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Equitable Portrayal is Required on CJSF's Airwaves

The following information was posted to members of the National Campus and Community Radio Association, by board member (and lawyer) Freya Zaltz:

Campus radio stations are bound by the CAB's Equitable Portrayal Code as a condition of licence, pursuant to this CRTC decision:

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-63.htm

Community radio stations that originate 42 hours or more of programming in any broadcast week are also bound by the Equitable Portrayal Code as a condition of licence, pursuant to this CRTC decision:

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/PB2000-157.htm

The Equitable Portrayal Code can be found here:

http://www.cbsc.ca/english/codes/epc.php

It basically duplicates the definitions found in existing federal and provincial human rights legislation and the Charter right to equality in terms of what constitutes discrimination.

Freya

Apple iPhone FM receiver more myth than real

So, we were taking hope that Apple announced it was getting FM radio in iPhones - BUT, not so fast!

Apple to get FM radio in iPhones? Not this way, please

By James Cridland | December 7, 2010
Some true and false facts about the latest Apple radio rumours

"Apple iPhones have FM radios built in and they could turn them on at any time"

False.

The chip that does the wifi DOES also have FM reception functionality; but there's no antenna wired in, nor much of the other gubbins that would make it work properly. So, no, they won't work as an FM radio.

"Apple have just submitted an FM radio patent"

True.

This was actually originally submitted last year, but yes, they've submitted an FM radio patent. Here's the details.

But the patent is for the navigation of radio stations, not the simple addition of adding an FM radio in their mobile phone. According to a Nokia spokesman, Nokia sell 800,000 FM radios a day, so there's some prior art here! . . .

To read the rest of this article: http://www.mediauk.com/article/32736/apple-to-get-fm-radio-in-iphones%3F-not-this-way%2C-please

Tools for Women Human Rights Defenders

http://www.awid.org/eng/About-AWID/AWID-News/New-reference-tool-for-women-human-rights-defenders

25/11/2010

New reference tool for women human rights defenders

The Association for Women's Rights in Develoment (AWID) has compiled a useful reference tool for women human rights defenders, in collaboration with the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition.

The compilation lists research materials dealing with the security and protection of defenders, resources that women activists can consult concerning their wellbeing and self-care, manuals dealing with how to document and monitor violations of women’s rights, as well as manuals on the rights and mechanisms available to women human rights defenders at risk. The list also references materials that address specific themes particularly relevant to women defenders, such as sexual orientation, religious fundamentalisms and conflict.

Direct Link to Resource Tool Publication: WHRD_materials_resources.pdf

How to record a cell phone call - link from Shane

How to record a cell phone call
http://www.itbusiness.ca/messagent.aspx?ID=6u56ALxD7yKxugarWNjpFepI0C0CnIqVPGP4NVt6RaIuM2dAF

Shane

Thanks, Shane!

Using the Production Studio at CJSF

Anyone who has had basic production training is permitted to sign up for this studio. The studio has had some changes in recent months, so please read these guidelines and remember them:

1. Please clean up your messes when you leave
2. Zero the board - make sure all the faders are down and pre-amps turned to the left, buttons depressed as they should be or not if they're not supposed to be
3. Please do not turn off the speaker amplifier (leave it on as it causes problems for people wondering why there is no sound coming out of the speakers) there is a volume knob that you can use to turn down
(off) the speakers when you are recording.
4. turn off phantom power
5. Leave Headphones and headphone adapter in the headphone jack or put it back when you are done
6. Do not touch ctrl room/phones source section (those buttons are down for a reason and they should stay that way) Especially FW 1-2, assign to mix, and Main mix. Do not touch if you don't know what you are doing.
7. If you are having problems with anything in the production studio please ask one of the staff to help you and if they don't know please email me cjsfprod@sfu.ca
8. The general login for the computer in the production is Production (capital P) and the password is cjsf (please use this login and no others as logging in and out cause the driver to be dumped. (if you do for some reason login or it is already logged in under something different make sure the driver is set to the mackie driver.

Thanks,


Jordan Mitchell
Production Coordinator
CJSF 90.1 FM
cjsfprod@sfu.ca

Ripping audio from YouTube

I haven't tried this. If anyone has, please add a comment about the success of it - looks like a useful utility for radio.

http://www.listentoyoutube.com/