut=C3=A9s_-_ques?= =?utf-8?q?tionnaire?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Secretariat AMARC Date: 2016-08-02 9:55 GMT-07:00 Subject: [Noram-members] IMPORTANT! ? Questionnaire - Radio stations and their communities // Les stations de radio et de leurs communaut?s - questionnaire To: International Secretariat I am Igor ?mitek Pro?i?, co-worker of Radio Student from Slovenia and for my thesis I'm researching the relationship of community radio stations and their communities. Before you is a short questionnaire which tries to identify the ways and activities by which you interact and engage with your communities. I am doing my research with the help of the AMARC World Network which will gladly use the results by their future endeavours. I kindly ask you for *10 min* of your time to answer the questionnaire by the *12th of August 2016*. Doing so, you will enable the network of community radio stations a better understanding of your relationship with your communities which you address, and enable me to finish my educational path in the field that interests me. *Link: **https://www.1ka.si/a/101961 * Best regards, -- *Igor Pro?i?* Vodja slu?be za fundraising in koordinacijo projektov Head of fundraising and project management +386 40 574 203 [image: http://old.radiostudent.si/p/projekti/files/2011/10/Radio-%C5%A0tudent-logo1.jpg] Je m'appelle Igor ?mitek Prosi?. Je travaille ? la station de Radio ?tudent (radio Etudiant) et je fais des recherches, dans le cadre de mon dipl?me, sur la relation entre des stations de radio et leurs communaut?s. Il y a devant vous un court questionnaire qui essaie d'identifier les moyens et les activit?s avec lesquels votre station de radio inclut ses communaut?s et communique avec elles. La recherche est faite en collaboration avec ?AMARC World?, qui va se servir de ces r?sultats avec diligence en poursuivant ses objectifs. Je vous prie de consacrer 10 minutes ? ce questionnaire et d?y r?pondre avant le *12 ao?t 2016*. Cela permettra ? la communaut? des radios d'avoir une meilleure compr?hension de la relation entre la station de radio et la communaut? ? laquelle elle s'adresse. En m?me temps cela me permettra de finir mes ?tudes sur le sujet qui m'int?resse. *Link: **https://www.1ka.si/a/101961?language=10 * Sinc?res salutations, *Igor Pro?i?* Vodja slu?be za fundraising in koordinacijo projektov Head of fundraising and project management +386 40 574 203 [image: http://old.radiostudent.si/p/projekti/files/2011/10/Radio-%C5%A0tudent-logo1.jpg] -- Secr?tariat international / International Secretariat / Secretariado Internacional AMARC Tel: +1-514-982-0351 Fax: +1-514-849-7129 Email: secretariat at si.amarc.org web: http://www.amarc.org Twitter: www.twitter.com/AMARCnews Facebook: www.facebook.com/AMARCInternationalSecretariat ------------------------------ [image: Avast logo] L'absence de virus dans ce courrier ?lectronique a ?t? v?rifi?e par le logiciel antivirus Avast. www.avast.com _______________________________________________ Noram-members mailing list Noram-members at lists.amarc.org http://lists.amarc.org/mailman/listinfo/noram-members -- Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Make and implement decisions regarding the operation of the station including personnel, contracts, legal requirements, finance, and maintenance. Implement hiring and firing, training and evaluation of paid staff. Provides support and information to the Board of Directors and other committees, including Finance, Development, and Policy. Hold regular meetings with staff and contractors as well as plan board/staff meetings, trainings, and retreats >> >> Responsible for outreach and promotion of KMUD, its programs and events, including: public speaking, press releases and advertising in all appropriate media, and production of program guides, newsletters and website. >> >> Overall responsibility, in collaboration with paid staff and volunteers, for the financial affairs of the station, including development, grants, bookkeeping, underwriting, budgeting, purchasing, sales and other relevant financial matters. >> >> Work collaboratively with financial staff and Board Treasurer to prepare timely and accurate financial reports required by the Board of Directors, local, state and federal agencies, and by lending and grant-making institutions. Prepare a draft annual budget, working with the Finance Committee. >> >> Oversee the coordination of all fundraising and outreach activities. Oversee pledge drives in coordination with the Pledge Drive Committee. Search for and secure public and private grants. >> >> Qualifications: >> >> Required: >> >> Management experience. >> Experience working with a board of directors. >> Strong written and interpersonal communication skills. >> Ability to work with a diverse group. >> Strong skills in fundraising and financial management. >> Commitment to community development. >> >> Preferred: >> >> Minimum three years broadcast management experience. >> Working knowledge of FCC regulations. >> Degree in mass communications or related field. >> Understanding of broadcast production, webcasting, regulations and marketing. >> Experience as a board member. >> Familiarity with financial databases and software. >> >> Resume packets due no later than August 12th 2016 at 5pm by email. >> >> Full job description at: http://kmud.org/jobs. Submit resume to smhiring at kmud.org. >> >> From juice at whidbey.com Wed Aug 3 13:04:50 2016 From: juice at whidbey.com (Tom Voorhees) Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:04:50 -0700 Subject: [grc] Santa Cruz -- KUSP goes off the air Message-ID: <15ca8670d20c67a104cbe7dc1085a22d8cafa709@webmail.whidbey.com> One more reason why all five Pacifica stations need to survive. Tom LACKING A BUYER AND SHORT ON FUNDS, KUSP GOES OFF THE AIR http://current.org/2016/08/lacking-a-buyer-and-short-on-funds-kusp-goes-off-the-air/ KUSP-FM in Santa Cruz, Calif., ended on-air and online broadcasting at midnight Sunday, struggling under a massive debt load and unable to find a buyer. ?This decision reflects the reality of the station's financial situation; we simply cannot afford to broadcast any longer,? said Matt Farrell, president of the station?s board, in a press release. ?The decision does not reflect what KUSP might have become given different financial circumstances, nor is it a reflection of the excellent work General Manager Alex Burke has done as the station's sole employee in recent months.? The station has broadcast for nearly 45 years on air, and online for more than 20. Last fall, it adopted a Triple A format to differentiate its programming from that of KAZU in nearby Pacific Grove and to save money by dropping NPR programming. But in May, with about $700,000 in debt, the station decided to cut its staff [1] and hire a station manager to keep the station running and meet FCC requirements. The board of the Pataphysical Broadcasting Foundation, which owns KUSP?s license, approved a sale of the station [2]. But KUSP hasn?t found a buyer. Last year the station pursued a sale to California?s Classical Public Radio Network [3] but abandoned the possible deal [1] after receiving a donation that allowed it to experiment with the Triple A format. In 2014 it explored a partnership with an undisclosed public broadcaster, but the deal fell through. A potential merger with KAZU [4] in 2008 also fizzled. ?The Board will continue to search for a buyer and is evaluating remaining options in light of financial issues facing the station,? the press release said. KUSP?s license to broadcast will expire if it remains off air for 12 consecutive months. FILED UNDER: * Quick Takes [5] * KUSP [6] RELATED STORIES * FOUNDATION MEMBERS APPROVE SALE OF KUSP [2] Station staff will be laid off Friday. * KUSP-FM BOARD RECOMMENDS SALE AS STATION CUTS ENTIRE STAFF [1] Members of the station's foundation will vote on the sale Wednesday. * KUSP TO GO TRIPLE A AS BOARD TAPS FERRARO FOR TURNAROUND [7] Ferraro, formerly g.m. of WYEP in Pittsburgh, was named interim g.m. at the California station. Links: ------ [1] http://current.org/2016/05/kusp-fm-board-recommends-sale-as-station-cuts-entire-staff/ [2] http://current.org/2016/05/foundation-members-approve-sale-of-kusp/ [3] http://current.org/2015/05/californias-kusp-fm-considers-way-out-of-unstable-finances/ [4] http://current.org/2008/03/stations-court-flirt-propose-and-part-by-monterey-bay/ [5] http://current.org/category/quick-takes/ [6] http://current.org/tag/kusp/ [7] http://current.org/2015/09/kusp-to-go-triple-a-as-board-taps-ferraro-for-turnaround/ From tellsomebodyradio at yahoo.com Wed Aug 3 14:17:24 2016 From: tellsomebodyradio at yahoo.com (Tom Klammer) Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 21:17:24 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [grc] Santa Cruz -- KUSP goes off the air In-Reply-To: <15ca8670d20c67a104cbe7dc1085a22d8cafa709@webmail.whidbey.com> References: <15ca8670d20c67a104cbe7dc1085a22d8cafa709@webmail.whidbey.com> Message-ID: <692848362.8995054.1470259044028.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> ?"Last fall, it adopted a Triple A format to differentiate its programming from that of KAZU in nearby Pacific Grove"? What? Triple A wasn't a magic cure??? ?I'm shocked. ?NOTICE: This communication is vulnerable to being acquired and stored by the National Security Agency (NSA) in secret. Absent a finding of "probable cause" that you and/or I are engaged in illegal activity, such action by the NSA violates my right, guaranteed by the 4th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, to be secure from "unreasonable searches and seizures." The parties to this email do not?consent to anygovernment official or body collecting, storing, or retrieving this communication or any related metadata. Nor do they consent to any government official or body?printing, copying, re-transmitting, disseminating, or otherwise using this communication or any related metadata. From: Tom Voorhees via grc To: nceorg at lists.prometheusradio.org; stubblefield at lists.prometheusradio.org; grc at maillist.peak.org Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2016 3:04 PM Subject: [grc] Santa Cruz -- KUSP goes off the air One more reason why all five Pacifica stations need to survive. Tom LACKING A BUYER AND SHORT ON FUNDS, KUSP GOES OFF THE AIR http://current.org/2016/08/lacking-a-buyer-and-short-on-funds-kusp-goes-off-the-air/ KUSP-FM in Santa Cruz, Calif., ended on-air and online broadcasting at midnight Sunday, struggling under a massive debt load and unable to find a buyer. ?This decision reflects the reality of the station's financial situation; we simply cannot afford to broadcast any longer,? said Matt Farrell, president of the station?s board, in a press release. ?The decision does not reflect what KUSP might have become given different financial circumstances, nor is it a reflection of the excellent work General Manager Alex Burke has done as the station's sole employee in recent months.? The station has broadcast for nearly 45 years on air, and online for more than 20. Last fall, it adopted a Triple A format to differentiate its programming from that of KAZU in nearby Pacific Grove and to save money by dropping NPR programming. But in May, with about $700,000 in debt, the station decided to cut its staff [1] and hire a station manager to keep the station running and meet FCC requirements. The board of the Pataphysical Broadcasting Foundation, which owns KUSP?s license, approved a sale of the station [2]. But KUSP hasn?t found a buyer. Last year the station pursued a sale to California?s Classical Public Radio Network [3] but abandoned the possible deal [1] after receiving a donation that allowed it to experiment with the Triple A format. In 2014 it explored a partnership with an undisclosed public broadcaster, but the deal fell through. A potential merger with KAZU [4] in 2008 also fizzled. ?The Board will continue to search for a buyer and is evaluating remaining options in light of financial issues facing the station,? the press release said. KUSP?s license to broadcast will expire if it remains off air for 12 consecutive months. FILED UNDER: ??? * Quick Takes [5] ??? * KUSP [6] RELATED STORIES ??? * FOUNDATION MEMBERS APPROVE SALE OF KUSP [2] Station staff will be laid off Friday. ??? * KUSP-FM BOARD RECOMMENDS SALE AS STATION CUTS ENTIRE STAFF [1] Members of the station's foundation will vote on the sale Wednesday. ??? * KUSP TO GO TRIPLE A AS BOARD TAPS FERRARO FOR TURNAROUND [7] Ferraro, formerly g.m. of WYEP in Pittsburgh, was named interim g.m. at the California station. Links: ------ [1] http://current.org/2016/05/kusp-fm-board-recommends-sale-as-station-cuts-entire-staff/ [2] http://current.org/2016/05/foundation-members-approve-sale-of-kusp/ [3] http://current.org/2015/05/californias-kusp-fm-considers-way-out-of-unstable-finances/ [4] http://current.org/2008/03/stations-court-flirt-propose-and-part-by-monterey-bay/ [5] http://current.org/category/quick-takes/ [6] http://current.org/tag/kusp/ [7] http://current.org/2015/09/kusp-to-go-triple-a-as-board-taps-ferraro-for-turnaround/ _______________________________________________ grc mailing list grc at maillist.peak.org http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From tuc at tucradio.org Wed Aug 3 15:52:41 2016 From: tuc at tucradio.org (Maria Gilardin) Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 15:52:41 -0700 Subject: [grc] Santa Cruz -- KUSP goes off the air In-Reply-To: <692848362.8995054.1470259044028.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> References: <15ca8670d20c67a104cbe7dc1085a22d8cafa709@webmail.whidbey.com> <692848362.8995054.1470259044028.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Oh no! That's a Lorenzo Milam, Jeremy Lansman station! Designed to live forever - (like Pacifica?) The on-air studio that I remember had a window and you could hear the ocean when you opened it. What went wrong?? Maria Maria Gilardin/TUC Radio PO Box 44/Calpella, CA, 95418 (707) 463-2654 http://www.tucradio.org On 8/3/2016 2:17 PM, Tom Klammer via grc wrote: > "Last fall, it adopted a Triple A format to differentiate its programming from that of KAZU in nearby Pacific Grove" > > What? Triple A wasn't a magic cure??? I'm shocked. > NOTICE: This communication is vulnerable to being acquired and stored by the National Security Agency (NSA) in secret. Absent a finding of "probable cause" that you and/or I are engaged in illegal activity, such action by the NSA violates my right, guaranteed by the 4th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, to be secure from "unreasonable searches and seizures." The parties to this email do not consent to anygovernment official or body collecting, storing, or retrieving this communication or any related metadata. Nor do they consent to any government official or body printing, copying, re-transmitting, disseminating, or otherwise using this communication or any related metadata. > > From: Tom Voorhees via grc > To: nceorg at lists.prometheusradio.org; stubblefield at lists.prometheusradio.org; grc at maillist.peak.org > Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2016 3:04 PM > Subject: [grc] Santa Cruz -- KUSP goes off the air > > One more reason why all five Pacifica stations need to survive. > Tom > > LACKING A BUYER AND SHORT ON FUNDS, KUSP GOES OFF THE AIR > > http://current.org/2016/08/lacking-a-buyer-and-short-on-funds-kusp-goes-off-the-air/ > > KUSP-FM in Santa Cruz, Calif., ended on-air and online broadcasting at > midnight Sunday, struggling under a massive debt load and unable to find a > buyer. > > ?This decision reflects the reality of the station's financial situation; > we simply cannot afford to broadcast any longer,? said Matt Farrell, > president of the station?s board, in a press release. ?The decision > does not reflect what KUSP might have become given different financial > circumstances, nor is it a reflection of the excellent work General Manager > Alex Burke has done as the station's sole employee in recent months.? > > The station has broadcast for nearly 45 years on air, and online for more > than 20. Last fall, it adopted a Triple A format to differentiate its > programming from that of KAZU in nearby Pacific Grove and to save money by > dropping NPR programming. > > But in May, with about $700,000 in debt, the station decided to cut its > staff [1] and hire a station manager to keep the station running and meet > FCC requirements. The board of the Pataphysical Broadcasting Foundation, > which owns KUSP?s license, approved a sale of the station [2]. > > But KUSP hasn?t found a buyer. Last year the station pursued a sale to > California?s Classical Public Radio Network [3] but abandoned the > possible deal [1] after receiving a donation that allowed it to experiment > with the Triple A format. In 2014 it explored a partnership with an > undisclosed public broadcaster, but the deal fell through. A potential > merger with KAZU [4] in 2008 also fizzled. > > ?The Board will continue to search for a buyer and is evaluating > remaining options in light of financial issues facing the station,? the > press release said. > > KUSP?s license to broadcast will expire if it remains off air for 12 > consecutive months. > > FILED UNDER: > > * Quick Takes [5] > * KUSP [6] > > RELATED STORIES > > * > > FOUNDATION MEMBERS APPROVE SALE OF KUSP [2] > > Station staff will be laid off Friday. > * > > KUSP-FM BOARD RECOMMENDS SALE AS STATION CUTS ENTIRE STAFF [1] > > Members of the station's foundation will vote on the sale Wednesday. > * > > KUSP TO GO TRIPLE A AS BOARD TAPS FERRARO FOR TURNAROUND [7] > > Ferraro, formerly g.m. of WYEP in Pittsburgh, was named interim g.m. at the > California station. > > > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://current.org/2016/05/kusp-fm-board-recommends-sale-as-station-cuts-entire-staff/ > [2] http://current.org/2016/05/foundation-members-approve-sale-of-kusp/ > [3] http://current.org/2015/05/californias-kusp-fm-considers-way-out-of-unstable-finances/ > [4] http://current.org/2008/03/stations-court-flirt-propose-and-part-by-monterey-bay/ > [5] http://current.org/category/quick-takes/ > [6] http://current.org/tag/kusp/ > [7] http://current.org/2015/09/kusp-to-go-triple-a-as-board-taps-ferraro-for-turnaround/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 brittany.thomas at zumix.org Tue Aug 9 16:08:57 2016 From: brittany.thomas at zumix.org (Brittany Thomas) Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 19:08:57 -0400 Subject: [grc] ZUMIX Radio's LPFM launch Message-ID: Hey all, Hope you are well. ZUMIX Radio has been working hard this summer producing a youth health radio show and a collection of radio stories about immigration, city planning and inspiring citizens. All of this feels more exciting as we approach the launch of our LPFM frequency in September. To raise the final capital dollars for the project, we've launched a crowdfunding site: https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/94-9- zumix-radio-powered-by-youth. If you or any radio-minded friends are jazzed about the opportunity to include youth voices in the radio landscape, we'd so appreciate any amount of sharing. We're almost there! Please let me know if you have any thoughts or questions. Best, Brittany Brittany Thomas ZUMIX Radio Coordinator 260 Sumner Street East Boston, MA 02128 617-568-9777 (O) 603-714-8776 (M) *ZUMIX Radio is launching at 94.9 FM, and we're crowd funding the final steps to get there! Donate or share the campaign and help us #makesomewaves in Boston radio!* === *Tune in to ZUMIX Youth & Community Radio!* - Streaming on the web at zumix.org - plus check out our blog at zumixradio.blogspot.com From britt.g.thomas at gmail.com Wed Aug 10 15:28:46 2016 From: britt.g.thomas at gmail.com (Brittany Thomas) Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 18:28:46 -0400 Subject: [grc] ZUMIX Radio: new link! Message-ID: Hey all, The link in the previous post wasn't working. Here it is again: https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/94-9-zumix-radio-powered-by-youth THANK you! From danny at wspj.org Wed Aug 10 16:03:43 2016 From: danny at wspj.org (Danny) Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 19:03:43 -0400 Subject: [grc] ZUMIX Radio's LPFM launch In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <001401d1f35b$77ae9a40$670bcec0$@wspj.org> Awesome news Brittany!! -----Original Message----- From: grc [mailto:grc-bounces at maillist.peak.org] On Behalf Of Brittany Thomas via grc Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 7:09 PM To: grc at maillist.peak.org Subject: [grc] ZUMIX Radio's LPFM launch Hey all, Hope you are well. ZUMIX Radio has been working hard this summer producing a youth health radio show and a collection of radio stories about immigration, city planning and inspiring citizens. All of this feels more exciting as we approach the launch of our LPFM frequency in September. To raise the final capital dollars for the project, we've launched a crowdfunding site: https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/94-9- zumix-radio-powered-by-youth. If you or any radio-minded friends are jazzed about the opportunity to include youth voices in the radio landscape, we'd so appreciate any amount of sharing. We're almost there! Please let me know if you have any thoughts or questions. Best, Brittany Brittany Thomas ZUMIX Radio Coordinator 260 Sumner Street East Boston, MA 02128 617-568-9777 (O) 603-714-8776 (M) *ZUMIX Radio is launching at 94.9 FM, and we're crowd funding the final steps to get there! Donate or share the campaign and help us #makesomewaves in Boston radio!* === *Tune in to ZUMIX Youth & Community Radio!* - Streaming on the web at zumix.org - plus check out our blog at zumixradio.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ grc mailing list grc at maillist.peak.org http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From malachimuncy at gmail.com Wed Aug 10 18:00:58 2016 From: malachimuncy at gmail.com (Malachi Muncy) Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 20:00:58 -0500 Subject: [grc] Please remove mefrom this list Message-ID: On Wednesday, August 10, 2016, Brittany Thomas via grc < grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote: > Hey all, > The link in the previous post wasn't working. Here it is again: > https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/94-9- > zumix-radio-powered-by-youth > THANK you! > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > From danny at wspj.org Thu Aug 11 15:19:16 2016 From: danny at wspj.org (Danny) Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:19:16 -0400 Subject: [grc] Mounting and spacing of 2 bay OMB MP 1 antennas? Message-ID: <000001d1f41e$664e2a90$32ea7fb0$@wspj.org> We?re working with a property owner that is very concerned about the visual impact of us putting a 2 bay OMB MP 1 antenna system on their roof cupola. Wind and icing aren?t serious concerns, so how skinny a mounting pole can we use and how far apart do we need to space the bays and how far above the cupola roof? The latter is stone tiles with metal trim. I read elsewhere that as the spacing changes, so will the gain of the antenna system. That running it full wave, we will get higher gain (unity, or close to it) , but that most of that energy is going "up" rather than horizontally. And if we decrease the antenna spacing, the pattern "squashes" towards the horizon, resulting in less energy going straight up toward space and more toward the horizon. Which is more desirable, obviously. The down side is the efficiency decreases, so you need more transmitter power to make your assigned ERP. Does this make sense? Lastly, where does the power splitter go? Much thanks! Danny WSPJ-LP Syracuse NY -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 4162 bytes Desc: not available URL: From mike at brownbroadcast.com Thu Aug 11 18:12:55 2016 From: mike at brownbroadcast.com (Michael D. Brown) Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:12:55 -0700 Subject: [grc] [Stubblefield] Mounting and spacing of 2 bay OMB MP 1 antennas? In-Reply-To: <000001d1f41e$664e2a90$32ea7fb0$@wspj.org> References: <000001d1f41e$664e2a90$32ea7fb0$@wspj.org> Message-ID: <2AE63FDC44C640D39701C8C137582662@Darth> The size of mounting pole is partially dependant on how much unsupported pipe we are talking about. In most cases, we're talking about 1.5 to 2" schedule-40 galvanized pipe, which has actual ODs of about 1.9 and 2.375" respectively. In the middle of the FM band, 1 wavelength is almost exactly 10 feet. We often specify 0.75 and 0.5 wave spacings. They tend to work well, for all the reasons you state, and more. Gains for two bays are about 0.95 and 0.7 respectively. In most cases, 0.75 to 0.78 spacing has the best gain-per-foot. mb Michael D. Brown Brown Broadcast Services, Inc. 3740 SW Comus St. ? Portland OR 97219-7418 USA mike at brownbroadcast.com ? www.brownbroadcast.com offc 503-245-6065 ? cell 503-703-3202 ? fax 503-245-5773 _____ From: Stubblefield [mailto:stubblefield-bounces at lists.prometheusradio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 3:19 PM To: grc at maillist.peak.org; stubblefield at lists.prometheusradio.org Subject: [Stubblefield] Mounting and spacing of 2 bay OMB MP 1 antennas? We?re working with a property owner that is very concerned about the visual impact of us putting a 2 bay OMB MP 1 antenna system on their roof cupola. Wind and icing aren?t serious concerns, so how skinny a mounting pole can we use and how far apart do we need to space the bays and how far above the cupola roof? The latter is stone tiles with metal trim. I read elsewhere that as the spacing changes, so will the gain of the antenna system. That running it full wave, we will get higher gain (unity, or close to it) , but that most of that energy is going "up" rather than horizontally. And if we decrease the antenna spacing, the pattern "squashes" towards the horizon, resulting in less energy going straight up toward space and more toward the horizon. Which is more desirable, obviously. The down side is the efficiency decreases, so you need more transmitter power to make your assigned ERP. Does this make sense? Lastly, where does the power splitter go? Much thanks! Danny WSPJ-LP Syracuse NY -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 6882 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ad253 at freeelectron.net Fri Aug 12 08:45:13 2016 From: ad253 at freeelectron.net (al davis) Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 11:45:13 -0400 Subject: [grc] Mounting and spacing of 2 bay OMB MP 1 antennas? In-Reply-To: <000001d1f41e$664e2a90$32ea7fb0$@wspj.org> References: <000001d1f41e$664e2a90$32ea7fb0$@wspj.org> Message-ID: <20160812114513.4b3fdb13@floyd.freeelectron.net> On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:19:16 -0400 Danny via grc wrote: > We?re working with a property owner that is very concerned about the visual > impact of us putting a 2 bay OMB MP 1 antenna system on their roof cupola. You saw what WLPP is using. https://www.facebook.com/wlpp102.9fm/photos/a.891652214227515.1073741828.880376565355080/951022641623805/?type=3&theater It's a cheapo 50 foot telescoping mast, a consumer product. > Wind and icing aren?t serious concerns, so how skinny a mounting pole can we > use and how far apart do we need to space the bays and how far above the > cupola roof? The latter is stone tiles with metal trim. Above the roof ... figure 20 feet above where people are. In the WLPP picture, there's about 5 feet inside in the attic above the top floor. Antenna gain vs spacing ... The gain of a stacked array is primarily proportional to the length of the array, with about 3/4 wave spacing a little better, giving the highest gain per occupied tower space. About .95 wave (a little less than 1) gives the highest gain per bay. For LPFM, I wouldn't worry about gain to this extent. The bigger concern is meeting a second-adjacent waiver. For this, usually again 3/4 wave usually works best. If your primary concern is straight down, nulling toward others on the same tower, half wave might be better. > > > > I read elsewhere that as the spacing changes, so will the gain of the > antenna system. That running it full wave, we will get higher gain (unity, > or close to it) , but that most of that energy is going "up" rather than > horizontally. And if we decrease the antenna spacing, the pattern "squashes" > towards the horizon, resulting in less energy going straight up toward space > and more toward the horizon. Not quite. Actually, as the spacing increases the pattern squashes. The gain of an antenna is measured at the horizon. All antennas radiate essentially all of the power put in to them. "Gain" is created by taking power away from some undesired direction and adding it in a desired direction. It's kind of like what lenses and mirrors do to light. The real impact of the spacing is that there is an interference pattern with lobes and nulls formed by the multiple point sources. By adjusting spacing, you can fine-tune that pattern to your benefit. Some specifics ... with half-wave spacing, there is a null straight down. This is usually considered to be good, signal increases as you travel out, with a max at 30 degrees depression. With full-wave spacing, there is a maximum straight down. This is usually not considered to be good, but it is not as bad as you might think because a single bay has a donut pattern, with a null straight down, but there is a maximum at 60 degrees which may be troublesome. 3/4 wave spacing gives a null at 45 degrees depression. Combined with the single bay null down, it gives a bigger quiet zone. Beyond that ... There is some difference based on the design of each bay. You have a choice of a "ring-stub" or "twin-v" design, and probably see little reason to choose one over the other. After installing both, I now have a fairly strong preference for the twin-V design. It tends to be more broadband, and there is less downward radiation, better null straight down. With the ring-stub, the vertical part (stub) has a good donut pattern, but the horizontal part (ring) doesn't have so much of a null straight down. The bandwidth difference is significant. It is possible to make a twin-v broad enough that some makers sell a single broadband model that is good enough for the whole band without tuning. Tuned, they can hold well enough that even with ice there is not a problem. WLPP's PCP ring-stub, which looks like a similar design to the OMB, is noticeably detuned when it rains. This last winter, we had no ice on the antenna (but lots of ice at higher elevation in the mountains). I shudder to think how bad it will detune when there is real ice. I would not recommend another one of these. Having commented on antenna quality, of the ones I have installed, the best I have seen so far is from PSI. Their LPFM antenna is all welded construction, as good as I would expect for a big-bucks full power antenna, but lighter and thinner, and the cost is competitive. Of all the LPFM antennas I have used, this is the only one I consider to be good enough that I would pay a professional tower crew to install, and have confidence that they won't need to climb again next year to fix it. But then, I haven't seen all brands so others I am not familiar with might be as good or better. Another possible antenna choice might be the "Dominator". It's basically a 5/8 wave vertical whip. If you want cheap, light, and unobtrusive visually, this might be a good choice. The downside is that it's vertical polarized only. From wings at wings.org Sun Aug 14 21:53:24 2016 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2016 21:53:24 -0700 Subject: [grc] Natural Sounds Archive online Message-ID: http://cornelluniversity.tumblr.com/post/40770771576/worlds-largest-natural-sound-archive-now-fully -- Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org From aniraven at gmail.com Tue Aug 16 16:12:40 2016 From: aniraven at gmail.com (Ani Raven) Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 16:12:40 -0700 Subject: [grc] JOB OPENING at KBOO - full-time AM News & Public Affairs Director Message-ID: KBOO Community Radio in Portland, Oregon, will celebrate 50 years of independent, non-commercial radio in 2018! KBOO is currently seeking a full-time AM News & Public Affairs Director. Go to www.kboo.fm/AMNews for more information about this position. Applications are due by 4:00pm Friday, September 2nd, 2016, at 20 SE 8th, Portland, Oregon 97214, or by e-mailing hiring at kboo.org. To apply please send both a resume and a cover letter outlining your skills and experience with regard to the minimum qualifications and answering the question, ?Why is KBOO important?? No phone calls please. KBOO Community Radio is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women and people of color are encouraged to apply. Thank you! *Monica Beemer, Station Manager* *(she/they pronouns)* *503-231-8032, ext. 204 <503-231-8032%2C%20ext.%20204>KBOO.FM * From ctonemedia at gmail.com Thu Aug 18 10:24:34 2016 From: ctonemedia at gmail.com (CJ Leander) Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:24:34 -0700 Subject: [grc] Reg to FCC EAS webinar - starts less than hour Message-ID: ==== Event: ETRS Webinar: Registration and Filing Form One Date: Thursday, August 18, 2016 Time: 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (1:00 p.m. Central) Event number: 996 921 885 Event password: fcc123 To join: 1. Go to https://fccevents.webex.com/fccevents/onstage/g.php? MTID=e2c5cc7121f2137a5099169a1f8990627 2. On the right under "Join Event Now" enter your name and email address 3. Enter the meeting password, fcc123 4. Click on "Join Now" --- From juice at whidbey.com Fri Aug 19 10:45:19 2016 From: juice at whidbey.com (Tom Voorhees) Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:45:19 -0700 Subject: [grc] Gorman-Redlich EAS ETRS Test Waiver Request Message-ID: <886755c657ebc4897975da5e8f0dc318fcdd0843@webmail.whidbey.com> http://www.radioworld.com/article/gorman-redlich-eas-waiver-request-raises-questions/279419 [1] The FCC petition filed by equipment manufacturer Gorman-Redlich [2] in July asking for a partial waiver of EAS rules is still pending but it has sparked industry debate about EAS equipment and how long broadcasters can expect their legacy boxes to function. The Gorman-Redlich petition requests a partial waiver of the rules for processing of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) messages into SAME-encoded messages in order to comply with definitions in Part 11. Gorman-Redlich founder Jim Gorman told Radio World that the move was in response to customers who are reluctant to dispose of still-functioning legacy EAS gear, mostly radio stations in small markets or low-power stations operating on limited budgets. The request asks the FCC to allow Gorman CAP equipment to add an entire state location code (0XX000) to the 000000 National Code so that legacy equipment will respond to a nationwide message. The Gorman-Redlich CAP-DEC 1 is a standalone unit that processes Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) messages and puts them on air via the Emergency Alert System. The industry is watching closely for developments with the FCC?s nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System approaching. The nationwide EAS test, scheduled for Sept. 28, is meant to assess the reliability and effectiveness of the EAS, with particular emphasis on testing FEMA?s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, the integrated gateway through which common alerting protocol-based EAS alerts are disseminated to EAS participants, according to the FCC. According to Gorman, the company?s EAS-1 units are compliant with V9.8 software, which meets the commission?s 6th Report and Order requirements. ?We?ve been making V9.8 since 2012, so a lot of stations already have that version. We are sending the updated EPROMs to people who say they have 9.2 or 8.7, which is from 1997,? Gorman said. ?The [FCC] variance would help people who do not have V9.8 or operate other legacy equipment.? Gorman says the company?s CAP-DEC 1, an intermediary device that adds CAP functionality to EAS equipment, will forward the 000000 National Code to whatever EAS unit it is connected to. ?Broadcasters with older Sage and Burk EAS boxes can run them until they die if this waiver is allowed by the FCC,? he said. Gorman says the FCC has been mum on his inquiries about his petition to this point. He does encourage radio broadcasters in small markets and low-power broadcasters to comment to the FCC about his waiver request. You can access Docket No. 15-94 by visiting FCC filing submission page [3]. The FCC declined to comment on the pending waiver action. RELATED: Gorman-Redlich Asks for EAS Waiver [4] - See more at: http://www.radioworld.com/article/gorman-redlich-eas-waiver-request-raises-questions/279419#sthash.kHbaHr1M.dpuf > Links: ------ [1] http://www.radioworld.com/article/gorman-redlich-eas-waiver-request-raises-questions/279419 [2] http://www.gorman-redlich.com/ [3] https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings [4] http://www.radioworld.com/article/gorman-redlich-asks-for-eas-waiver/279308 From ksholcomb at gmail.com Wed Aug 24 15:59:55 2016 From: ksholcomb at gmail.com (Karen Holcomb) Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:59:55 -0500 Subject: [grc] Grassroots Radio Conference 2016 Message-ID: KUHS-lp 97.9 Hot Springs invites the radio community to the Grassroots Radio Conference 2016, to be held here in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Hot Springs is a resort in the Ouachita Mountains, one hour from Little Rock, and features lakes, mineral baths, a casino, great hiking, camping, a documentary film festival (concurrent with our festival!) and several live music venues. [see attached] If you plan to come and would like to be considered as a presenter, please contact Robert Nagy, kuhslp at gmail.com. For information about the conference, lodging, scheduling, check out GRC2016.net. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: GRC information basic.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 195040 bytes Desc: not available URL: From juice at whidbey.com Thu Aug 25 11:13:39 2016 From: juice at whidbey.com (Tom Voorhees) Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 11:13:39 -0700 Subject: [grc] We Can Save Community Broadband Fiber Message-ID: FTTH, Fiber To The Home, can reduce concerns of folks sensitive to gigahertz of radio radiation from cell / smart phones. Tom. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/08/community-broadband-and-fcc-net-neutrality-still-begins-home [1] THE FCC CAN'T SAVE COMMUNITY BROADBAND -- BUT WE CAN Last year, while most of us were focused on the FCC?s Open Internet Order to protect net neutrality, the FCC quietly did one more thing: it voted to override certain state regulations that inhibit the development and expansion of community broadband projects. The net neutrality rules have since been upheld [2], but last week a federal appeals court rejected [3]FCC?s separate effort to preempt state law. The FCC?s goals were laudable. Municipalities and local communities have been experimenting with ways to foster alternatives to big broadband providers like Comcast and Time/Warner. Done right, community fiber experiments have the potential to create options [4] that empower Internet subscribers and make Internet access more affordable. For example, Chattanooga, Tennessee, is home to one of the nation?s least expensive, most robust municipally-owned broadband networks. The city decided to build a high-speed network initially to meet the needs of the city?s electric company. Then, the local government learned that the cable companies would not be upgrading their Internet service fast enough to meet the city's needs. So the electric utility also became an ISP, and the residents of Chattanooga now have access to a gigabit (1,000 megabits) per second Internet connection. That?s far ahead of the average US connection speed, which typically clocks in at 9.8 megabits per second. But 19 states have laws designed to inhibit experiments like these, which is why the FCC decided to take action, arguing that its mandate to promote broadband competition gave it the authority to override state laws inhibiting community broadband. The court disagreed, finding that the FCC had overstepped its legal authority to regulate. While the communities that looked to the FCC for help are understandably disappointed, the ruling should offer some reassurance for those who worry about FCC overreach. Here, as with net neutrality rulings prior to the latest one, we see that the courts can and will rein in the FCC if it goes beyond its mandate. But there are other lessons to be learned from the decision. One is that we cannot rely on the FCC alone to promote high speed Internet access. If a community wants the chance to take control of its Internet options, it must organize the political will to make it happen ? including the will to challenge state regulations that stand in the way. Those regulations were doubtless passed to protect incumbent Internet access providers, but we have seen that a determined public can fight those interests and win. [5] This time, the effort must begin at home. Here are a few ideas [6]: LIGHT UP THE DARK FIBER, FOSTER COMPETIITON In most U.S. cities there is only one option [7] for high-speed broadband access. And this lack of competition means that users can?t vote with their feet when monopoly providers like Comcast or Verizon discriminate among Internet users in harmful ways. On the flipside, a lack of competition leaves these large Internet providers with little incentive to offer better service. It doesn't have to be that way. Right now, 89 U.S. cities provide residents with high-speed home Internet, but dozens of additional cities across the country have the infrastructure, such as dark fiber, to either offer high-speed broadband Internet to residents or lease out the fiber to new Internet access providers to bring more competition to the marketplace (the option we prefer). ?Dark fiber? refers to unused fiber optic lines already laid in cities around the country, intended to provide high speed, affordable Internet access to residents. In San Francisco, for example, more than 110 miles of fiber optic cable run under the city. Only a fraction of that fiber network is being used. And San Francisco isn?t alone. Cities across the country have invested in laying fiber to connect nonprofits, schools, and government offices with high-speed Internet. That fiber can be used by Internet service startups to help deliver service to residents, reducing the expensive initial investment it takes to enter this market. So the infrastructure to provide municipal alternatives is there in many places?we just need the will and savvy to make it a reality that works. "DIG ONCE"?A NO BRAINER Building the infrastructure for high-speed internet is expensive. One big expense is tearing up the streets to build out an underground network. But cities regularly have to tear up streets for all kinds of reasons, such as upgrading sewer lines. They should take advantage of this work to create a network of conduits, and then let any company that wants to route their cables through that network, cutting the cost of broadband deployment. CHALLENGE ARTIFICIAL POLITICAL AND LEGAL BARRIERS In addition to state regulations, many cities have created their own unnecessary barriers to their efforts to light up dark fiber or extend existing networks. Take Washington, D.C., where the city?s fiber is bound up in a non-compete contract with Comcast, keeping the network from serving businesses and residents. If that's the case in your town, you should demand better from your representatives. In addition, when there's a local meeting to consider new construction, demand that they include a plan for installing conduit. These are just a few ideas; you can find more here [8], along with a wealth of resources. It?s going to take a constellation of solutions to keep our Internet open, but we don't need to wait on regulators and legislators in D.C. This is one area where we can all be leaders. We can organize locally and tell our elected officials to invest in protecting our open Internet. Links: ------ [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/08/community-broadband-and-fcc-net-neutrality-still-begins-home [2] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/06/net-neutrality-rules-upheld-go-team-internet [3] http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/08/in-blow-to-muni-broadband-fcc-loses-bid-to-overturn-state-laws/ [4] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/hate-your-isp-maybe-you-need-community-fiber [5] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/02/fcc-votes-net-neutrality-big-win [6] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/06/neutrality-begins-home-what-us-mayors-can-do-right-now-support-neutral-internet [7] http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/09/most-of-the-us-has-no-broadband-competition-at-25mbps-fcc-chair-says/ [8] https://muninetworks.org/content/community-connectivity-toolkit From juice at whidbey.com Fri Aug 26 09:59:17 2016 From: juice at whidbey.com (Tom Voorhees) Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:59:17 -0700 Subject: [grc] Here's the New EAS Operating Handbook Message-ID: FYI Tom Here's the New EAS Operating Handbook http://www.radioworld.com/article/heres-the-new-eas-operating-handbook/279479 [1] [2] The new handbook is here! The new handbook is here! Forgive a classic Steve Martin reference, but the new EAS Operating Handbook is here. (Earlier we told you it was coming and shared with you a Q&A with Gary Timm [3], who was involved in its creation.) The FCC?s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau now has released the latest version and reminded EAS participants to set aside their old ones. A copy of the current handbook must be located at normal duty positions or EAS equipment locations when an operator is required to be on duty and be immediately available to staff responsible for administering EAS tests. The Handbook supersedes any other EAS Handbooks, and must be in place in time for the 2016 nationwide EAS test in late September. ?The Handbook?s new format was designed by industry and alerting stakeholder members of the Commission?s Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC),? the bureau wrote. ?This format allows each EAS Participant to enter data specific to their own configuration, tailoring the operational steps outlined in the manual for local relevance.? (EAS Participants are U.S. radio broadcast stations, including AM, FM and low-power FM stations; digital audio broadcasting stations, including digital AM, FM and low-power FM stations; Class A television and low-power TV stations; television broadcast stations, including digital Class A and digital low-power TV stations; cable systems; wireline video systems; wireless cable systems; direct broadcast satellite service providers; and digital audio radio service providers.) Download a copy by clicking on the cover image and scroll down to the appropriate section. - See more at: http://www.radioworld.com/article/heres-the-new-eas-operating-handbook/279479#sthash.DTzLvtGJ.dpuf > Links: ------ [1] http://www.radioworld.com/article/heres-the-new-eas-operating-handbook/279479 [2] https://www.fcc.gov/general/eas-test-reporting-system [3] http://www.radioworld.com/article/updating-the-eas-operating-handbook/279207 From mike at brownbroadcast.com Mon Aug 29 11:18:53 2016 From: mike at brownbroadcast.com (Michael D. Brown) Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 11:18:53 -0700 Subject: [grc] Standing Rock Resistance Radio Message-ID: <03C57E83FD114B318D889C533A53136E@Darth> http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2016/08/standing-rock-resistance-radio-listen. html http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2016/08/satellite-installed-for-standing-rock. html Michael D. Brown Brown Broadcast Services, Inc. 3740 SW Comus St. ? Portland OR 97219-7418 USA mike at brownbroadcast.com ? www.brownbroadcast.com offc 503-245-6065 ? cell 503-703-3202 ? fax 503-245-5773 From peggy at kgua.org Mon Aug 29 11:32:38 2016 From: peggy at kgua.org (Peggy Berryhill) Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 11:32:38 -0700 Subject: [grc] Standing Rock Resistance Radio In-Reply-To: <1472494744.494800.p3plgemini17-09.prod.phx.2104743680> References: <1472494744.494800.p3plgemini17-09.prod.phx.2104743680> Message-ID: Great to know, I just talked with Alex Looking Elk about the need for this. In addition KMHA is arriving later this week with a mobile van and Standing Rock?s own KLND has been doing daily live coverage. I?m also gathering phoners from people there for KGUA. On August 29, 2016 at 11:18:53 AM, Michael D. Brown via grc (grc at maillist.peak.org) wrote: http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2016/08/standing-rock-resistance-radio-listen. html http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2016/08/satellite-installed-for-standing-rock. html Michael D. Brown Brown Broadcast Services, Inc. 3740 SW Comus St. ? Portland OR 97219-7418 USA mike at brownbroadcast.com ? www.brownbroadcast.com offc 503-245-6065 ? cell 503-703-3202 ? fax 503-245-5773 _______________________________________________ grc mailing list grc at maillist.peak.org http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From juice at whidbey.com Mon Aug 29 14:05:49 2016 From: juice at whidbey.com (Tom Voorhees) Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:05:49 -0700 Subject: [grc] Before Sept 26 LPFMs Need to File in ETRS Message-ID: <026d9f08764cc63b823acc16ccace2a698f40b05@webmail.whidbey.com> As below, if you missed the filing deadline, the FCC says still file before Sept 26. Tom. LPFMs, Too, Need to File in ETRS http://www.radioworld.com/article/lpfms-too-need-to-file-in-etrs-/279527 [1] The process of registering in the FCC?s new EAS Test Reporting System has been particularly daunting for some low-power FM broadcasters, many of whom are new to the commission?s rules and procedures. Contacted by Radio World last week, a commission spokesperson said LPFMs are indeed obligated to participate in the nation?s EAS system and do need to file in ETRS. ?However we recognize LPFM stations? unique limitations, and we are prepared to work one-on-one with them should they need help navigating their way through [the] upload of Form 1 information,? said the spokesperson. The commission encouraged encouraging those in the LPFM community to review the resources it has posted online, including an ETRS manual [2], FAQ (PDF) [3] and webinar recording [4]. LPFM stations are encouraged to email ETRS at fcc.gov if assistance is needed. ?Our goal is to help ensure that all EAS participants are successfully registered to participate in the nationwide EAS test, which will in turn help ensure that they can best serve their communities during an emergency,? the spokesperson said; indeed this advice pertains to any EAS participant who has questions about filing, not just LPFM stations. The deadline for filling out Form 1 [5] was Friday, but commission officials have indicated that even late filers should still fill out the form, with the next national EAS test coming up Sept. 28 at 2:20 p.m. EDT. - See more at: http://www.radioworld.com/article/lpfms-too-need-to-file-in-etrs-/279527#sthash.TxALes3U.dpuf Links: ------ [1] http://www.radioworld.com/article/lpfms-too-need-to-file-in-etrs-/279527 [2] https://www.fcc.gov/general/eas-test-reporting-system [3] https://www.fcc.gov/pshs/eas/ETRS/ETRSFAQs.pdf [4] https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/ETRS%20Webinar%20Registration%20and%20Filing%20Form%20One.mp4 [5] http://www.radioworld.com/article/did-you-file-form-1-yet-that-deadline-is-here/279509 From tellsomebodyradio at yahoo.com Mon Aug 29 15:17:02 2016 From: tellsomebodyradio at yahoo.com (Tom Klammer) Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 22:17:02 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [grc] Standing Rock Resistance Radio In-Reply-To: References: <1472494744.494800.p3plgemini17-09.prod.phx.2104743680> Message-ID: <912925217.1701983.1472509022165@mail.yahoo.com> fyi, I posted this on a local (Kansas City) facebook solidarity event page-got this comment: Jo Ann MsFixit?It said max number of listeners reached. I triedUnlike???Reply???1???46 mins ?NOTICE: This communication is vulnerable to being acquired and stored by the National Security Agency (NSA) in secret. Absent a finding of "probable cause" that you and/or I are engaged in illegal activity, such action by the NSA violates my right, guaranteed by the 4th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, to be secure from "unreasonable searches and seizures." The parties to this email do not?consent to anygovernment official or body collecting, storing, or retrieving this communication or any related metadata. Nor do they consent to any government official or body?printing, copying, re-transmitting, disseminating, or otherwise using this communication or any related metadata. From: Peggy Berryhill via grc To: _GRC list ; mike at brownbroadcast.com Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 1:32 PM Subject: Re: [grc] Standing Rock Resistance Radio Great to know, I just talked with Alex Looking Elk about the need for this. In addition KMHA is arriving later this week with a mobile van and Standing Rock?s own KLND has been doing daily live coverage. I?m also gathering phoners from people there for KGUA. On August 29, 2016 at 11:18:53 AM, Michael D. Brown via grc (grc at maillist.peak.org) wrote: http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2016/08/standing-rock-resistance-radio-listen. html? http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2016/08/satellite-installed-for-standing-rock. html? Michael D. Brown? Brown Broadcast Services, Inc.? 3740 SW Comus St. ? Portland OR 97219-7418 USA? mike at brownbroadcast.com ?? www.brownbroadcast.com? offc 503-245-6065 ? cell 503-703-3202 ? fax 503-245-5773? _______________________________________________? 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 Wed Aug 31 22:44:53 2016 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 22:44:53 -0700 Subject: [grc] Pacifica Radio Archives news Message-ID: http://current.org/2016/08/options-for-pacificas-archives-could-include-university-partnership/ -- Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org