I spoke yesterday with Eric Teel, Program Director at Jefferson Public Radio in southern Oregon. Their network of stations and translators reaches a potential audience of 1 million in southern Oregon and northern California. Despite the large audience, he has a tiny staff. Eric does the octopus act of programming three stations: a 24 hour news/talk, a 24 hour classical, and a Triple A (adult contemporary). He recently lost his Operations Manager, so he also takes care of Ops, and he does a long air shift every day.
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WCLV Leading the Charge Against Onerous Royalty Payments
When people buy CDs, the record companies and the licensing companies are supposed to pay royalties to the artists. In addition, radio stations pay blanket license fees to BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC to air CDs, money that is supposed to end up in the artists’ pockets. But now, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is trying to levy a new performance tax on radio stations, and Congress is currently debating the issue. WCLV in Cleveland is asking its listeners to write to their members of Congress.