Community Radio Leaders Gather for Thirtieth Annual Conference to Consider Issues and Challenges Affecting Noncommercial Radio; Convene Seventh Annual Youth in Radio Training Project; Honor Excellence in Programs.WHAT: The National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB), a 30-year-old grassroots membership organization of community radio stations around the country, convenes its thirtieth annual conference in Baltimore this week where member stations will attend sessions for training and explore issues that impact noncommercial radio like emerging technologies, diversity, localism and media consolidation. WHEN: April 13-16, 2005 WHERE: Baltimore, Maryland (Please call for more specifics) HIGHLIGHTS: -- NFCB, founded 30 years ago in 1975 to address the challenges facing community, noncommercial radio, will use this 30th annual conference to reconsider the state of Community Radio in today's media environment. Community Radio stations will discuss the opportunities and challenges facing stations in the United States such as media consolidation, restrictive regulatory issues, funding challenges, expanded channels to provide more public service, and LPFM. -- Youth in Radio: The conference will also include the 7th National Youth in Radio Training Project Conference where 200 young (high school aged and a little older) radio producers and their adult project directors will come together for two days of workshops, listening sessions, intensives, and hands-on experience. -- Golden Reel Awards: The Awards will honor the best programming broadcast on non-commercial community and/or public radio stations in the United States from November 1, 2003 -- July 30, 2004. -- Center for Native American Public Radio (CNAPR): A national leadership and service organization for Native American radio and project of NFCB, launched in the Fall of 2004, will meet at the conference for the first time and convene a meeting of Native American public radio stations. -- Many sessions addressing Community Radio issues. ABOUT NFCB NFCB National Federation of Community Broadcasters NFCB Niagara Frontier Concert Band (Kenmore, NY) The National Federation of Community Broadcasters The National Federation of Community Broadcasters (or NFCB) is an a national membership organization of community-oriented, non-commercial radio stations, producers, and others committed to community radio in the United States. (NFCB) is a 30-year old grassroots Adj. 1. grassroots - fundamental; "the grassroots factor in making the decision" basic - pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities" 2. , 501(c)3 organization of non-commercial A non-commercial enterprise is work that values other considerations above and beyond that of making a profit. It differs from a non-profit enterprise in that seeking a profit is a part of their business, just not the main part. , educational, public radio stations which are distinguished by their community support, control and programming. NFCB is the sole national membership and service organization for community radio with a mission to advocate advocate: see attorney. for public policy, recognition, and resources on behalf of its membership, and provide services to empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems and strengthen community broadcasters with a commitment to localism lo·cal·ism n. 1. a. A local linguistic feature. b. A local custom or peculiarity. 2. Devotion to local interests and customs. , diversity, cultural preservation and public service. www.nfcb.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. |
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