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The Storm Brewing at University of Virginia radio station WTJU: Crisis or...
University of Virginia radio station WTJU was at the center of much buzz and heated online debate last week, as staff and listeners reacted to news about proposed changes to both the station’s format...
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KMUZ’s Community Radio Dream in Salem, Oregon: Will Reggae Save the Day?
In Salem, Oregon there’s a new community radio station in the works with an anticipated launch date of early next year. KMUZ, aka “People Powered Community Radio,” is currently licensed to the Salem...
View ArticleFCC Provides Guidelines for Japan Relief Fundraising over Non-Commercial...
As was the case after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the FCC is softening its stance on fundraising for outside organizations over non-commercial educational stations. In a statement (PDF)...
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NFCB Sessions’ Fundraising Tips for Radio: Celebrity Smackdowns, 1-Day Drives...
The National Federation of Community Broadcasters‘ 36th annual community radio conference was an incredible few days full of radio education and community radio bonding. Held in San Francisco from...
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Lawyers for Friends of KUSF Ask FCC for Evidentiary Hearing
Over the past 10 days, the lawyers for Friends of KUSF have been delving into the hundreds of pages of documents that were submitted in response to the FCC’s recent letter of inquiry into the pending...
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FCC drops non-commercial radio fundraising item from Friday’s meeting
Wednesday the FCC announced that it’s dropping from Friday’s open meeting an item addressing non-commercial radio stations’ ability to fundraise on-air for other non-profit organizations. The item...
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FCC proposes rules to let non-comm broadcasters fundraise for charities on-air
So, last night I wondered if the deletion of the non-commercial station fundraising item from the FCC’s open meeting agenda meant that they were going to release a proposal ahead of time. Today, the...
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FCC announces waivers for tornado relief fundraising on non-comm stations
Tuesday the FCC announced procedures for obtaining waivers to permit non-commercial stations to raise money on-air for Moore, Oklahoma tornado relief efforts. Although the Commission has yet to...
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WUTK’s Fundraising Push for New Transmitter
University of Tennessee’s college radio station WUTK 90.3 FM is living on borrowed time as far as its aging transmitter goes. In the midst of a fundraising campaign in order to replace the transmitter...
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The Problem(s) of Community Radio
A station I used to work at is in a financial crisis. I don’t use that phrase capriciously. Membership has plummeted, the personal people meter rankings indicate that, statistically, no one is...
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Radio Survivor Podcast #18: Focus on Fundraising with Ann Alquist
Community radio stations cannot survive without fundraising. Ann Alquist provides fresh perspective on raising money, and provocative ideas on how better to put your money and efforts to work. She is...
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Radio Survivor Podcast #19: Chauncey DeVega on Pro Wrestling & Podcasting;...
On his podcast, essayist Chauncey DeVega says that it features him “with the volume turned up.” He discusses how the quality of intellectual discourse differs between television, radio and podcasting,...
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Podcast #61 – Focus on Fundraising and Collaboration
Stitcher | Google Play Becky Meiers is our guest to help us better understand some best practices for fundraising in community radio. She’s the development director for KBOO in Portland, OR. Becky has...
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The Storm Brewing at University of Virginia radio station WTJU: Crisis or...
WTJU's Programming Quagmire University of Virginia radio station WTJU was at the center of much buzz and heated online debate last week, as staff and listeners reacted to news about proposed changes...
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KMUZ’s Community Radio Dream in Salem, Oregon: Will Reggae Save the Day?
KMUZ Fundraises for New Community Radio Station In Salem, Oregon there’s a new community radio station in the works with an anticipated launch date of early next year. KMUZ, aka “People Powered...
View ArticleFCC Provides Guidelines for Japan Relief Fundraising over Non-Commercial...
As was the case after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the FCC is softening its stance on fundraising for outside organizations over non-commercial educational stations. In a statement (PDF)...
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NFCB Sessions’ Fundraising Tips for Radio: Celebrity Smackdowns, 1-Day Drives...
Fundraising Tips At NFCB 2011 (Photo: J. Waits) The National Federation of Community Broadcasters‘ 36th annual community radio conference was an incredible few days full of radio education and...
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Lawyers for Friends of KUSF Ask FCC for Evidentiary Hearing
The Heartbeat of KUSF Back in June 2010 (Photo: J. Waits) Over the past 10 days, the lawyers for Friends of KUSF have been delving into the hundreds of pages of documents that were submitted in...
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FCC drops non-commercial radio fundraising item from Friday’s meeting
Wednesday the FCC announced that it’s dropping from Friday’s open meeting an item addressing non-commercial radio stations’ ability to fundraise on-air for other non-profit organizations. The item...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FCC proposes rules to let non-comm broadcasters fundraise for charities on-air
So, last night I wondered if the deletion of the non-commercial station fundraising item from the FCC’s open meeting agenda meant that they were going to release a proposal ahead of time. Today, the...
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