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Hear, Hear Geeta! Plains FM, a Community Radio Station in Christchurch, NZ, is exceptionally good. They were, in my day, run by people with a vision of good broadcasting and excellent equipment. Are they online yet? I hope and trust they remain , just that, today. They were the voice of the people - the stuff that the bigger stations wouldn't touch. Infact, all radio began like that before the Government go invovled. Over here, I have heard some terrible radio stations (momentarily, granted), but I will not listen to crap, especially when I am not working. I have also heard some very good community stations - my recommendation is - stop compressing the hell out of it.......digital clipping is nasty and sounds worse on the wireless/car radio - drive-time! Today is my last day at USM and am off to LA>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>more drive-time, or decent CD's;-) Cheers Marie Quoting Geeta Jatania <[log in to unmask]>: > I think it's important to take into account that community radio can only be > as good as the resourcing that it's provided with. > > The station may not have sufficient funds to purchase quality equipment or > even maintain it adequately. Also, people who broadcast are often amateurs > and may not have been given correct training in using equipment. > > I was fortunate enough to have worked in arguably the best community radio > station in New Zealand (Plains FM 96.9). The reasons for its success were > that it was set up by experienced broadcasters and supported by qualified > technicians. It also was dedicated to giving the community a voice. The > ecclectic variety of programme content was well balanced with a dedication > from staff to provide training for broadcasters to attain and maintain a > standard. Furthermore, Plains FM successfully sought sufficient funding to > provide quality equipment to broadcast with. > > Unfortunately not all stations are lucky enough to have such a successful > formula. I think we should be mindful that many stations have limited > funding and might not have the means to use a high standard of equipment or > to train amateur broadcasters how to use equipment properly. Also it may be > difficult for them to monitor the quality of sound going to air. > > Perhaps some constructive feedback to the station might help the announcers > improve their technique. > > cheers > Geeta Jatania > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lou Judson [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, 14 July 2006 12:41 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Community Radio > > > I just tuned in for the past two minutes, and heard sevral of my pet > peeves about community radio - low voiced announcers who don't turn up > their mic, squeaky studio chairs, and music ten times louder than the > voice... but the sound is good and the music fine! > > Tell Sara Finke to speak up a bit - and don't start sentences with > "And" if she can. > > Thanks for the link, these are really petty problems. If the music is > good one can ignore the announcers... when they are too soft. > > <L> > > Lou Judson • Intuitive Audio > 415-883-2689 > > On Jul 13, 2006, at 11:31 AM, H. Duane Goldman wrote: > > > I urge all to visit one the the finest independent radio stations in > > the country: KDHX in St. Louis; http://www.kdhx.org. > > > Marie O'Connell Sound Archivist/Sound Engineer/Sound Consultant Center for Oral History & Cultural Heritage University of Southern Mississippi Phone: 601-266-6514 Mobile: 601-329-6911