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2010 VFR Re-Application Form

Tony Shannon — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:12:24 +0000

2010 VFR Re-Application Form
Dates for re-application are June 18, 2010 till September 7, 2010.
The form will no longer be available after the cut off date.
All programs on VFR, even those wanting Pay to Play or currently are Pay to Play,
must fill out this form. The Pay to Play sections are now in the new re-application form.

What is Pay to Play?
Pay to Play
This option is for those folks who know they wont qualify for re-approval during the 2010 VFR Program Re-Application process.
* A show that is currently on the air may elect to become a pay-to-play show.
* Payment is required in advance quarterly.
* The fee for the year beginning November 1, 2010 is $125 per quarter
(Feb 1; May 1; Aug 1)
* There will be no scholarships for pay to play.

Terms of Pay to Play: Payment under this program does not include voting
rights and your program needs to participate in on-air fund drives. All
participants (programmers/guests/engineers/etc.) will comply with all
station policies and FCC guidelines.
Pay to Play programs do not need to pay the Yearly Membership Fee.
Pay to Play participation does not guarantee program air day or time.

You will find a link to the 2010 VFR Program Re-Application Form here: http://www.valleyfreeradio.org/resources/programmer-documents/

Thank You,
VFR Board of Directors

Announcement of Work Sunday – This Sunday, June 6

VFRWebCom — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:39:12 +0000

Announcement:

We will be holding a special station manager training this Sunday June 6^th, in conjunction with new programmer training. 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Also, work Sunday will be simultaneously doing valuable station work from 10:00 AM on through 4:00 PM. Come join us for cleaning and organizing, and possibly website work, repair and maintenance and much more. We need your help, support, involvement.

Questions: write, email the BOD: board@valleyfreeradio.org

Quarterly General Membership Meeting

Tony Shannon — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:10:24 +0000

Quarterly General Membership Meeting
Wednesday March 17, 2010 7pm – 9pm
Media Education Foundation
60 Masonic St.
Northampton, MA 01060

An excellent opportunity to get involved also to gain hours for off-air volunteer hours.
Meetings count as work.

March 2010 Board of Directors Meeting

Tony Shannon — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:54:29 +0000

The next board meeting is to be held at station, 140 Pine Street,
Florence at 7:00 PM, Wednesday, March 3rd. Agenda will be posted in
the near future. All are welcome, all are
encouraged to attend and participate. If you need a ride from
Northampton to the station, please contact bobgardner at yahoo dot com

Board Minutes 1.6.10

Bill Baue — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:49:30 +0000

Valley Free Radio Board of Directors Meeting

Jan 6, 2009

Present: Tony Udell (chair), Bob Gutowski, Arjuna Griest, Shawn Smith, Charles Marchand, Tony Shannon, Preacha, Dana Prescott, Steve Cutting, Kathryn Reason, Bob Gardner (notetaker)

Tech Issues: there is no right channel sound emanating. May just be a connection problem. Continuing problems with automation downloading and file transfers.

Problem with playing PSAs from DJ computer.

Purchase requests: headphone purchases: no for present; Bob Gutowski will take

A look at current lot for repairs, and we will revisit

Recorder purchase: we will research a recorder that uses records on thumb drives [USB port]. New computer: we will try using one of the old STL computers, instead of purchasing. Air filter: only works on high or off; we will try to fix to low setting only.

Scent free: reminder will go out on listserves.

Programmers should note: Shows should remember to end their shows early, whether or not followed by a live show.

Board Meeting Space: Katherine will check out Forbes Library, and Arjuna will check out the Unitarian Church for future board meetings. [MEF room may not be sufficient as to IAQ* for a long time, due to new carpeting]. Friends Meeting House space on Center Street, Northampton, problematic in that front door has to be locked down at all times.

Fundraising: Shawn stepping down as Fundraising Coordinator, but willing to continue on fundraising committee. We need to find a new coordinator. Underwriting proposal:

Shows will be able to fulfill their volunteer hours by finding and negotiating underwriting for their shows. [approved] A volunteer is needed and wanted for replacing Shawn as fundraising committee coordinator.

Promotion: the first meeting of the promotionn committee will be on the third Wednesday of January, MEF, 7:00 PM. We will attempt to have all subcommittees meeting in that space that night [either in different corners of the room, or at staggered times].

Show Reviews: few shows had fulfilled requirements, which include volunteer hours, payment of 2010 member fees, contact information, signup for announcement listserve, etc. We switched to discussing new show compliance: only one has paid member frees,

[Doodlebug Junction], none had performed work, including attending meetings. Before more drastic action, it is referred back to Programming Committee for action by liaisons. We discussed requiring Board approval for new shows to start, without decision. Again to be taken to Programming Committee first.

*Indoor Air Quality

Quarterly Compliance Checkup

Tony Shannon — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:39:33 +0000

Quarterly Compliance Checkup

Taken from the last board notes:

Quarterly compliance checkup [all shows]: first review period—Oct thru Dec, Shows will be reviewed at January meeting.

Thank You,
Tony Shannon

1/6/10 VFR Board Meeting Change Of Usual Space

Tony Shannon — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:33:49 +0000

1/6/10 VFR Board Meeting Change Of Usual Space

This weeks, Wed 1/6/10 VFR Board Meeting is being held at:

Friends Meeting House
43 Center St.
Northampton, Massachusetts 01060

In the Social Room. 7pm – 9pm

A writing group will be meeting about the same time in Room #3.
So remember to keep it a little quiet please.

Remember programmers, meetings now count as work ;)

Thank You,
Tony Shannon
VFR Board of Directors

NEW Off-Air Volunteer Hours Reporting Form

Tony Shannon — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:31:03 +0000

Since the vote on the new programming policy, there is now a NEW Programming Off-Air Volunteer Hours Reporting Form to go with that.
It’s available here: http://www.valleyfreeradio.org/resources/programmer-documents/
Click on the sentence that says, Programmers Off-Air Volunteer Hours Reporting Form.
It will open up to the correct form.
Under current policy, 4 hours in one month or a minimum of 12 hours in 3 months is required.
Remember meetings count as work now.

Rock, Folk, Press Show Christmas Special Playlist

Steve C. — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:40:53 +0000

First 20 Songs:
1 All You Need Is Love Beatles
2 The Inner Light Beatles
3 Rain Beatles
4 Hark the Herald Angels Sing John Fahey
5 Lion John Fahey
6 Joy to the World John Fahey
7 Joy to the World Mormon Tabernacle Choir
8 The First Noel Mormon Tabernacle Choir
9 The Hallalujah Chorus The Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra
10 Santa Claus Cheech and Chong
11 Santa Claus Coming to Town Bruce Springsteen
12 Jingle Bells Harry Connick Jr.
13 Frosty the Snowman Harry Connick Jr.
14 Must be Santa Bob Dylan
15 Not Dark Yet (Solstice) Bob Dylan
16 Holy Night Celene Dion
17 Help You Ann The Dirty Truckers 18) 18 What a Girl Can Do The Lyres
19 Read My Mind The Killers
20 Be Somebody Kings of Leon
(more)
Issues: Citadel Broadcasting Files for Bankruptcy
Accord in Copenhagen Seen As Largely Symbolic
Senate Passes Watered Down Healthcare Bill –

Board Mtg Minutes 12-2-09

Bill Baue — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:26:34 +0000

Present: Andy Sewell, Katherine K, Arjuna Griest, Jeff Steiner, Bob Gutowski, Dana Prescott, Steve Curylo, Steve Cutting, Tony Shannon, Bob Gardner [notetaker]

1] STL setup: has been up and running since yesterday. So far so good. VFR and the board formally thank Bob Gutowski for his donation of new equipment and his work on VFR’s behalf. This new STL is not a change that requires approval or licensing, as it is essentially the same as before [in the industry our connect is not a true STL, but a data link]. New automation computer with new software has also been brought online [yea Andy!]. Training of station managers in new setup will be necessary.

2] Tech team setup: new committee approved. Andy Sewell has agreed to be the tech team coordinator. Outreach to involve new members will happen. Tasks: checkups, documentation, looking at cooling of studios.

3] Meeting Space: the MEF space has become inaccessible due to a new carpet, which is “outgasing” We will be meeting in alternative spaces for the interim. The next meeting is at Friends Meeting House on Center Street in Northampton. [January 2010 meeting]

4] Underwriting Expansion: meeting during Work Sunday December 6^th at 2:00 PM at station to formulate the procedures, prices structure, programmer role. Andy will send out materials to board and interested parties.

5] Admin Duties: we will pursue underwriting for experienced trade help. Problem is that a small number of people doing such a large workload, and the potential for burnout. Tasks being done by our overworked volunteers:

Bookkeeping, tracking pledges, filings with IRS, State of Massachusetts, the license transfer,

One solutions is using underwriting to barter for services. We always need legal help….maybe we can find an attorney who would provide services in exchange for underwriting. This will be pursued by Underwriting Committee.

6] Station Manager goal: we discussed what our pool of resources would be in order to launch into part-time paid staff. People were comfortable with $25,000- 30,000 in the bank.

7] Quarterly compliance checkup [all shows]: first review period—Oct thru Dec, Shows will be reviewed at January meeting.

8] New Show Approvals: the shows begun this quarter will be considered next meeting.

Known shows up for review: Earlobe Heist, Popular Influence, Think Metal, Channeling the Muse, and Vital Health.

9] Visiting other LPFMs: there was broad interest in visiting a few other Low Power FM station. Mentioned were the Bellows Falls, VT station (WOOL), and the Greenfield, MA station .

Adjourned 9:05 PM, notes by B Gardner

Rock Folk Press Issues 11102009

Steve C. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:32:30 +0000

Rock Folk Press Show Pre- Veterans Day Special:
Listen to excerpts from award winning documentary Producer/Director Lexy Lovell’s new film “The Good Soldier,” featuring interviews with Veterans of 3 Wars describing their experience as they attempt to return to society after their war experience. The film featured on Bill Moyers Journal last Friday, and premiering nationwide on Wed 11/11 – Veterans Day – packs a powerful anti-war message. Also featured: a Moyers editorial challenging a Washington Post editorial of 10/30/09 which called Afghanistan a “necessary war.” Moyers calls for the institution of a draft to make the inevitable Obama call up for more Afghanistan troops more equitable. Tues 2-4pm
WXOJ-LP 103.3 FM Northampton, MA

October 7, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes

VFRWebCom — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:25:47 +0000

Minutes to October 7, 2009 Board Meeting

Board Attending: A. Sewell; T. Shannon; B. Harvey; K. Reason

Others Attending: T. Udell; B. Gardner; B. Gutowski; D. Prescott; E. Nash; C. Whitely (Preacha); A. Watts; S. Cutting

Meeting started at 7:04 pm with Introductions

Mayoral Debate Update

VFR in connection with NCTV is hosting a Northampton Mayoral Debate on Tuesday, October 13 at 7 pm in the Northampton High School Auditorium. The Panelists have been announced as Bill Scher, Natalia Munoz, and Neal McKenna-Donnelly. David Pakman will be the moderator. There is still opportunity for VFR folks to volunteer with this event either with flyering or at the event. Please visit http://www.valleyfreeradio.org/2009mayoraldebate/ for information about the event and to get involved, email mayoraldebate@valleyfreeradio.org

Volunteer Offering for VFR at Station

Eric Nash discussed an opportunity that has come to VFR for a worker to be provided via a state program for Senior Citizens. A person would be provided for about 20 hours a week to do clerical or other tasks as needed. The program pays the worker and no money is required of VFR. The person has volunteered with VFR in the past as a programmer and has good general knowledge of how things work. Members of the Board have signed the paperwork to get things moving but, if approved, the worker would not start until approved by the agency.

VFR Board Size Amendment to the ByLaws

Andy Sewell announced that at the beginning of the next General Membership meeting (Wednesday, October 21 at MEF) there would be a vote to amend the bylaws to change the number of Board members to 5 (from 9). Only VFR members in good standing, in attendance at the GM meeting can vote.

VFR Board Nominations

To date, 4 persons have stated they are interested in running for the Board of VFR; two current Board members will be staying on the Board (T. Shannon and K. Reason). Anyone (VFR member or not) can run for the Board by emailing: nominations@valleyfreeradio.org – nominees will be announced prior to the GM (Wednesday, October 21), however, persons can nominate themselves at the GM. Only VFR members in good standing, in attendance at the GM meeting can vote.

Grants for VFR

Bush-I asked if VFR would support him to apply for the Northampton Arts Council’s annual grant due October 15, 2009. Andy Sewell mentioned that NAC’s rules do not allow for consecutive grant awards, and since VFR received the award last year for the Memorial Day event in Pulaski Park, we would not be able to apply this year; however other grant opportunities are encouraged.

Fundraising Week (Sunday, October 25th – Saturday, October 31)

With the passing of the reapplication process, it has been agreed that the week before the new schedule, will be a week without normal programming, but with on-air fundraising. It was discussed that programmers could come in for their show and instead of doing their normal show, doing a fundraising show where a majority of the time is spent encouraging listeners to donate to the station. It was discussed that a printed schedule where VFR programmers could come to the station during hours other than their show to help fundraise (either helping the programmer already on the air at that time, or taking the station off automation to do live on-air fundraising). The automation computer will be programmed with fundraising announcements.

It was discussed that a group of people should get together to help plan this and provide programmers with materials and encouragement to help raise money during that week.

Bob Gardner volunteered to create a paper schedule people could sign up on to indicate times they can come in during the on air fund drive. Tony Udell volunteered to help organize as well.

Program Renewals

*** PLEASE NOTE *** Since the Programming Committee has not met for its final review (scheduled for this Friday, 2 pm at Cafe Evolution in Florence), the below comments from the Board are subject to the Programming Committee’s evaluation. As per the adopted process of Program Renewals, each program is required to be approved from BOTH the Board and the Programming committee.

Shows Approved

Music of the Flywheel
Active Ingredients
Jah Love Music (Dan Rosen)
At Home With Sidra (applied for Pay to Play, so review not necessary)
Connecting the Notes
Red Pill Politics
Birth, School, Work, Death
Cacophy Broadcast Network
Word Sound Power
Mo Radio
Poison Ivy of the Mind
Seeing Red Radio
Underground Spiritual Game
Mass Transition
Vegan Radio
Jah Love Musik in the Global Village (Bush-I)

Shows Conditionally Approved (requirements listed in parenthesis)

Bread & Roses (all show personnel required to pay $25 fee)
Mass Appeal (please pay $25 fee)

Shows denied renewal

Air Ted (lack of meetings required; lack of volunteer hours required; encouraged to apply for Pay to Play)
Valley Melting Pot (lack of meetings required; lack of volunteer hours required; encouraged to re-apply or to apply for Pay to Play)
Inside the Urban Bottom Line (no fee; lack of meetings required; lack of volunteer hours required; encouraged to apply for Pay to Play)
Another Perspective (encouraged to apply for Pay to Play)
Words of Peace (lack of volunteer hours; lack of meetings; programming to review if this show is to be considered syndicated as it is not produced locally and has never had a live show)
Vibrant Living (encouraged to apply for Pay to Play)
Mornings with Marla (formerly Marla BB’s Blues) (lack of meetings required; lack of volunteer hours required)

To apply for Pay to Play, please visit: http://www.valleyfreeradio.org/resources/programmer-documents/

Read the material under ‘VFR Pay to Play Application’ and click the title to apply.

Meeting Adjourned at 9:10 pm

Board Meeting Minutes (September 2, 2009)

VFRWebCom — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:45:52 +0000

Attending:
Fidel H.; Andy S.; Bob Gardner; Dana P.; Bob Gutowski; Tony S.; Bush-I H.; Ed R.; Katherine K.; Diana C.

Announcements:
Candace Clement (via email) proposed to organize a monthly music show at the Elevens which would benefit VFR as a 50/50 split of the door proceeds with the performing bands. She would be the point person for the events.

The Elevens management are interested in the idea, but want to try it out a few times to see how it goes. The first show will be Saturday, September 5. Due to its short notice, it will be billed as an ‘unofficial’ benefit, but will still benefit the station with its proceeds. As soon as the details of subsequent shows are defined, Candace will set up a contract between the Elevens and the Board of VFR.

Mayoral Debate Update:
The date is set for Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 7 pm in the NHS auditorium. The press release will be going out the week of September 7. Herrel’s Ice Cream has made donations for sponsorship; the League of Women Voters will also be making a donation. Several community groups have also expressed hosting a table of information at the event and/or mailing out announcements to their email lists.
for information on how to get involved, email: mayoraldebate@valleyfreeradio.org

A new automation computer has been ordered and delivered. It will be replacing the old, crumbling automation computer during the September workday – Sunday, September 13.

Bush-I asked for a paper copy of the reapplication forms. Arrangements were made to provide them to him; however all programmers are encouraged to fill the forms out online via the VFR home page, then click on Resources / Programmer Documents.

Board Vacancies:

The October Board meeting will be the last before the new board election at the October GM. There will be 8 of 9 seats vacant. Katherine Kendall will be the only remaining board member. Persons interested in serving on the Board should email: nominations@valleyfreeradio.org – Bush-I, Diana C. and Andy S. will be serving as the nominations committee and work to find candidates from outside the General Membership.

Programming Re-Applications:

The Board elected to post results of the reapplications in these minutes.

Shows that were approved:

Writer’s Voice (syndicated – so no re-app needed; but reviewed anyway.)
Farm to Fork
Evening Classics Steve Curlyo
Patchwork Majority Arjuna Greist
Sings in the Night Strong Oak
Cat’s Eye Soup Rikk Desgres
Rock Folk Press Steve Cutting
Lit 103.3 Allen Vogol
Antidote Radio Katherine Kendall
Sing About It (Johanna Halbeisen – attended recent meetings)
Good News (Johanna Halbeisen – attended recent meetings)

Shows that were condisitonally approved, should they meet the requests listed next to each show:

Shooting From the Hip (please attend a meeting before November)
Mid-Week Politics (all programmers on show need to pay dues before November)
B’hai Perspective (please attend a meeting before November)
Enviro Show (please attend a meeting before November)
Beat Clinic (please attend a meeting before November)
Colors for Friday Morning (please attend a meeting before November)

To make clear: any meeting would count including the Workday on Sunday, September 13, any collective meeting, GM or Board meeting. This requirement is critical to the station working well as a comunity effort.

Shows that were denied based on a lack of meetig attendence and voluteer hours:

Hilltown Family Variety - the board deeply values this show, however, in order to adhear to the requirements for being a programmer, a standard must be met. Sienna is strongly encouraged to reach out to programming and the board to find a way to make things work.

It was further clarified that all shows who DO NOT complete the re-application process by the October Programming Committee meeting will be considered terminated. Only those shows who complete all the re-application forms will be reviewd by the Programming Committee and the Board. As a special note, Another Perspective has completed some of the forms, but not the Re-Application form, and thus was not reviewed by the Board.

Meeting was adjourned.

Board Meeting Agenda 9-2-09

Bill Baue — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:24:03 +0000

Media Education Foundation

7-9 pm

Agenda

-Review of reapplications
-Board nominations update.
-Tech, web, fund raiser committee updates.

Valley Free Radio Board Meeting Minutes (August 2009)

VFRWebCom — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:34:59 +0000

Valley Free Radio Board Meeting Minutes (August 2009)

August 5, 2009 – MEF Meeting Room

Attending: Fidel Hildalgo, Bob Gardner, Tony Shannon, Tony Udell, Bob Gutowski, Dana Prescott, Ed Russell, Katherine Reason

Meeting Start: 7:06 pm

Tony Shannon announced that the ‘Mailing Club’ membership with the US Postal Service was due ($185/year). This allows VFR to use its Non-Profit status to send bulk mail at a discount. The Board approved the payment (4 in favor / 0 against).

Bob Gardner mentioned that there are a few forms relating to the State of Massachusetts that need to be filed. The forms will be filed this month once completed.

Any Sewell discussed the details of the Mayoral Debate event. He and David Pakman have been working to organize it. It will be held on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at the Northampton High School Auditorium. It will begin at 7 pm, be taped for audio (VFR) and video (NCTV). It will be a debate between the two current candidates, with a panel of local persons (TBD) and moderated by Pakman. The cost from the city has not been delivered, but a verbal estimate of $300 was given. The cost will be defrayed by offering information tables to local groups (suggested donation $10) and by offering sponsorships from local businesses or individuals (suggested $50 – $100). The board aproved the expenditures. (4 in favor / 0 against).

The rest of the meeting was then dedicated to discussing the Reapplication Process and the most recent Programming Committee meeting that dealt with the first round of reapplications.

Bob Gardner provided a recap of the programming meeting:
- The FAQ (written by Bob and discussed at the PC meeting) was approved (it is now posted on the VFR website under Resources/Programmer Documents/FAQ – link )
- the PC encouraged further questions about the process to be sent to the Board (board@valleyfreeradio.org)
- A total of 11 programs have already reapplied (one was a syndicated show)

The Board reviewed the current reapplications and noted that none had met the meeting attendance requirement.

Fidel H. asked if non-compliance means the end of that programmer’s show. The board and those others present felt that a each programmer should be looked at once the reapply in order to get a better sense of what programmers are contributing to the station in other ways that are meaningful.

The Board decided to ask the Programming Committee to hold a special meeting in August to focus on the reapplications since there are only two programming committee meetings until the end of the reapplication period.

Tony Udell reported that the PC has proposed that the Board address volunteer hours, meeting attendance and membership dues and that the Programming Committee will confirm program logs, show attendance and any infractions or violations. The Board agreed with this proposal.

The Board then reviewed all the reapplications and agreed to send their comments to the PC.

The Board stressed the importance of the Collective Liaisons to encourage meeting attendance and to hold Collective Meetings before November 1 to allow for programmers to attend at least one meeting.

The Board then moved on to other business:

Financial: The Board approved the use of electronic payments instead of live checks to utilities. The two person approval process must still be heeded.
VFR currently has approximately $5,000 in its accounts.

Bob Gardner then introduced a topic for the next General Membership Meeting: Pay to Play – in this option programmers who can not meet the requirements for a show (meetings, volunteer, etc) could opt to donate a set fee (part of the discussion) to the station. This programmer would give up their right to vote. Tony Udell commented that this could also work as a mandated amount to be raised during an on-air fund drive. The Board agreed that this topic needs to be brought up for discussion at the next GM. Both Bob G. and Tony U. agreed to bring those and other discussion points to the next GM.

The Friends of VFR (an outside organization to raise awareness and support for the station) is in its early stages of development. Frances Crow, Candice Clement, Diana Coryat and Bob Gardner are meeting this summer to discuss.

The Board also discussed the need to form a Nominating Committee for the upcoming Board election in October. There will be anywhere from 4 to 6 board positions available at that election.

Meeting Adjourned: 9:00 pm

Board of Directors Agenda 8.5.09

Bill Baue — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:42:06 +0000

7-9 pm Media Education Foundation

-VFR reapplication/approval process
-Northampton Mayoral debate
-Automatic payments of bills

-Pay to Play Programming Slots [i.e. a non-member, non-voting, no work/no meet requirement ...cost= $100/quarter]

-Hiring a Station Manager part-time — job description: volunteer coordination, bookkeeping, fundraising, tech support

July Board Meeting Minutes (July 1, 2009)

VFRWebCom — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:10:14 +0000

July 1 Board Meeting Notes

Meeting start: 7:05 pm

Introductions

VFR Audioport account use by ACLU lawyer Bill Newman. Newman has been producing First Amendment Minutes for a while and we have been airing them as PSAs. Newman would like to use a sub-account from our Audioport (Pacifica repository for audio share content) to wider distribute his First Amendment Minutes. The board voted 4 for and none against (2 board members absent). Eric N. will facilitate the sub-account.
Nominations Committee Update

No update – but all are encouraged to canvas candidates for the board.
Tech Committee Update

Sunday July 5 will be a tech general work day; the substitute show recording process will be installed; issues with CD player 2 will be explored
Web Committee Update

Re-application process as passed by the General Membership at the last GM meeting will be implemented by July 6^th – please look for an email announcement of web forms early the week of July 5. Programming will be the point people for explaining any questions about the new process. The next Programming Committee meeting is Monday, July 6 at 7 pm at the station.
Programming Committee Update

Going forward, Prog. Comm. Meetings will be the first Mondays of the month, 7 pm at the station; the process for new programmers is going well.
Financial Report

Generally in good health; some donations have come in; the Pulaski Park Memorial Day reimbursement check has been received. There are a few outstanding programmer fees: Treasurer (Tony Shannon) to circulate list of outstanding programmer fees, Board to dedcide next steps to collect outstanding fees.
Pulaski Park Reflections

The question was asked if more support was needed to raise VFR visibility. Bush-I commented that he could have used more station support.

Steve C. asked why donations could not have been requested. (City does not allow this with this kind of permitted event)

Tony U. asked if permit could have been requested to have table of information. Bush-I commented that City authorities told him he could not have such a table.

Tony U. commented that there were no promotion of VFR visible other than a few MC announcements.

Bush-I commented that the City needs to be more involved in our process to promote station. He also encouraged VFR to collaborate with the community group Poverty is Not a Crime folks towards the goal of promoting the station.

Bush-I spoke about his sense of an undercurrent that he is acting as a maverick. He reiterates that his intentions and efforts are for the promotion of awareness of the station. He asked for comment.

Generally people commented that his efforts are appreciated. Also agreed that if VFR commits resources to events, there should be more checks and balances.
NEW PROGRAMMER POLICY

Bob G. introduced putting policy into practice. VFR has 4 months to fully implement.

The ‘renewal week’ will be the last week of October, with the new station schedule being launched on November 1, 2009.

Re-Application process can be done now (and programmers are encouraged to do so); but must complete their re-application by the Programming Committee meeting in October (first Monday in October).

Tony S. displayed and demonstrated steps for:
- Re-Application form
- Off-Air time reporting form
- Change of contact information form
- Meeting attendance form

All forms can be filled out online and will be available under the ‘Resources’ tab on the web page. The completed forms from each programmer will be forwarded to Programming, who will review them at each meeting. The Programming Committee will send approvals to the Board, who will then approve all shows who meet the VFR programming policy requirements. During October, programming will make any schedule arrangements as requested by programmers. The new schedule will then be launched November 1, 2009.

Tony U. commented that Liaisons and Programming will flesh out the steps to help programmers understand the new process. He also commented that Liaisons should act to encourage collective participation and help out any collective members confused by the new process.

Bob G. proposed setting a “Work Day” – a Board responsibility under the new policy.

Tony U. agreed that the Work Day could work out as part of the monthly Training Days.

For July, the VFR Work Day will the Third Sunday (July 19).

After that, it will be on the First Sunday (along side the Training Days).

Meeting adjourned at 9:10 pm

VFR Board Meeting Agenda 7.1.09

Bill Baue — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:14:02 +0000

MEF

60 Masonic St Northampton

7-9pm

–Announcements
–VFR audioport account
–Board nominations committee update
–Tech, web, programming committee updates
–Financial report
–Pulaski Park reflections
–VFR re-structure reification process

Board Mtg Agenda 6-3-09

Bill Baue — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:31:36 +0000

Media Education Foundation

60 Masonic St., Northampton

7-9 pm

-Announcements
-Tech committee update. recording shows. Tera byte discussion.
-Web committee update
- Fund raising update. Pulaski park.
-Programming committee update
-New VFR structure

Valley Free Radio seeking Board of Director nominees.

Warren Odess-Gillett — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:22:24 +0000

It would be helpful but not necessary to have experience in non profit groups. We ideally seek applicants from out side the VFR family, but anyone who feels they can help contribute to the Low Power FM independent radio movement should feel to apply. A Board of Director must be available to attend one meeting per month and help advise on station policy. Please e-mail your Bio to VFR Board Nominating Commitee: either: Steve Cutting stevec735@aol.com or Ed Russell ed@activeingredients.com. Current VFR members feel free to apply. There is no deadline but we are seeking to hold elections as soon as possible. Thank you:.the Board Nominating Committee.

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