Great idea!
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On Fri, 8/11/17, ERIC RICKS <ewrickss@gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: WNUR Maintenance & Station Automation
 To: "WNUR-STAFF" <wnur-staff@lists.wnur.org>
 Date: Friday, August 11, 2017, 8:17 AM

 We also
 need to use our Newsletter to keep listeners
 updated.
 On Thu,
 Aug 10, 2017 at 9:54 PM, Peter Kostakis <pkostakis@sbcglobal.net>
 wrote:
 Thanks, Steve, for airing several concerns which
 have weighed on my mind.
 I’m also concerned about the
 alienation of regular listeners who, as you point out, are
 from overseas and around the country as well as our own
 backyard. During our Great Leap Forward, Zetta will serve
 prerecorded (often numbingly repetitive) music programs when
 they attempt access to their programming of choice. I expect
 that listeners will be more understanding and willing to
 return to the WNUR fold if clued in on the changes.
 Explanatory notes on the Web site can be supplemented by a
 battery of special PSAs in frequent rotation about the
 alteration in schedule. These measures wouldn’t completely
 solve the problem of disorienting faithful listeners but
 would help reassure them of the return to live shows after
 the implementation of changes which should benefit us
 all. 
 No doubt I’m
 not the first person who thought of these simple things
 but…just sayin.’ Here’s to mo’ better WNUR down the
 road.
 Peter
 KostakisCo-HostWriters’
 BlocThe Jazz Show

 On
 Aug 10, 2017, at 7:01 PM, Steve Temkin <stevetemkin@gmail.com>
 wrote:
 Nick:
 Thanks
 for the note on the upcoming changes. While it clarifies
 some things, it leaves others unclear. 
 I
 apologize if I have somehow missed prior communication
 elsewise, but I am surprised to have gotten the unexpected
 news from Gabe rather than from you or any other Exec Board
 member and equally bewildered that
 more advance notice was not possible. Trying to schedule our
 DJs to keep our slot fully manned for the quarter has been
 impacted by this development; advance notice would made it
 unnecessary to rearrange travel and other activities around
 our commitments to the station.
 And
 I don't understand at all why,  when the entire
 facility was moved to Louis a decade or more ago with an
 interruption of less than a day, that live broadcasting
 needs to be cut for a month or more.
 I've
 seen no mention as to whether or how these changes will
 affect streaming. While we are clearly a regional over the
 air broadcaster responsible to our local community, we have
 listeners across the country and all over the world. Will
 they be hearing the limited, repeated programming when they
 tune in? Can't any of the other studios spaces be used
 to keep current content streaming from our URL? And I've
 seen no mention of this on the WNUR website, where I assume
 we expect listeners to follow news and programming
 information.
 I
 also, at this late date and after many requests, have no
 clue as to whether the prerecorded Blues Show programming I
 have provided to run in our time slot has been loaded onto
 Zetta — either the one in the OACR, or the
 "inaccessible" implementation that will be running
 over several weeks from the transmitter. I feel that I was
 assured that the effort was worthwhile and action would be
 taken.
 I've
 also been more frustrated than usual with the state of
 disrepair and mess in the OACR, and some technical glitches
 I've encountered that I'm guessing result from the
 way that board settings were changed. I am fairly familiar
 with the available documentation in the wiki, but over the
 years have found it inadequate or outdated, an especially
 difficult situation since for my part I am alone on Sunday
 afternoons when technical help is unavailable.
 You've
 said that you are encouraging an exchange of comments and
 concerns; I hope that includes these. I am a supporter of
 the station, and while I'm unsure of the benefits HD
 transmitters will bring, I'm hoping there are some other
 changes forthcoming that will help us continue to have pride
 in WNUR and show up to do shows with enthusiasm.
 Please
 let me know what has happened with the Blues Show
 programming I have provided in the past and if any further
 material can still be loaded onto the transmitter
 Zetta.
 Steve
 TemkinProducer WNUR Sunday Blues
 Show (847)
 337-2162Reply to: steve@temkin.com

 On Aug 10, 2017, at 3:45 PM, nicholasanderson2019@u.
 northwestern.edu wrote:

 Also, I left my glasses in the OACR
 last night. If you see a loose pair, they are mine. Thank
 you. 

 Best,Nick 
 Nicholas Anderson <nicholasanderson2019@u.
 northwestern.edu> şunları yazdı (10 Ağu 2017
 15:24):

 Hey folks, 
 I wanted to reach out to clear up
 some potential confusion around the station's
 maintenance and express some of the goals of our executive
 board for this quickly approaching Fall.
 First, I want to clarify that the
 station will not be
 off-air. The physical space of the OACR will be closed
 while Gabe and Nick do maintenance for the station and our
 transmitters are replaced with brand new ones. Listeners
 will still be able to tune into WNUR as the station will be
 running from automation. Because the Zetta stock installed
 at the transmitter site is not accessible like the
 production one in the OACR, whatever is uploaded into Zetta
 now will be playing on the air until the maintenance is
 completed. I understand that this does not provide the
 station with much variety of content over these next few
 weeks beyond what our great GM, Brock, has uploaded, but the
 station will remain on-air.
 So please inform your listeners that the station will
 be on-air and
 on automation. 
 This brings up my second topic. I
 understand the inflow of frustration and concern about this
 brief closing down of the OACR and I appreciated the number
 of you who have reached out to express these frustrations
 and concerns. I think it's important that these channels
 remain open so that you can express these opinions and
 suggestions for improvement. It is frustrating that this
 closing of the OACR does not allow ample time to adjust for
 your listeners and does not allow a great variety of content
 in the automation system, however this will pass quickly and
 the station will be better from this period.
 As a direct result of these next few
 weeks, WNUR will have state-of-the-art Nautel transmitters.
 As Gabe said, this is a very significant upgrade. These new
 transmitters will set the foundation for allowing WNUR to
 offer HD radio. This is wonderful news and will benefit all
 of us at the station. Apart from the physical maintenance of
 these next few weeks, our new executive board will focus on
 completing a fully stocked Zetta implementation. If
 something like this were to happen again, we will have a
 varied body of programming for our listeners that is
 representative of WNUR. 
 Many have reached out to me
 expressing concern about promoting shows in these upcoming
 weeks, in a more immediate action I am working with our
 Publicity/Outreach Chair, Lois Biggs, in order to send out a
 newsletter addressing this brief switch to automation and to
 provide a method of promotion for you. Lois will reach out
 to you soon asking for information. The turn around for this
 newsletter ought to be quick. 
 In conclusion, thank you for your
 patience and understanding while our station undergoes
 maintenance. I am looking forward to the great benefits this
 will bring to WNUR. I appreciate the continued feedback and
 ask you to please reach out to me by email (nicholasanderson2019@u.
 northwestern.edu) or phone (6148176065) with any and all questions,
 comments and concerns. In the meantime, let's look
 forward and please keep your eyes open for our upcoming Fall
 Programming Meeting.
 All the best,Nick
  
 -- 
 Nick
 AndersonNorthwestern
 University | Class of
 2019American Studies &
 English | Weinberg
 College of Arts and Sciences(614) 817-6065 | nicholasanderson201
 9@u.northwestern.edu
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