Blueskin Bay FM



= Blueskin Bay FM = A student run, community radio station based at Warrington School

Present goals:

 * To transmit content from a small (500mW) FM transmitter to the Blueskin Bay community
 * To broadcast local programmes from time to time (possibly up to 100% of the time)
 * To run on open and free principles and software - during school hours - 8-4 weekdays
 * Use Creative Commons licensed music as the default sound

Future goals:

 * To become a repository for Creative Commons licensed material
 * Sharing local, national and international music and audio
 * Stream content to a wider audience

Progress timeline

 * October 2009: invited to apply for funding from Waikouaiti Coast Community Board
 * October 2009: Conditional approval from Warrington School, Blueskin News and Puketapu Radio
 * October 2009: Project announced under the working title Blueskin FM and public meeting to launch the station called for 2 November 2009, to be held at 7pm at Warrington School
 * 2 November 2009: Meeting held (you can read the original agenda)
 * station agreed to be launched
 * name Blueskin Bay FM 88.2 chosen
 * organisation and personnel established
 * funding application to Waikouaiti Coast Community Board filled out and sent
 * 16 January 2010: Aerial raised on school roof, transmitter turned on.
 * 3 February 2010: First broadcast by children at Warrington School
 * Blueskin Bay on air
 * 2012: Meeting to re-establish mission of BBFM and aim towards streaming content to a wider audience
 * August 2012 empowered by Open Source and moved to a hosted Wordpress site blueskinbayfm.co.nz
 * Podcasts and graphics of student work uploaded

Personnel

 * Room 1 Students of Warrington Scool
 * President: Brent Bell
 * Secretary: Danielle Couch
 * Treasurer: TBC
 * Co-Station Managers: Nathan Parker, Jozephine van der Merwe
 * Technical advisors: Geoff Barkman, Tom Clark
 * Mentor: Trevor Norton - Oamaru Heritage Radio, Lawrence McCraw - Puketapu Radio

Membership
Any member of the public, family or organisation is welcome to apply for membership on payment of $10 per annum subscription. This allows the member to participate in decision making, be involved in broadcasting or receive on-air promotion/advertising of their activities.

Contact us

 * Blueskinbayfm.co.nz
 * Blog blueskinbayfm.blogspot.com
 * Email:blueskinbayfm @ gmail . com
 * Phone:
 * PO Box 88, Waitati

Shared resources

 * Blueskin Bay FM/Volunteer agreement
 * Blueskin Bay FM/Tutorial
 * Blueskin Bay FM/Handbook
 * Blueskin Bay FM/How to
 * Blueskin Bay FM/Jobs
 * Blueskin Bay FM/Dinosaurs

Meeting Minutes

 * Blueskin Bay FM/minutes/2009-11-25
 * Blueskin Bay FM/minutes/2009-12-16
 * Blueskin Bay FM/minutes/2010-02-02
 * Blueskin Bay FM/minutes/2010-06-07

Links

 * Copyright Friendly Music
 * Living an Open Source Life

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