A Few Moments Of Your Time, Please
Like many of you reading this site, I can safely say that much of my life has revolved around and been influenced by my experiences in college / community radio. So I'm going to step out on a limb here and ask for your help. WPRB-FM was not my first college radio experience, but it was (and continues to be) my most important radio experience. I call it a passion, while others (like my wife) call it an obsession that borders on the unhealthy. Anyway, the time has come for the greater WPRB family to give something back to the station.
From Sunday, October 7 at 7:00pm to Sunday, October 14 at 6:00pm, WPRB will be conducting its first on-air membership drive. We'll be taking your calls and pledges, doing special on-air events, and generally trying to maintain some sense of sanity while also asking the community to help support our continued operations. Pledges can be made on-line right now, or over the phone once the drive kicks off on Sunday. The premiums are pretty slick, starting with the magnet and bumper sticker showing off our new logo (to the left), and there will be special prizes available during various shows throughout the week.
WPRB is not the only independent, student-managed radio station left on the public airwaves, but it is one of the few stations of its broadcast strength and coverage that hasn't been annexed to a journalism or mass communications program. We have never received direct funding from the university in nearly 70 years of existence, whether transmitted through radiator pipes, primitive carrier current, AM, FM, or on-line. We want to maintain that independence of spirit and circumstance, and to be a part of the greater independent music community in all genres (classical, jazz, rock, world, folk, hip-hop, arcana, etc.). This membership drive will help us secure the operating budget necessary to continue our mission and hopefully deepen the sense of common purpose between the station and its listeners.
And if that plea isn't enough to motivate a few contributions, I'll be on the air on Monday, October 8, from 10:00pm to midnight (eastern) so you can harass me in real time over this pitch. Thanks for the support (and for putting up with my imposition).
From Sunday, October 7 at 7:00pm to Sunday, October 14 at 6:00pm, WPRB will be conducting its first on-air membership drive. We'll be taking your calls and pledges, doing special on-air events, and generally trying to maintain some sense of sanity while also asking the community to help support our continued operations. Pledges can be made on-line right now, or over the phone once the drive kicks off on Sunday. The premiums are pretty slick, starting with the magnet and bumper sticker showing off our new logo (to the left), and there will be special prizes available during various shows throughout the week.
WPRB is not the only independent, student-managed radio station left on the public airwaves, but it is one of the few stations of its broadcast strength and coverage that hasn't been annexed to a journalism or mass communications program. We have never received direct funding from the university in nearly 70 years of existence, whether transmitted through radiator pipes, primitive carrier current, AM, FM, or on-line. We want to maintain that independence of spirit and circumstance, and to be a part of the greater independent music community in all genres (classical, jazz, rock, world, folk, hip-hop, arcana, etc.). This membership drive will help us secure the operating budget necessary to continue our mission and hopefully deepen the sense of common purpose between the station and its listeners.
And if that plea isn't enough to motivate a few contributions, I'll be on the air on Monday, October 8, from 10:00pm to midnight (eastern) so you can harass me in real time over this pitch. Thanks for the support (and for putting up with my imposition).
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