Thanks, JJ and Sharon -
I'm afraid podcasts are still limited to a finite group of people.
And the phone in's are what the show was all about - that and having
guests on; and I'm not sure how the multiple guests would work in a
podcast format.
I'd like to have a cable type show with guests, something that would
be timely. Channel 77 is good for scheduled programs, but not
breaking news. Can you imagine having to change the tape everytime
the situation changes in Asbury? And that would be my obligation,
right up until airing time - possibly 6 weeks after the actual
taping.
Anybody know anybody with pull? That's where my followers could
really help out, even telling a station that they need the show.
It seems a shame, there's so much information that needs to get
discussed. Yet we have air time going to somebody like Imus - or the
101.5 guys today at 6. The guy describing how his wife cleans up
after sex while he watches sports. Ewwwwwoo!!
Thanks again, guys!
Maureen
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "jerseyjohn99" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Maureen,
>
> Ever thought of podcasting? You basically have all the
infrastructure
> in place, its simply a matter of submitting your streams to iTunes
or
> podcastalley.
>
> http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs.html
>
> The good part is you're not subject to the FCC. Also, you can edit
> your show, aren't bound to set timelines, and can do it during a
more
> convenient time. The bad part is you can't really take call-ins
> unless they're prearranged.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Restore881FM <restore881FM@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Whatever happened to Asbury Radio?
> > Well I thought you'd never ask, Allen.
> > The weekly show was like doing a feature article a week and so
took
> considerable time from my revenue producing work. For most of the
> past 6.5 years my freelance work suffered and so did my bank
account.
> Just prior to the first FCC visit to WYGG, I took an office job. My
> boss allows me to work four weekdays and Saturday, affording me one
> weekday to do my freelancing. It's working out quite well. The same
> cannot be said for the show, which hasn't aired since Nov. 16th.
> > This letter, below, that I sent to Sen. Menendez on March 20th,
> will explain the current status. I recently got a response from
Cong.
> Frank Pallone to a similar fax I sent him, on Feb. 12th. He said
his
> office had asked the FCC's enforcement bureau to look into it. If I
> don't hear anything by April 8th, I should give him another call.
> This isn't satisfactory since the station's temporary permit
expires
> April 7th. Pallone had no response to that information.
> > I know you've been critical of my show in the past, Allen, but I
> would hope that you and other critics could still appreciate the
> importance of this threat to free speech - and no, I still don't
know
> who is behind this.
> >
> > March 20, 2007
> >
> > Re. FCC Intervention in WYGG 88.1FM
> >
> > Dear Senator Menendez:
> >
> > I have had a radio show, Asbury Radio (previously Restore by the
> Shore and Restore Radio), on WYGG 88.1 FM, which would've been on
the
> air 7 years this June. The station is a low-band, minority owned
> arrangement that broadcasts largely in Haitian Creole. (Abner Luima
> bought and held the license until recently.)
> >
> > In mid-November Steven Desena, a field engineer with the FCC
based
> on Varick St., in NY, claimed to be driving by our studios at 601
> Bangs Ave., in Asbury Park. Mr. Desena gained entrance to the
> building and examined the antenna without WYGG present. DeSena
phoned
> the station manager, Jean Guy Henry, and pretended to be a cable
> installer who needed the transmitter turned down to work on the
roof.
> He then summoned Henry to the roof and brow beat Henry to try to
get
> him to turn off the transmitter. Eventually, according to Henry,
> Desena turned off the transmission himself, which Iâm told is a
> violation of FCC rules. The station remained off the air from just
> before Thanksgiving until February of 2007.
> >
> > Desena told Henry heâd have to move the station, which he did
> during January. The station was relocated to a house owned by and
> adjacent to the French Haitian church at 414 Asbury Ave. The FCC
> granted a temporary permit to allow the station back up on the air,
> but that permission expires in early April. The management
gradually
> reintroduced programming to the station, with the exception of my
> show. Henry told me in March that heâs afraid that my show is the
> real target of the FCCâs attentions. (Desena visited again at the
> new location on Jan. 28th.) This makes three or four visits to a
100-
> watt station in roughly two months. Despite this, there is no
record
> on the FCC's web pages for listing Notices of Apparent Violation.
> > On a recent visit, Desena reportedly asked specifically about my
> talk show and, granted this is second hand, told Henry that it may
be
> the publicâs right to talk about this stuff but they (?) donât
> like it.
> >
> > Desena told Henry that all guests have to sign in, have to be
> listed prior to show time as well, with their topics and how long
> they intend to be on. Is this really Federal FCC Regulation? I can
> clearly see where such rules would have a possibly chilling effect
on
> free speech.
> >
> > My second question is: Can you find out who or what formed the
> initial catalyst for Desenaâs visit in November?
> >
> > By the way, it may mean nothing, but my last show to air over
WYGG
> was about the awakening potential of voters from Asbury Parkâs
West
> Side. Naturally, this protracted situation has only given fuel to
> speculation. Other subjects covered on my show have been random
> violence against Latino workers, Eminent Domain, Abolition of the
> Death Penalty, environmental and tenants' rights, etc.
> > Again, if you could confirm these FCC requirements; and if you
> could find out the reason for the FCCâs spontaneous visit and
> termination of the signal, I would be most grateful.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Maureen Nevin, Host - Asbury Radio
> >
> > March 20, 2007
> >
>
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