[WXBH-Discuss] Program Committee mtg notes

[Mark McKinley]

   Attedance -Advance apologies to those I've omitted:  John Hicks, Paul, Cory,
   Robert Peck, Brian, Kristen, Aron, and me.

   I  thought  one of Brian's discuss posts last week covered much of the
   discussion  in last  week's initial programming committee mtg; the mtg
   opened/continued  the programming discussion with nothing set in stone
   regarding programming principles/policy/governace;

   One exception - at a previous radio meeting, the group agreed to become a
   Pacifica affiliate and pay the $275 annual cost (can be paid quarterly -
   next quarter: July-September ($69.75), their fiscal year Oct - September);
   no decision has been made regarding Pacifica programs/schedule, although (I
   think) we had said we'd include Pacifica programs as soon as streaming
   begins to build momentum to going on-air.

   Items included -

   Setting a formula for mix of music/news, info: e.g.,  Nashville model - 40%
   music, 60% other -feedback - since we have no local content right now - go
   with what we can get;setting a formula at this time to set a limit (music,
   other), would be a bad idea; although the braodcast reach would be on the
   east  side,  voices from other parts of the community need to be heard
   regardless;   consider  Hurstbourne area residents in-home listenersvs
   listeners in vehicles;

   Programs at the hour/ half hour vs. random, buffer spaces in time slots

   Engaging/building an audiance streaming;

   Promoting underwriting with potential underwriters/sponsors

   Seemed to be agreement to get the ball rolling - local voices stepping up to
   the   mike/producing   content,   identify  groups that  already  have
   content (e.g., River City Drum Corps - Kristen)

   Examples of problems encountered by past Brick (streaming) programmers -
   some program folks
   didn't know how to reboot, resulting in downtime- trouble shooting charts to
   avoid repeating problem;

   Training - Brian will pull materials together using FCC, WRFL handbook, WORT
   Volunteer Handbook; other materials to consider - the Nashvile FCC handbook;

   Aron said Kim Soreace has offered to train; Bob Reis did a studio equip
   overiew  training  last Wed pm, has offered to continue to assist with
   training;

   Some tech stuff - Protool v Audacity, pc v mac

                                                                           Mark