WBCR-LP 97.7FM, Great Barrington Community Radio

Programming Committee/Program Dir. Report 12/19/07

Programming Committee Report

December 2007

Tasks/Projects

December Membership meeting: Commercial Speech Review.

Policy reminder email to went out to programmers.

The committee is seeking feedback from programmers about the on air list serve and is working on developing some basic protocols.

A policy over sheet for programmers to use to review relevant WBCR-LP policy with guests before they go on air.

On line program schedule and Studio Reservation calendars are up on the website thanks to the Tech Committee and Ben.

Facilities is (still) getting us a new voicemail box for listener comment line.

Programmer Issues

The programming committee reviewed four programmer policy violation reports ֖ three price violations and one call to action.  All three price-violations were self-reported and received a minimum of warning points.  No call to action was found to have occurred in the fourth case. 

The programming committee has made a request on behalf of our programmers to the tech committee to purchase and install a broadcast delay unit.  We feel that it is an unfair burden on programmers to hold them accountable for the actions of their guests without any immediate recourse for correction.

Policy

The programming committee considered the proposal to allow programmers to roll over any of the required volunteer hours from the fall term they have not completed into the spring term with a plan for completing those hours in addition to the six required during the spring term.  It was clarified by committee members that the decision to allow an change in the six hour requirement lies with the programming committee. 

While we see the reason for implementing such a plan, we think it is a bad plan as it has great potential to add to programmers confusion, requires more tracking and communication than has happened to date and undermines the decision we made at the beginning of the term at the request of the volunteer coordinator to ғput teeth in this policy.  We also feel that the board and membership committee has put the programming committee in a bad position in which the only reasonable thing to do is support this plan despite our misgivings about its effect on the programmers.

That said, we will agree to the roll over plan on the condition that the board act to ensure that all opportunities are offered to programmers to enable them to complete the volunteer hours required to maintain on air access and that programmers are supported in this area with organizational structure.

I would also like to thank Jan Seward for being open to hearing concerns and her responsiveness.

Deadline and Training Schedule

Applications for On Air Access and Continued On Air Access are available on the program page of the website.  They can also be made available in the studio with the boardԒs permission/agreement to reimburse copy costs.

We have made a request to the forming PR committee that a press release is made advertising the deadline for new applications.

On Going/Coming Up

Move Preparation

-The programming committee has requested time with both the tech and facilities committees to review plans regarding programmers for the move.

Peer Review

PSA Rationale

Creating Positions for Music Director and Director of News and Public Affairs

Pod-casting News and Information Shows

Updating Introductory Programmer Guide

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