Inspiring Information

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Lowell Boran

Why hello there, CJMP fans; Happy Friday!

And it really is a happy day with some wonderful news; did you know that cjmp.ca now gets 1,500 visitors each month? Or that we have a tremendous listener base in Vancouver?

Neither did we! Until yestersday, when our team cracked the vault to over two years of data showing the traffic behaviour of our website. (You can thank Giovanni Spezzacatena for his foresight in installing this tool :) What we found was an absolute wealth of inspiring and wonderful information.

For example, since the website came online in late 2010, we’ve had over 20,000 unique visitors to cjmp.ca – from libraries and laptops throughout the country. 9,000 of these individuals are based right here in Powell River; and of the traffic that comes in each day 40% of them are new people!

The site’s popularity has risen dramatically over the months. The Naomi Klein event back in early 2011 pushed our average up from 600 monthly visitors to 1,100; and our showing at Blackberry Festival and other summer events saw a rise from 1,100 – 1,500. But most satisfying of all is that these numbers never drop afterwards: people like what they see, and they stay.

The vast majority of you check in each day to see what’s new, and half of all visitors jump straight to our online streaming service to catch the day’s broadcast.

If you ever doubted whether or not you were reaching an audience with community radio – or that being the audience made you a group of one – I hope this news comes as a booster shot.

In the coming weeks we will continue to dredge and sift through this information, analyzing it and recording it for future volunteers; and of course, communicating it!

There are two more batches of data for yours truly to go through – and then the depth that comes with putting it all together and finding new patterns and lessons therein. This news was certainly a shot in the arm for the Board, and we – like you – are eager to hear more.

I’ve been your post Dan Zynski, allow me to play you out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FODNjHgCc0

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Upcoming Changes to Open Mic

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Lowell Boran


Howdy listeners! It’s your Hungry Hungry Host DJ Zynski reporting in. Just want to alert you to the DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES of Open Mic here at 90.1FM

Actually that couldn’t be further from the truth – because I love doing my show – but there are some changes being made and you, sir and/or madam, are in the equation.

This Saturday and for all of May, Open Mic will be scaled to a 2-hour show (Noon-2pm.) I am heartily seeking a co-host to run the show beside me and extend Open Mic back to a 3hr slot, with content preparation split 50/50 and friendly banter throughout.

The reason for this program haircut is both front-end and back-end, by which I mean I want to produce more on-air material (Radio Theatre) outside of Open Mic, and work harder behind the scenes as well (Brooks Secondary liaising, production team work, Secretarial stuff.) But! It’s also because the show’s format really demands two hosts – for casual conversation and discussions – that make a less intimidating atmosphere to call or drop in on.

If you are unfamiliar with Open Mic, you can link here http://www.cjmp.ca/podcast/get.php?web=j154.mp3 to get a taste.

Please consider joining me on-air and earn +5 charisma.

dan.zynski@gmail.com

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Cranberry Community Hall Donates $9,000 to CJMP

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Rabideye

Big deal; big cheque. (L-R: Angela, Diana, Kyran, Caitlin, Zoë, Suzan, Brownie, Bad Karen, Meghan. Photo by Lowell Boran)

On Thursday, April 19th at CJMP’s springtime public gathering, Powell River Community Radio Society graciously accepted a $9,000 donation from the Cranberry Community Hall Association. Director Pam Brown (Brownie) spoke about how the hall is a legacy of Olive Devaud, who had donated the money to the Unitarians when they operated the space, as a contribution to the community. The Cranhall is a community resource offering low cost space rental for meetings or events. As PRCRS president Tony Colton told the group collected at this gathering, CJMP will use part of the donation to pay for a new audio console, with the remainder going toward research and development in ways to increase CJMP’s signal to at least 50 watts.

More detailed minutes to follow, but here is a snapshot of the meeting:

First of all, many thanks to those who attended (including at least three brand new people!) and to those who generously brought the delicious snacks and those who set up/attended to the CJMP t-shirt/sweatshirt (yes!) and membership table!

Other news at the gathering included some news from the Promotions-Outreach-Membership (POM-POM) Working Group, where team  leader Caitlin Bryant announced that she will need to step down from leading the committee, but will be as active as she can. Caitlin, who has been instrumental to CJMP’s success over the past two years or so as a former director of PRCRS and as POM-POM leader, encourages anyone interested in fronting the team to contact the board of directors. There was also a sign-up sheet for various coming events including Prawn Festival (Sat. June 16), Diversity, Seafair, Blackberry Fest, and a series of shows in May at the Carlson Club held by The Music Room. If you are interested in helping with any of these events, please contact us.

Operations Director Angela LaFortune spoke about some aspects of her job, and asked if anyone was interested in being her “first mate”; Operations oversees the studio and technologies. If Interested, please contact us; you may also leave a message at the station (ph. 604.485.0088).

Two new directors were introduced: Dan Adaszynski (Secretary) and Lowell Boran (Communications Director) were introduced and each spoke briefly about some of the advancements they plan. Dan asked that folks email him at feedback(at)cjmp(dot)com, or click here; and Lowell said he will revamp the website to make it easier to navigate and to obtain memberships online.

Zoë Ludski, Programming Manager and programmer at CJMP, then took the stage to discuss various topics like the new volunteer and programmer contracts, the security of the station, content requirements and logging procedures. A programmers meeting was tentatively set at 6PM on May 23rd, 2012 (at the studio).

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Public Gathering on Thurs. April 19 at 6PM

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Rabideye

Join us on Thurs. April 19 at 6PM at the CRC

You are invited to CJMP’s Springtime Public Gathering (“Your Radio Is Blooming!”) on Thursday April 19, 2012 at 6PM at the Powell River Community Resource Centre (4752 Joyce Ave).

Since October, 2010 The Powell River Community Radio Society (PRCRS) has been periodically holding Public Gatherings as yet another way to stay in touch with our fellow members and to give the general public access to information and the real-life peeps behind the scenes. The Board and Team Leaders will give us some important updates on what has been moving and shaking since our January gathering, plus what’s in store for the Spring/Summer 2012.

You can even renew your membership (if it ain’t blue, it ain’t new− CJMP membership card, that is) right there and then.

So, get your radio-face on and meet and greet your fellow DJs, programmers, team leaders and members, technicians, Board members past and present, and our amazing fanbase, plus some new faces. Bring a friend!

And ‘finger food’ is always welcome too! Man does not live on radio alone (although sometimes I wonder…)

On another happy note or two, PRCRS welcomes two new directors (see who they all are here) to the fold:

  • Lowell Boran as new CJMP Communications Director
  • Daniel Adaszynski (“Zynski” of Open Mic fame) as the new PRCRS Secretary
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Catch up via our podcasts!

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Rabideye

Hello supporters of public local media!

In case you’re not aware,  CJMP FM has recently started podcasting some of its locally-produced programs. You can see the list of recent programs at http://www.cjmp.ca/podcast/. Down the right side of that page are the links to RSS feeds for all podcasts or to the RSS feeds for individual programs. You can use these RSS feeds to subscribe in iTunes or other media software, so that whenever a new program has been posted you will automatically download it.

The beauty of podcasts is that you do not need to be within the range of the FM signal; and you can listen to programs after they have gone out live,  in case you miss them when they air.

The newest one to go up there is “What’s Up Down In Victoria?”, which is the segment from Bad Karen Skadsheim‘s weekly program (Every Day Is Like Sunday) during which she talks to MLA Nicholas Simons. The first episode to go up is from last Friday, when Bad Karen and Nicholas discussed the NDP leadership race, smart meters, seniors’ driving tests, the Patricia Theatre, the public library, the second Poetry Slam, and more.

You can listen here, or subscribe to this specific podcast using this link.

If you are not already a member or supporter of our local community-run, non-profit media hub, become a sustaining member today. There’s never been a better time to join in and get your voice heard! Time slots are available for your own program as well– get your own (or shared) program on air; click here to find out how.

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