101FM July 2016 Newsletter

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Winner is...
2016 Business Distinction Award for Marketing : 101 FM
Friday, 22nd July 2016
This is a wonderful accolade for 101FM.
Winners have been recognised by the Logan Chamber of Commerce (as
official sponsor of the Award) and Logan City Council as well as many local
business sponsors. Awards were presented across a number of categories,
for service to their customers in the Logan district.
101FM was honoured for Excellence in Marketing.
Terry Blacker, in his Acceptance speech on behalf of the Station, spoke
about "Partnership" with our Sponsors, Listeners, Members and the local
community
That "Partnership" extends to those Volunteers that have taken the marketing of 101FM to a whole new level. Check out the new-look website. The
images and user-friendly concepts are testament to those that have put our
Station at the forefront of community broadcasters and communicators
throughout Australia.
Well done, "101 Team".....
Submitted
by Alister Robertson
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101FM - 2016 Winner of the prestigious Logan Chamber of Commerce,
Business Distinction Award for Marketing.
101FM was nominated by Barry & Jenny Lane, Coffee Club Franchisees.
As this will be my final message before the Annual
General Meeting in August, I would like to take the opportunity to
thank all of you for making my job as your President, both a pleasure
and a privilege.
I especially wish to thank my Committee, Sefton, John, Diane and Mark
for all their contributions, which has made the job so much easier.
A number of changes were made, such as "Tweaking" the format which has
resulted in a greater acceptance of 101fm from the listening community.
2014
The current "Mix" of experienced Presenters and long-time Presenters has
achieved this result. I thank you all!
We hope that the next Committee will also receive the continued support from all
of the Members, and we look forward to an even brighter future for 101FM
Alan Casonati
President
Radio Logan 101fm
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A great deal has happened at the 101FM this year. We have launched our new website as part of the CBAA (Community Broadcasting Association
of Australia) - RWS (Radio Website Services) Project.
The Staff at RWS have been very helpful in building the website and then providing continuing support. The website has many special features such
as AMRAP* pages which provide the program schedule showing who is “On Air” at any time during the week. The banner on the front page changes
for each program on air. The programs graphics we use are courtesy of Stu Robertson who has a special talent for putting together these fonts and
pictures.
Presenters can also load up their play lists for people to see what music is being played. The website will continue to evolve as we make use of the
features that are available and we add our own content. Right now if you want to know about the next monthly movie, the next Outside Broadcast or
other news at the Station, go to our web site at www.101fm.com.au
The other major project that has been completed is the refurbishment of Studio B. This involved the removal of the old sound proofing and carpet,
and the installation of new high sound-absorption proofing material & carpet. At the same time, the old fluoro lights were replaced with dimmable
LED track lights, and some of the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) wiring was rearranged.
Work was completed during the week of 9th-13th of May. During that time we had to operate out of Studio A, so Presenters were very organised
during their shift changeovers. We are pleased to report that despite one of the computers failing during this week, we didn’t have any disruption to
our normal programming.
We’re very proud of the fact that this project was completed out of station funds with some promotional offsets provided by QuietPlease and the
electrical contractor Paul Kilcin.
Both QuietPlease and Paul Kilcin are sponsors of 101FM, so to gain more information about these sponsors visit the QuietPlease website at
www.quietplease.com.au or Paul Kilcin's Facebook page at facebook.com/QPAcoustics
If finances permit, were looking forward to completing the refurbishment of Studio A by perhaps the end of 2016, so keep an eye out on our web site
for the latest news at 101FM.
*(The Australian Music Radio Airplay Project distributes new Australian music to community radio stations nationwide)
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from the Station Manager's desk
Keeping up our radio standard
Keeping up our radio standard
Keeping up our radio standard
(with thanks to radio.co)
Always pre-read scripts
On numerous occasions Presenters have said the wrong thing.
Pre-reading scripts, such as the weather reports, gives you the ground to stand on, so you know exactly what you’re going to say, and you’re
well prepared in advance.
Preparing before your Shows, so you’re well-rehearsed
*Focus on your Show and enjoy it.
*Finish any paperwork afterwards.
Always be hometown proud
Radio Presenters today broadcast to a global audience online, which can sometimes be difficult to appeal to a wide variety of different listeners,
but that shouldn’t mean you should act as something you’re not.
Always be proud of who you are and where you come from, as audiences love authentic and genuine people.
Laugh at yourself
Never take yourself too seriously as life’s too short. Instead learn to kick back and laugh at yourself, as it’s fun for everyone.
Well turned out and always on time
The beauty of radio is that you’re heard, but never seen, however this doesn’t mean you should come to the studio in your pyjamas and slippers.
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Keeping up our radio standard
Continued
Always promote your fellow presenters
Show your support and give shout outs - as it brings everyone together and helps promote Shows.
Paint pictures with words
Radio is unique, it’s the only medium where you paint pictures with words and it has boundless possibilities that are only limited to the
listener’s imagination.
Bring your Shows to life with the power of storytelling to engage and inspire your audience.
Social media savvy
Learning new skills - and social media falls under that category, but needs its own stand-alone point and here’s why...
The world is now more connected than ever before – You need to have a presence and be able to talk to your audience so they’re kept up-todate and can follow your station’s activities. Promote our station's website & Facebook.
Talk to one person, not the audience
Frame what you’re saying in a way like you’re talking to one person like a friend, for instance “Hope your weekend was great, we’ve got some
fantastic tracks coming your way soon, so stay tuned to Logan City's 101FM”.
“Air-Check” your Shows (if you're really serious)
When you think shows have gone well, but later on you realise didn’t, then that’s something you really want to improve.
Once you’ve finished a broadcast, go back and listen to what you’ve said. Think of what went well and what didn’t, then see how you address
these issues the next time you’re on air.
Have something to say
Who wants to listen to a boring person?
Radio presenters should have something to say and be passionate when saying it as it makes for great radio content; above all else it’s fun to
hear someone who genuinely has interesting stuff to say live on air.
Final Thoughts
It takes a lot of practice to be a great radio Presenter, but if you keep in mind these traits, you should easily be on your way to improving your
Shows and engaging with your audience
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Station Manager - Terry (TJ) Blacker
“we are all important
links in the chain"
I wonder if 101FM has a file or archive of our
Presenter’s life experience? Career-wise I mean.
Or in any other capacity?
Take mine as an example.
While I am now retired somewhat, my career has been as a licensed Customs
Consultant, involving a 40-45 year journey in business, writing Submissions
and Applications to Government for and on behalf of the mining sector
to gain concessions for their imports
Apart from my career, and my love of music programming,
I have also always enjoyed working in the yard with little home landscaping projects.
Therefore, in addition to the privilege of being a Community Radio broadcaster with 101FM, I can also use those other
skills to assist Management and the Station in times of need – like Grant Applications or other Submissions they require
from time-to-time, along with the small odd-jobs around the place. I love to “give back” to the Station whenever I can.
All our Presenters obviously come from varying backgrounds and have lots of different skills.
I think we should at least consider having those details noted.
I am sure 101FM would benefit from Presenters extra skills which could help you become an important link in the chain!
So, it is all about being aware of those abilities, a reference to the information and a willingness to put your unique skills to use with the many
tasks required to keep us On-Air and to strive to be the best Community Radio station – nationwide.
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Alister Robertson
Tech Talking
Sefton Madsen
Senior Vice President
Technical Manager
In my last article I wrote about Sound. As a continuation in this theme, I’ll discuss how the sound is turned into an electrical signal.
Turning sound waves into an electrical signal is performed by a microphone. The energy contained in the sounds we hear is quite small. A microphone
must convert these very small sound signals into electrical signals that closely as possible reflect the incoming sound waves. These days, with the benefit of very high quality amplifiers, the microphone signal can be amplified with almost no loss in quality so the sound quality we hear is greatly determined
by the quality of the microphone.
There are many forms of microphones but I’ll concentrate on a couple. These mics have some form of diaphragm or device that moves in response to
the sound waves. They must have some way of converting this movement into an electrical signal. The signal must faithfully be a representation of the
incoming sound and if possible, be of a high level.
An area where microphones were first commonly used was the telephone. In the early days amplifiers were bulky and very costly and so could not be
used in a normal telephone handset, therefore the microphone (known as a transmitter in telephony circles) had to give a large output for a small sound
input. This was accomplished using carbon granules. With a DC current passing through these carbon granules, the sound pressure varied, then it in
turn varied the current in response. This gave a high output so telephone calls could be made over relatively long distances without the need for an amplifier. These mics had a number of disadvantages in terms of sound quality and operational life, but they were the most common types of microphones
used in telephones and in early radio broadcasts.
These days the most common microphones in use in radio are either dynamic mics or types of condenser mics. At 101FM we use condenser mics.
These operate by having the diaphragm connected to one plate of a capacitor, with other plate fixed. As the diaphragm moves in response to the sound,
the voltage across the capacitor with a constant charge varies in response to the sound. These produce very good quality sound, but they do require a
bias voltage for the charge on the capacitor. These microphones are expensive but they do give exceptional sound quality.
The second most common microphone is the dynamic mic. and it operates in the reverse manner to a loud speaker, by having the diaphragm connected
to a coil which is located in a strong magnetic field. As the diaphragm and coil move in response to the sound it generates a small voltage signal like a
small generator. This type of mic does not need a phantom power supply, they tend to be quite robust and this is type of microphone we use at 101FM
for our Outside Broadcasts.
The design of microphones and selecting the right type of mic and response pattern for a particular application is a specialised field, so I have only
touched on some basic principles here, but you’d agree that the right one is an essential part of good radio broadcasting.
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