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- The history of music as Product
- Record labels controlling all aspects of music
- The coming of the digital age
- Definitions of Indy
- The importance of playing independent music
- Payola, Plugola, and the Law
- Locating and Obtaining independent music
- Using technology to expand the role of Independents
- Online and real-world resources for finding independent music
- Common file formats for music (mp3, mp4, .wav)
- Broadcast Standard file formats (lossy vs. lossless, compressed vs. uncompressed)
- Checking lyrics for appropriate, legal content
- Building a digital library
- Acquiring and ingesting music
- Ripping and Playback software
- ID3 data
- Storing and curating digital music
- Adjusting playback settings (fades and levels)
- Searching the library and sharing digital music
- Low-cost vs. High-cost options of digital audio delivery systems
- Reporting playlists for different purposes
- Legal lessons on copyright and reporting
- The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
- Restrictions on…
- Archiving
- Advance announcement of playlists
- Number of songs that can be played by the same artist in a given hour
- The Digital Infrastructure
- First steps with a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
- Software: Disk Warrior, Norton, Diskeeper, Automator
- Hardware: soundcards, external hard drives, servers
- Storage systems, backups, and syncs
- Equipment maintenance and security
- Power and Cooling
- Broadening musical options for the entire station
- Promoting Indy music to all staff from all programming areas
- Featuring Indy music across all technological platforms
Curriculum Writer: Gregg McVicar, RadioCamp LLC. Gregg is an independent producer, audio consultant, and host of the daily national music program UnderCurrents. He is also senior producer of the program A World of Possibilities.
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NEW!
February 24, 2010
NFCB files testimony
with the Senate in support
of PTFP for FY2011.
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NEW!
February 4, 2010
More info on and registration for the 35th Annual Community Radio Conference is now available.
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NEW!
February 3, 2010
The FCC established a Tribal Priority in broadcast licensing for Native America.
[Click here to view the press release]
November 16, 2009
Maxie C. Jackson III is NFCB's new President and CEO
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NFCB and NPR announce the Station Action for Emergency Readiness (SAFER)
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DEI-NFCB Collaboration
Website Now Launched
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Digital AudioCraft Available Now
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Streaming Copyright Basics
from Melodie Virtue at
Garvey Schubert Barer
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Keynote speech and other select materials from the 2009 NFCB Community Radio Conference is now available.
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Results of the WMMT Audience Research Study
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New Technologies,
New Music
If you missed NFCB's seminar series on independent music and digital
platforms, we have all the content available now on demand.
[Click here to access all the files]
NFCB Participant Members covered by CPB Sound Exchange Agreement
CPB has reached an agreement with Sound Exchange around royalties for webcasters which covers NFCB participant members.
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NFCB’s Strategic Plan
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Basic Radio Station Website Strategies
See the PowerPoint presentation on listeners’ use of station websites and tips for designing yours.
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Music Licensing Information
Includes fee schedules and links to licensing applications.
Check Your Indecency IQ
Attorney John Crigler of Garvey Schubert Barer has an indecency quiz. Take the quiz and see how much you know about current FCC indecency rulings. John has also written an indecency primer. Download and read the Primer.
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