Letter from Lydia Masemola CITR

Hi Cameron

Last year you sent me an email regarding your radio application to the CRTC for the UBC Okanagan campus. I responded saying we would be interested in helping out in whatever way we can but I never heard from you. Perhaps hotmail put the email in the junk folder. I am writing to say we are interested in helping out. In fact we’re working on a proposal to expand CiTR’s internet broadcasting capabilities. Currently we have limited streaming (maximum 60 people can tune in via the net at a time). Through this project we’re looking to increase our live streaming capabilities as well as creating an archive of shows that people can tune into at their leisure. Part of that proposal includes expanding our programming to include more diversified programming. We thought that sharing programming with the UBC Okanagan would fit in with this mandate. How this would work is that we could make some of our programs available for broadcast to you and in turn we could have a slot for a program that comes out of the Okanagan. In addition, we would be willing to offer some training and material. These ideas can be discussed in detail once I hear from you.

I hope you’re application is going well! Let me know if you need feedback on that as well as I have some experience with applications to the CRTC. I also have contacts within the NCRA as I am the current President.

Regards,


Lydia Masemola
Station Manager, CiTR Radio
233- 6138 SUB Blvd
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
Phone: 604 822 1242
Fax: 604 822 9364
Email: citrmgr@ams.ubc.ca
Web: www.citr.ca

President, NCRA/ANREC
Suite 230 - 325 Dalhousie
Ottawa, ON K1N 7G2
Phone: 613 321 1440
Fax: 613 321 1442
Email: lydia@ncra.ca
Web: www.ncra.ca

Minutes from last meeting

Rob, Rob C, Cam, Jim, Blair
Met at Bean Scene and it was a positive meeting.
Blair – Discussed his background and his eagerness to help.
Rob – Reported that internet station was trucking and new content making its way onto air. Training sessions available. Looking at setting up some activities for back to school.
Rob C – Reported on Industry Canada. Having trouble getting response from recommended Engineering firm. Initial quote on engineering report $8000. Have looked at two locations for transmitter: one in the Mission with commercial groups, one in the Westside with CBC. Jim mentioned the Mission location may have better coverage. Cam mentioned site in Winfield where current not-for-profit society is rebroadcasting CBC 2 signal as other possible option. Jim advised contacting Industry Canada and verifying which FM signal is open for licensing in the Central Okanagan.
Cam – Brought draft of Constitution for Society and went over it. Need 5 committed individuals to step forward to run Society. Cam, Jim and Rob indicated they would volunteer. Amanda put forward as student rep (if she wants it!). Final Faculty rep was discussed but no names sprung to mind.
Discussed support letters again. We all agreed again that this is really important. Still need list of groups to contact. Develop letter head important. Contact phone number difficult as we don’t have one.
Meeting with President still put forward. How and when an issue.