[WXBH-Discuss] AgreementwithFern Creek

Mon Aug 28 12:07:46 EDT 2006

My two cents...

I don't think that it is really a fair shake to give the station to WXBH 
during the 8 hours that 95% of the listeners will be sleeping. This does not 
give the driving crowd in both AM and PM any decent news and really limits 
us completely. I think that alternating days or finding a different block of 
hours  is preferential.

How about on Weekdays, FCHS 10:00am-5:00pm (they could pre-record the 3 1/2 
hours of afterschool programs in the early morning hours of class), with 
reserved time for scheduled extra-curricular activities that go after 5:00. 
Then from 1:00am until school starts (8-ish?) we could either rebroadcast 
the kids stuff or they could prerecord for that slot as well.

I think that the kids would benefit from hearing WXBH's "other people in the 
community", and other kids etc. and their shows in the late afternoon/ 
evening, after 5:00pm.  I think that "adult programming" is a bit too far 
departed from the original-yet-redefined "youth" focus that the BR"Y"CC 
house originally had.

The weekend could be open for fern creekers to submit shows or we can 
rebroadcast the students shows again as well as doing WXBH shows.

This is a sketchy description, but I think the idea is here. I don't think 
we should short ourselves and the quality that we have to offer. They will 
be in their neighborhood, and are automatically getting a lot out of that 
(not having to have dead air 1/2 the time). Then getting 8 years will also 
certainly benefit them.

And I don't think we could go from antenna to antenna alternately by days 
(WXBH, FCHS, WXBH...) because of the required 8 hours local and 12-hour 
broadcast minimum a day on each station. Maybe that can be bent with the 
FCC, but thats just something to take note of.

-Aron C.

"The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who, in times of great 
moral crisis, maintain their neutrality."
-Dante

>From: "Bradford Cummings" <bcummings at wwdb.org>
>Reply-To: WXBH Radio Discussion List <wxbh-discuss at wxbh.org>
>To: "'WXBH Radio Discussion List'" <wxbh-discuss at wxbh.org>
>Subject: RE: [WXBH-Discuss] Update: We are negotiating time-share 
>agreementwithFern Creek
>Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 01:19:41 -0400
>
>My two cents...
>
>It would be most beneficial to have Fern Creek go from 7 AM to 7 PM. If 
>they
>want to broadcast football/basketball games, perhaps there can be a
>compromise that we get more time during the off season. Example: from
>September to March we agree to be preempted by sporting events in exchange
>for a 5 PM to 7 AM time slot every day April to August. Obviously I do not
>know the nuances of this issue, but this is the most logical solution from 
>a
>newcomer.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: wxbh-discuss-bounces at wxbh.org [mailto:wxbh-discuss-bounces at wxbh.org]
>On Behalf Of John Hicks
>Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 10:18 PM
>To: WXBH Radio Discussion List
>Subject: [WXBH-Discuss] Update: We are negotiating time-share agreement
>withFern Creek
>
>Sorry it's been so long between posts. Until this week, Mark and I had
>been concentrating on trying to get everything together at our new
>antenna site.
>
>Then, per our announced plan, we approached Fern Creek one last time
>regarding working together. They indicated some interest and we are
>scheduled to meet again and discuss a time-share agreement.
>
>If we do the agreement, instead of the two stations trading off every
>four years, we'll trade off every day (i.e. we'll divide the broadcast
>day between the two stations).
>
>We would each get full 8-year renewable licenses, not the four-year
>non-renewable licenses.
>
>A REFRESHER:
>
>As you know, the FCC intentionally granted duplicate
>construction permits to the Brick House and the Fern Creek HS Alumni
>Association. Unless the two groups entered into some sort of cooperative
>venture, whoever got on the air first would get a four year license and,
>after that, their station would go off the air and the second permit
>holder would go on the air.
>
>Apparently the FCC intended the threat of going off the air after four
>years to be an incentive to encourage both parties to enter into a
>cooperative agreement. This could take the form of a merger into one
>entity or an agreement to divide up the programming schedule between the
>competing groups.
>
>We were encouraged by the folks at the Prometheus Radio Project to
>approach Fern Creek to see if they were interested in working together.
>Our initial attempt in May didn't go well for a combination of reasons.
>We decided to continue with our efforts but to approach Fern Creek one
>more time before going on the air.
>
>This past Monday it was clear that the race was coming down to the
>finish line. Mark and I had erected our antenna and assembled our
>equipment over the weekend and were confident it was ready to go, but we
>were waiting for our new antenna location to be approved by the FCC.
>Fern Creek had their antenna up but had not yet applied for its call
>letters.
>
>Then Mark and I noticed that the Alumni Association was scheduled to
>have its monthly meeting that night. We felt this would be a great
>opportunity for us to present a proposal to the group as a whole with a
>reasonable expectation that it would reach the appropriate powers that be.
>
>I am happy to say that we were received courteously and with a good deal
>of interest (although not entirely without skepticism).  We are
>scheduled to meet with a task force from the association on Tuesday to
>try to come to an agreement.
>
>
>WHAT THIS MEANS:
>
>If we can reach an agreement, we will both be able to
>go on the air immediately with full 8-year renewable licenses, but would
>alternate our programming between the two stations according to a
>defined schedule. The great benefit is that we both gain continuity so
>we can build our respective stations over time and not have the product
>of our efforts disappear after four years.
>
>A time-share agreement can also optionally include a provision to share
>broadcast facilities.  Doing this would mean our signal would be heard
>in Fern Creek instead of Middletown. The advantage is that people in our
>coverage area could rely on having a station on the air at 92.7 all the
>time. They would eventually learn that "the students have it" during
>part of the day and then "the adults have it".
>
>We have not been able to do any preliminary negotiating with Fern Creek
>so it is difficult to predict how things will go.  I am guessing that
>they hope to involve high school students in their programming and would
>therefore want to have a schedule that is centered on the school day
>(maybe 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.?) or perhaps include early evenings to allow
>them to broadcast ball games. (Maybe 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.?)
>
>What do you all think would be a reasonable schedule to accept?
>
>I don't know if they will want to consider sharing facilities. I would
>think it would be preferable to have both stations in Fern Creek.
>(Admittedly I am a little prejudiced. I taught at FCHS one year and
>published a little newspaper in Fern Creek for almost ten years.)  I
>believe over time the two stations could learn to work together and
>there could be a lot of synergy that would benefit both stations. (It
>also would give the ole BRYCC a presence back on Bardstown Road and an
>opportunity to work with students, part of its charter! :)
>
>We are still planning on streaming and could still have the multiple
>remote studios we had talked about. (I'm assuming we won't have a studio
>in the school because of all the security problems involved in having
>staff and guests come and go.)
>
>
>I realize this is a lot to lay on you at once. Please feel free to reply
>with any questions or observations on this whole matter.
>
>And we thank you for your attention,
>
>--John
>
>
>
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