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From: klong@wilkins.bcm.tmc.edu (Kevin Long)
Newsgroups: news.groups
Subject: Re: creation of a newsgroup focusing on non-commercial radio
Summary: I like the idea
Keywords: radio non-commercial KTRU
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Date: 2 Feb 90 21:36:56 GMT
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In article <4994@hydra.gatech.EDU> dsrekrg@prism.gatech.EDU (Rob Gibson) writes:
>This is a call for discussion on the creation of a new newsgroup
>to provide a forum for the discussion of non-commercial radio.
>POSSIBLE NAME:    rec.radio.non-comm
>
>Subjects discussed might include
>- non-commercial AM/FM radio of the college and NPR variety
>- carrier current and cable based radio
>- do trade journals such as CMJ and Rockpool manipulate or aid?
>- upcoming conventions such as the Nat'l Assoc. of Broadcasters/BEA
>  meeting in Atlanta and the Intercollegiate Broadcasters Society in NY
>- the newly released "Public Radio in the 1990s" report by The Public
>  Radio Expansion Task Force
>- the FCC and its regulations
>- obtaining and managing non-commercial grants

This actually sounds like a good idea, but for some strange reason, I would
feel more comfortable with a mailing list than a newsgroup. But I've been
told before that that is a weird idea.

We discovered once that 17 out of the 20 general managers KTRU has had
are on the net!  If that's any sort of trend which carries over to other
public stations, then we'd have a good potential group of participants.  My
concern is that this statistic will be true only for College stations,
not for other non-commercial stations.

But generally, I feel having such a group would be useful and interesting.
There are a lot of things I'd like to discuss with other non-commers out
there, so let me add a few more topics
    * the role of public radio in America
    * distributing locally produced programs to other stations
    * how to get a performer to come to your town
    * how to compete for record company resources with the commercial guys
    * where do people's budgets come from?  fund raising? sponsors? 
      a college?  a grant?
    * who's got the best prices on equipment and supplies
    * who airs what kinds of shows when?

Let me know how I can help!

	Kevin Long
	Jazz Director
	KTRU Houston
	Rice University

	klong@bcm.tmc.edu