Welcome to KSOW-lp’s new web site. Currently in composition, this is where we hope to focus our trade and transactions with the larger community. This includes listeners and content providers exceeding the range of our terrestrial broadcasts with the lpfm.
Please note that this site is for all of us here in Cottage Grove, Oregon. The intention of the oversight team for KSOW-lp, Real Rural Radio, is to have this we-location serve as a portrait of Cottage Grove, its residents, organizations, business’s and traditions.
It is hoped that this blog space will serve as the people’s page, a community calendar and a central networking point for the community. This site is maintained by Real Rural Radio and KSOW-lp, we are self taught, learning daily and are dependent on your feedback to complete the content of the site and supply some vigor, as well.
One essential element of this collaboration is Fun. Certainly there are significant elements of responsibility, professionalism and some work involved in sustaining the project/ enterprise. But if it lacks this equally important component, Fun. Why bother?
So thank you, for participating thus far and let’s see what we can make of it!
The Real Rural Radio Team, Meadowlark Farm and KSOW-lp
A Current Schedule and further program information can be found nested with this Home page.
Here are links to some of the programs we Air.
Democracy Now!
Thom Hartmann and the News Daily at 5 pm and 11 p.m.
Matt Rothschild Weekdays between Thom Hartmann & Democracy Now
Jim Hightower Daily interspersed through the day.
Bill Moyer and Company Sunday 9 pm
If You Love This Planet with Dr. Helen Caldicott Sunday 10 pm
Beyond the top 40! Wednesdays 12:pm
Barn Dance Sunday 10 am to noon
Bluegrass Review with Phil Nusbaum Sunday 5 pm
Station to Station Sunday 7 pm on alternate weeks see calendar for info.
E-Town Sunday 8 pm
Rebel Radio Wednesday 9 pm
Common Dreams is not an audio program but a great source for news and reports on current developing world events. Please recall that international events are local to those effected.
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT….ACTIVIST ALERT
—- Forwarded Message —–
From: Wanka Thei
To: “paul@knnd.com” ; “klcc@klcc.org” ; “rgletters@registergaurd.com” ; “publisher@cgsentinel.com”
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 3:02 PM
Subject: PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT – ACITVIST ALERT
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT TO CONCERNED CITIZENS
THE CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE IS USING HIGHLY TOXIC HERBICIDES SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR IN OUR PARKS AND NEAR OUR RIVERS. IT IS CONTAMINATING OUR GROUNDWATER, PLAYGROUNDS, GARDENS, PONDS, AND RIVERBEDS. LET’S GET TOGETHER AND DEMAND THE CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE STOP USING POISONS NOW.
A COPY OF THE CITY’S HERBICIDE POLICY ALONG WITH MORE INFO CAN BE FOUND AT 824 W. MAIN IN COTTAGE GROVE. PLEASE CALL OR WRITE TO THE CITY AND DEMAND THIS NONSENSE BE STOPPED! THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS 4-23 AT 7PM, AT THE CITY HALL.
Mayor: Gary Williams, 541-942-5501 mayor@cottagegrove.org
City Council Members:
Victoria Doyle, 541-968-4930 councilordoyle@cottagegrove.org
Heather Murphy, 541-942-3444 councilormurphy@cottagegrove.org
Jake Boone, 541-653-7413 councilorboone@cottagegrove.org
Jeff Gowling, 541-942-1900 councilorgowling@cottagegrove.org
Mike Fleck, 541-942-7302 councilorfleck@cottagegrove.org
Garland Burback, 541-942-4800 councilorburback@cottagegrove.org
Public Works Director : Jan C. Wellman, 541-942-3349
CC: KNND Radio, Cottage Grove Sentinel, Register Gaurd, KLCC Radio, Eugene Weekly, KSOW
I never thought about the universe, it made me feel small, never thought about the problems of this planet at all. Global warming, radioactive sites, imperialistic wrongs and animal rights. “NOFX”
Wow,
Thanks for lookin’ up the project, there’s been a lot invested to get this far. We need to add a music stream. And more artist links. I got the pic’s of Hank and they open great! Quite a handsome fellow he is. I’m ready to break for Bread Club another C.G. tradition.
Thinking of you,
Donnie
Always the best content from these prodigious writers.
everybody wants to dance in a playpen
but nobody wants to play in my garden
I see the hippies on an angry line
guess they don’t get my meaning
I’m enchanted by the birds in my blossoms
I’m enamored by young lovers on the weekend
I like the Fourth of July
when bombs start flashing
and I wish I had a shiny red top
a bugle with a big brass bell would cheer me up
or maybe something bigger that could really go pop!
so I could make the gardening stop
come out to play
come out to play
and we’ll pretend it’s Christmas Day
in my atomic garden
all my scientists are working on a deadline
so my psychologist is working day and night time
they say they know what’s best for me
but tehye don’t know what they’re doing
and I’m glad I’m not Gorbachev
’cause I’d wiggle all night
like jelly in a pot
at leats he’s got a garden with a fertile plot
and a party that will never stop
I hope there’s nothing wrong out there
I’m watching from my room inside my room
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Radio Journalism Training Resources
Part 1: Radio journalism tools
Spend a couple days/weeks getting familiar with recording equipment and digital editing software. If your local community station offers an equipment and training program, take advantage of it to practice and become familiar with what’s available. If you’re thinking about doing radio journalism on a regular basis, consider investing in your own equipment. A lot of radio journalists produce broadcast quality material using the following:
–Recorder: Zoom H2 or H4 (both have broadcast quality built-in mics; the latter has an XLR line-in, which provides more flexibility in various recording environments)
–Digital editing: Audacity, a free, open-source digital editing program
Transom.org is an excellent resource for many things radio, but they also conduct in-depth equipment reviews:
Gear Guides: http://transom.org/?cat=54
How tos: http://transom.org/?cat=52
The Knight Digital Media Center also provides a number of tutorials on equipment:
http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/cat/audio
J-Lab has a great overview on what to include in your field recording kit and how to record in the field:
http://www.j-learning.org/present_it/page/how_to_record_audio_for_the_web/
A few sites that have competitive prices for digital recorders:
Amazon.com
http://www.bswusa.com/
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/
Eventually, you might want to expand your equipment to include:
–Different external mics, for example a shotgun mic to gather sound from a distance
–A more advanced digital editing program, like Audition or Reaper
–Mobile digital editing, like Hindenburg: http://hindenburgsystems.com/
–An expanded home studio: http://transom.org/?p=23904
–Get familiar with how your equipment works before you conduct your first recordings. Practice with your friends, roommates, family and colleagues. Pay attention to mic placement, background sounds and what you’re hearing through your headphones. Make adjustments in order to get the best possible recording. Ideally, you always want the mic to be about an apple’s width from the speaker’s mouth.
Part 2 – Field recordings and interviews
Now that you’re familiar with your equipment, time to put it to use. Spend a couple months conducting field recordings and interviews, and editing those down to stand-alone segments (Q&As, vox pops, segments of speeches).
–Practice recording in different environments: one-on-one interviews, speeches, round table discussions, outdoor and ambient sound. If you’re recording at a formal event, you’ll want to request credentials & permission to record. Also, find out recording logistics. Will there be a mult-box to plug into? Another way to plug into the PA system? If no PA system, can put your recorder on a podium? At big events, where there are speakers and an audience, you should avoid recording from a distance (unless you have a shotgun mic). A handheld recorder will not capture broadcast quality sound from even short distances. If you’re recording outside, you’ll want to have a windscreen. If you’re recording in a home or office, you might want to use a mixer, to get both your voice and your subjects recorded. If you’re doing person-on-the-street interviews, make sure you hold the mic (don’t let the interviewee hold it) and keep it as steady as possible (as you’re practicing you’ll hear how often slight movements of mic and recorder will be picked up on the recording).
–Throughout recording, wear headphones so you can monitor what your recorder is capturing. Pay attention to your levels, which should fall between -6 and -12. Overmodulated sound can’t be fixed post-production, so make sure you’re not recording “too hot.”
–If possible, take notes while you’re recording indicating time codes and identifying sections of the recording you’d like to use. This will help you when you return from your field recording or interview, especially if you need to quickly pull audio for a project/production. Depending on how you’re using your audio, you may want to log all of your tape (a rough transcript with time codes). Logging tape is particularly useful when producing a hard news reporter feature or long-format documentary. Also, come up with a system for archiving your recordings. There may be opportunities in the future to go back to that interview and re-use the audio, for example if you interview a prominent person and they later pass away or when doing a “Year in Review” segment.
Part 3: The Craft
After you’re comfortable with the basics of recording and editing, start focusing on interviewing, news gathering, writing, reporting and on-air delivery skills. There are lots of online resources available, and often free webinars that you can sign up for or that are archived (Ijnet.org, linked below, lists some of them). As you’re studying tips and formats, listen critically to other radio producers, dissecting how they’ve put together programs and reports. When you’re ready to produce your own segment or report, give yourself an assignment. Write a “nut graph” that boils down the story into 1-2 paragraphs. Include a list of sources (both interviews and primary source materials) and estimated length of segment or report. Start with straight-forward projects using 1-3 sources and build up to more complex ones. Share your work with others and ask for critical feedback. Journalism is a lifelong education, and you’ll grow, improve and learn new tricks along the way.
Interviewing:
http://www.mediacollege.com/journalism/interviews/questions.html
http://ijnet.org/stories/5-interview-tips-every-journalist-needs
http://www.rfi.fr/talentplusen/articles/066/article_129.asp
News gathering/reporting:
http://www.radiodiaries.org/diy-radio/ (This is written for youth, but has some great tips!)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2011/jan/19/manifesto-simple-scribe-commandments-journalists
http://www.newseum.org/digital-classroom/video/getting-it-right/default.aspx
http://www.poynter.org/category/how-tos/newsgathering-storytelling/
Ethics and standards:
http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp
http://www.taoofjournalism.org/
http://www.journalism.org/resources/principles
Writing for radio:
http://www.bsideradio.org/?p=288#more-288
http://transom.org/?p=6676
Delivery:
http://www.newslab.org/resources/voicetip2.htm
http://ijnet.org/video/breathing-broadcast