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Old 11-02-2015, 11:29 AM   #41
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Awesome news! Thanks for the hard work.
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Party was great.
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Photos from the party - great costumes:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sledis...h/22492232568/
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I've been green lighted to produce a pilot show. It could become a regular thing in the New Year. My first demo could appear as a fill-in show or podcast soon.

The concept is to go back in time and feature the College Rock from the 80s and 90s.

Stay tuned . . .
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Awesome, what timeslot are you hoping for? What type of music?
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Old 04-19-2016, 09:17 AM   #46
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AGM tonight:

**Mandatory for all CJSW members.**
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 @ 7:00PM
Room: KNB 132 (Kinesiology)

I did my production training and prepared a couple of podcasts which might get aired as show fills soon. I'm playing charts from the old CJSW/Vox charts in the 1980s and 1990s.

I started my on-air training last week with Joan, host of The Spin Evolution. Last night I got to work the boards for two songs I chose - Love And Rockets and Vangaalen. Next week I do a set of 4-5 songs. Great playlist by Joan:

http://cjsw.com/program/the-spin-evo...sode/20160418/
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Are you looking at getting a regular slot?
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Are you looking at getting a regular slot?
I think the plan is to start doing show fills next month, and eventually I can host a weekly or bi-weekly show. The old charts might work better as a podcast (requires a lot of research) and a live show would work better as a mix of the old and new playlists.
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Event listings brought to you by your friends at CJSW 90.9 FM

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Happy Listener Appreciation Week!!!!

From now until April 29th, it's time to PARTY! And because we love you oh so much, we are treating YOU to some weird, wacky and wonderful programming all week long! (well even weirder than it already is).

PLUS! We've got loads of goodies to giveaway, so keep your eyes peeled on our Twitter and Facebook page for daily challenges. Prizes range from classes to festival passes. Seriously you guys aren't gonna wanna miss this.

BOOM!!

Use the hashtag ‪#‎mycjsw‬ to catch all the action via social media.


Another great development - soon all CJSW shows will be available on iTunes as podcasts.
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Another great development - soon all CJSW shows will be available on iTunes as podcasts.
This is excellent news. Podcasts are just so darn handy.
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Small is good

Big media is one hot mess. But it’s not all bad news. How community radio is set to triumph in the digital age and emerge as the surprising winner in the battle for the future of media

https://this.org/2016/05/11/small-is-good/

CJSW’s on-air booth resembles the bridge of some sort of steam-punk spaceship. Cassette decks and turntables rub shoulders with sound mixers and a fleet of monitors. The station’s Twitter feed streams on a screen fixed to the wall while another provides access to the digital library— a growing collection of 7,600 albums. Saunders, however, prefers the frenzy of analogue, manually mixing from vinyl, CDs, cassettes, and his laptop. He manages this flurry of activity while taking calls from listeners and zipping out the door and past an illustrated skateboard deck that reads “The Chad Saunders Music Library” to find the perfect gem among 100,000 meticulously filed albums.

The appeal of community radio’s one-of-a-kind content is enhanced by how listeners are part of the action. Stations rely on their audience for funding, but also to become volunteers and to produce shows. Community radio is participatory from the moment you tune in; listening is a form of self expression. Whenever I see CJSW’s green-andwhite sticker on the back of someone’s car, I feel an instant kinship—an ally in an ongoing effort to realize a weirder, more progressive version of Calgary. The sense of belonging fostered by community radio offers another dimension to listening, one that goes far beyond the passive consumption of entertainment.

All these elements—local focus, crowdfunding, active listeners, and originality—that helped build such a loyal following for My Allergy to the Fans also positions community radio to flourish in the 21st-century media landscape. The relentless tide of free content on the internet has upended the economic model for broadcast television and print publications. Commercial radio is still profitable in Canada, but new online competitors materialize regularly. Community radio’s grassroots, guerilla-style approach to broadcasting presents a resilient media model for the digital age. Examples are starting to emerge of community stations like CJSW stepping up to fill widening gaps in local media coverage.

Maintaining a volunteer-run radio station, however, is no small feat. Rooke estimates that up to 40 percent of the NCRA’s 95 members are losing money or just managing to stay afloat. Revenues fluctuate wildly from station to station with about a quarter running on less than $12,000 annually. CJSW’s annual budget, by contrast, is $700,000. It supports seven full-time staff members and 300 volunteers, making it a flagship community station in Canada. As a community and campus station, CJSW raises 39 percent of its budget from a student levy. Some of CJSW’s financial stability can also be attributed to its location in a young and affluent city, but the station is also a fundraising superstar—by necessity. Every October, CJSW asks listeners for a significant chunk of its operating expenses. This past October, in the middle of a severe economic downturn, it raised a whopping $255,689 in under eight days, which is a national record for the sector.

Community stations depend on listeners, not advertisers, for survival—but investing during a funding drive also gives listeners a stake in the station. In this way, community radio offers a continuum of belonging versus passive entertainment. At CJSW, you can phone, tweet and, as of February, text the deejay in the booth. All these points of contact encourage people to ramp up their involvement: from listening, texting, and phoning to pledging money, volunteering, and hosting a radio show.

Certainly, something sturdy has taken root on the third floor of MacEwan Hall. This capacity to attract fresh ears while staying relevant to longer lobes is a big part of CJSW’s success. Volunteers range from ages 12–70. New people are attracted to the station while veteran members remain committed. Many Calgary bands, artists, and arts organizations have connections to CJSW.

CJSW station manager Myke Atkinson believes it’s only a matter of time before commercial radio falters big. “It’s like a stack of Jenga bricks,” he says, “and they keep pulling one out and, at some point, there are no more things you can take out before the whole thing just falls apart.” Commercial radio’s increasing homogeneity, he argues, will be its downfall. Digital streaming services such as Spotify or Google Play already provide instant access to a greater volume and variety of music. And now Beats 1, Apple’s new 24/7 internet radio station, has live hosts curating shows from New York, Los Angeles, and London. Then, there are our cars: Once they’re manufactured to make listening through a smartphone as seamless as it is to press the button for radio, commercial radio, says Atkinson, is dead.

This past October, CJSW started podcasting—every broadcast is available online to playback on demand. Web traffic has increased fivefold.

Community radio remains beset by obstacles: fundraising, developing an audience, finding resources—it goes on and on. But the medium also has remarkable potential. Community radio is proving its resilience during a paradigm shift in how we learn and communicate about the places that we live. Calgary is a much richer place to call home because a ragtag collection of 300 amateurs have access to a broadcasting signal that reaches the city limits and beyond.
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Stephen from Black Mountain is wearing a CJSW toque in this KEXP session.

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Thanks DIF - that video is being passed around the station for sure.

Last night was my first solo hosted show, guesting for my mentor on The Spin Evolution.

Check it out, and all our archived shows at the website, or as podcasts on iTunes:

http://cjsw.com/program/the-spin-evo...sode/20160606/

  • Bored Again
    Lab Coast • Remember the Moon
  • Euphoria
    Eagulls • Ullages
  • Champions
    Spookyland • Beauty Already Beautiful
  • Please Don't Let Me Go
    Plush • Please
  • Humbug Mountain Song
    Fruit Bats • Absolute Loser
  • Wasting Time
    Gender Poutine • Whatever Dad EP
  • Evan Evan
    Pale Dian • Narrow Birth
  • What Might Soothe You
    Pity Sex • White Hot Moon
  • It Won't Change Now
    Museyroom • Pearly Whites
  • Getting Better
    Twin Peaks • Down In Heaven
  • Youth Without Love
    Har Mar Superstar • Best Summer Ever
  • Drab Measure
    Crack Cloud • Crack Cloud
  • Sing Me Spanish Techno
    New Pornographers • Twin Cinema
  • Cassandra
    Art Bergmann • The Apostate
  • Swift Coin
    Land of Talk • Cloak And Cipher
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That's excellent. Congrats on your first solo show! I have downloaded the episode in Downcast and I'll listen in the car a little later.

Having these shows all available as podcasts is very, very handy.
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Congrats troutman! I look forward to hearing the show.
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Well I listened to the show yesterday - nice job! And some good tunes as well. You will have to keep us posted about future guest hosting gigs, and especially when you land your own regular show.
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Hosted my second show:

http://cjsw.com/program/the-spin-evo...isode/20160620

  • Acidic
    Holy #### • Congrats
  • Pacific Masochist
    Prism Tats • Prism Tats
  • Industrial Park
    Useless Eaters • Relaxing Death
  • So Long To The Heavens
    Magnet School • The Art of Telling the Truth
  • I Want To Believe
    Scroll Downers • Hot Winter
  • I Crave
    Xu Xu Fang • Daylong Secret
  • Close Up
    Peaches • Rub
  • My Zodiac Companion
    Guided By Voices • Please Be Honest
  • The End Of Things
    Bob Mould • Patch The Sky
  • Kafe Mania
    Deerhoof • The Magic
  • Time We Went Away
    Peers • Peers
  • Joni
    Braids • Companion
  • Kick This City
    Kara Keith • Kara Keith
  • Wedding Singer
    Modern Baseball • Holy Ghost
  • Doing It To Death
    Kills • Ash & Ice
  • Face A L'Instant
    Avec le Soleil Sortant de sa Bouche • Zubberdust!
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My third stab at a show fill on The Spin Evolution, July 25. Getting better at this each time. Listen here:

http://cjsw.com/program/the-spin-evo...sode/20160725/

  • Science Friction (XTC Cover)
    The Plodes • Water! Tree! EP
  • Love Is All Around (Mary Tyler Moore Theme)
    Husker Du • Makes No Sense At All (B-Side)
  • Hounds Of Love (Kate Bush Cover)
    The Futureheads • Futureheads
  • Not In Your Brain
    Terminal Head • Cassette
  • Rosemary
    Vallens • Consent
  • Wendy Says
    Potion • Marlee's Moonchild Space Dilemma
  • Tick
    Weaves • Weaves
  • God Hates A Coward
    Frigs • Slush EP
  • Tell Me
    Adam Payne • Famous Blondes
  • Secret Omnivore
    FAWNN • Ultimate Oceans
  • Electric Snoopy Gang
    Cheena • Spend the Night With...
  • Rather Not
    The Julie Ruin • Hit Reset
  • Just A Little Bit
    Summer Cannibals • Full of It
  • Carried Away
    Islands • Taste
  • From The End And Start
    Navvi • Omni
  • Stay Away From Downtown
    Redd Kross • Researching The Blues
  • Lavender
    BADBADNOTGOOD • IV
Send me some requests and I will try to work them into the next show (emphasis on local, canadian and new music). . .
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Great show today . . .

CJSW 90.9 FM!!!!!!!!!! 4-6 pm TODAY! The BARON -- Mark Von Frankenstine -- will see the light of day!!! He joins me on Saved by the Bell, I mean 'Scared by the Baron', as we bid farewell to our esteemed program director Geneviève... [Dawn]
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