Below are download links to some useful station documents, including documents and audio from past Grassroots Radio Conferences.
PLEASE NOTE: You will need to adjust these documents to fit the individual needs of your station.
The following download link contains scripts for recording a series of brief public service announcements titled “Lessons in Community Radio.” There are seven lessons in all, and all scripts are collected in a single document. You may wish to adjust the scripts to fit the individual needs of your station.
Management & Legal
- Station Bylaws (Modeled after KMUD)
- Policy Manual (Modeled after KMUD, Read-Only)
- Emergency Alert System (EAS) Handbook
- FCC Compliance Calendar (for Full-Power Stations)
- Music Licensing and Reporting (Powerpoint, presented by Spinitron)
- Chief Operator Job Description
- Audio Engineer Job Description
- Volunteer Dismissal
Management Systems
- CiviCRM – Open Source Database for Development (URL)
- Spokes Council – Organizing with Affinity Groups (URL)
- Clusters and Spokes Councils (URL)
- “Fixing Mayhem in Your Organization” (PDF Slideshow)
Personnel & Volunteer
- Station Employee Handbook
- Volunteer Application (Page 1) (Page 2)
- Volunteer Agreement (Modeled after WLPP)
- Station Programmer Application (Page 1) (Page 2)
- 5 Tips About Disability
- “Speed Dating” for Radio Producers and Programmers
Technology
- Studio Equipment
- Introduction to Automation with Rivendell (Powerpoint)
- Advanced Rivendell Automation (Powerpoint)
- Setting Up Live Remotes (PDF Slideshow)
- 11 Solar Energy Tips
Automation Seminar, recorded on 08/17/2014 at GRC 2014 (Audio below)
Tech Round Table, recorded on 08/16/2014 at GRC 2014 (Audio below)
Radio Content & Hosting
- Music Programmer Handbook (Modeled after KHOI)
- Music Programmer Training Exam (Modeled after KHOI)
- Elements of an Interview
- Writing and Recording a News Story
- Reporting During a Major Disaster
- “Evaluating Your Broadcast” – DJ Listening Parties (Powerpoint)
- LGBTQ Programming – OutCasting Overview and Policies
- Making Radio Theater
- Voice Casting Monologues
“Reporting Natural Disasters,” recorded 08/17/2014 at GRC 2014 (Audio below)
“From Paper to Air,” Making Radio Theater, recorded 08/16/2014 at GRC 2014 (Audio below)
Music Producers Round Table, recorded 08/16/2014 at GRC 2014 (Audio below)
Underwriting & Outreach
LPFM All-Day Intensive, recorded on 08/15/2014 at GRC 2014 in Ames, Iowa
(Audio – Parts 1-5 below)
“Case Statement for Capital Campaign to Build the Station”
NOTE: All files are split between two zip files, and are modeled after KHOI. The format of these files is meant as a guideline; you will need to adjust the files to suit the individual needs of your station.
For Stations Interested in Hosting a Grassroots Radio Conference
Download a ZIP file containing the registration form and specific instructions for printing the form.