WUOG 90.5 FM DJ TRAINING MANUAL @ Fall 2017

1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. DJ TRAINING...... § Pg. 3 2. TRADITION...... § Pg. 4

3. WUOG VALUES...... § Pg. 5 4. DJ BOOTH...... § Pg. 6 5. CD PLAYER...... § Pg. 9 6. RECORDS...... § Pg. 10 7. TASCAM...... § Pg. 13 8. MIXER/PA...... § Pg. 13 9. SHOWS...... § Pg. 15 10.DISCIPLINE...... § Pg. 17 11.FCC RULES...... § Pg. 18 12.AIRPLAY GUIDELINES...... § Pg. 21 13.VENUE PASSES...... § Pg. 24

14.HOT CLOCK...... § Pg. 26 15.PHONE...... § Pg. 30

16.DJ PROTOCAL...... § Pg. 32 17.DJ RESPONSIBILITES...... § Pg. 34 18.OUR SPACE...... § Pg. 35

19.OPS LOGS...... § Pg. 37

20.SPINITRON...... § Pg. 40 21.PRO TIPS...... § Pg. 42

2 DJ TRAINING 1

BEING A WUOG DJ ISN’T…

BEING A WUOG DJ IS… • Having your own radio show every week at a scheduled time • Playing music from CDs, records, or computers throughout your shift • Making announcements every fifteen minutes during your shift • Exposing the Athens community to new and undiscovered music • Preserving Athens’ local music traditions • Following FCC and WUOG policies at all times • Representing WUOG and UGA responsibly over the air, in the station, and at events • Bringing your own personality and experiences to our airwaves

3 GOALS 1. We want you to become a great WUOG DJ 2. We want you to feel comfortable and confident on air 3. We want you to get to know other awesome wuoggers at training meetings and during sit-ins

TRADITION 2

ABOUT WUOG • WUOG broadcasts at 90.5FM at 26,000 watts • Our transmitter is in the basement of Brumby hall, and our radio tower stands 200 feet high from the roof of the building • Our signal reaches an average radius of 50 miles—into the mountains of North Carolina, into South Carolina, to the outer limits of Atlanta. • WUOG is staffed, operated, and funded by UGA students. Every WUOG volunteer must be enrolled in classes at UGA. With over 200 members, we are one of the largest college radio stations in the country. • Any UGA undergrad student can join one of WUOG’s nine staffs—music, local, operations, public affairs, promotions, publications, sports, news, or digital media—and after serving one semester on a staff, is eligible to become a DJ

QUICK HISTORY Ø October 16, 1972: WUOG signs onto the air for the first time air at 90.5MHz with 3,200 watts Ø 1977: Our power is boosted to 10,000 watts

4 Ø February 18, 1981: Station is shut down for FCC non-compliance, and all but one of the 80 employees are fired Ø Early 80s: WUOG helps the career of now Mega-band R.E.M. Ø April 6, 1981: Station is back on air, and our programming has been continuous since then Ø January 11, 1994: Our power is boosted to the current 26,000 watts

WUOG VALUES 3

MISSION • WUOG is an alternative media outlet, a home for music that is not played elsewhere • To ensure that we stay true to this vision, DJs adhere to a music philosophy designed to give exposure to lesser-known artists that may be neglected by mainstream media • DJs must internalize and promote this philosophy. It’s important to not only follow the music philosophy during your shift, but to be able to explain the music philosophy to potential callers

PHILOSOPHY

Many artists no longer benefit from the exposure WUOG provides. Artists “graduate” from WUOG when they meet either of the following criteria:

1. The artist has or had a song chart on the The Billboard Hot 100 in the past 20 years.1 2. The artist has an album that has entered the Top 20 of the Billboard 200.1

• When an artist graduates from WUOG, they cannot reenter our programming as part of regular rotation • It is the responsibility of the Music Directors to remove CDs from rotation. If you feel that an artist is no longer in need of WUOG for one of the reasons above, please let a Music Director know • The music philosophy applies to all tracks played during rotation shifts, including open

5 selections. It is suggested that specialty shows also adhere to the music philosophy

1: This information can be found on allmusic.com. Search the artist’s name and select “Awards” to see the peak ranking of each of their albums/singles. If the artist does not have an “Awards” tab listed, you can be confident none of their albums/singles have charted.

DJ BOOTH 4

ESSENTIALS • Treat WUOG equipment well; everyone at the station has to use it • The nicer we treat our equipment, the nicer equipment we can have in the future • If there is an equipment problem, call the Ops directors immediately, regardless of what time it is • Equipment updates will be presented at the mandatory biannual Booth Meeting and posted about in the WUOG DJ Facebook group

CONTROL BOARD

BASICS • The control board manages various input streams into a main output stream • Inputs like the CD players, the record players, the computer, the microphone, and automation are joined into an output over the radio (90.5FM), the livestream (wuog.org/live), and in the DJ booth

INPUTS • Each input has its own control strip that allows you to control the volume of the input and whether or not that input is going over the air • The control strips for each input are labeled on the control board. CD1 and CD2 are the CD players, MIC is the DJ microphone, PHONO/iPODMIXER manages the record players and line-in for laptops and iPods, PC is the computer, and AUTO is the automation program that plays music when nobody is DJing. • A control strip consists of a yellow button, a red button, a slider, and a cue button • The yellow and the red button control whether or not that input is being played over the air. If the yellow button is lit up, that input is not going over the air. If the red button is lit up, that control strip is engaged, and any sound on that input (e.g. any

6 CDs played or any noise picked up from the microphone) will be going over the airwaves • The slider controls the volume level of the input. This volume level will adjust the total volume level of what is being output over the airwaves and should be adjusted as necessary • As long as you are careful about which inputs are playing music, it is okay to have multiple control strips engaged and with the volume up. For example, many DJs

leave both CD player sliders engaged but ensure that only one CD player is playing at a time

LEVELS • The output meter is located on the left at the top of the control board, labeled “Program VU” • The output meter reflects the total volume you are broadcasting, which is affected by the volume of any engaged inputs currently playing music • The output meter should always show levels that are “just touching gold” • If the output meter gets too high, the sound being played through the radio will clip, causing distortion (the music will sound scratchy). You should turn down the volume on the engaged sliders.

7 BOOTH LEVELS • On the right side of the control board, there are three knobs that control volume in the DJ booth without affecting broadcast volume • The lowest knob, labeled “CR,” controls the volume over the speakers in the booth • The middle knob, labeled “HDPN,” controls the volume in the headphones by the mic • The top knob, labeled “CUE,” controls the volume over the speakers when cueing CUEING • The cue button allows you to listen to an input in the DJ booth without that input going over the air • This allows you to listen to something in the DJ booth that is different than what is currently playing on air • Before engaging the cue button, ensure that the yellow button is lit up (so that the input will not go over the air) and that the volume on the slider is turned all the way down • Once the cue button is engaged, it will light up and anything you play on that input will only be heard in the DJ booth. That input’s volume will be controlled by the “Cue” volume knob on the right side of the control board • You can put on the headphones near the DJ mic to hear what is going over the air at any time to ensure that you have cued correctly • Remember to disengage the cue button and reengage the control strip when you have completed cueing because anything that is left in cue mode will not be broadcast

OUTPUTS • There are four lights at the top of each control strip which affect which outputs the input streams are going to • These are: PGM, which controls what is actually broadcast over the air, AUD, which controls what is heard in the headphones by the DJ mic, AUX, which controls what is broadcast over the livestream online, and UTL • All four lights should be lit at all times for normal DJing, i.e. “broadcast mode” • For a split broadcast, where something different is broadcast over the web than on the air, you may need to disengage the appropriate button

MISCELLANY

RADIO RECEIVER • There is a radio receiver in the booth (middle picture above) that has three gold bars indicating our signal over the air. If we are broadcasting static, these bars will be red

8 • There is a headphone jack on this radio receiver where you can plug in booth headphones and hear the broadcast. Remember there is a 7 second delay between what you play in the booth and what goes over the air! LOBBY SPEAKERS • Speakers in the lobby can play what is currently being broadcast on air • The device that manages the lobby speakers is located under the counter near the rotation shelf, shown in the picture on the right above • The power switch is on the back, designated by the “Y” label • The volume knobs are extremely sensitive

CD PLAYER 5

BASICS • We have two CD players so that you can play a song from one CD followed by another song from a different CD without any dead air • Each CD player has its own control strip on the sound board • Because most of our current rotation collection is in CD form, playing CDs is the primary way that DJs play music at WUOG PLAYING A CD • To play a CD, insert the CD into a CD player and press the Skip button until the desired track is selected. Then hit the Play button • To eject the CD when the song is finished, first hit the Stop button and then hit the Eject button

STANDARD CONFIGURATION • The CDs are set up to pause playing after each track so that you can start playing the other CD player right away • The CD players are also set up to display the number of seconds remaining in each track so that it counts down until you need to play another song • This configuration will show: A.Rdy, S, and Remain

9 OTHER CONFIGURATIONS • Occasionally you might want the CD players configured a different way, so it’s important to know how the settings can be adjusted • Hitting “Display” adjusts the time shown on the screen. The default is the track length, counting up. “T remain” counts down the time left on the entire album. “Remain” is WUOG’s usual setting, counting down the time left on the playing track • Hitting “Shift” will illuminate a light that allows you to adjust the other settings. WUOG generally has the Play Mode set to “S” with the CD player set to “A.Rdy,” a combination that causes tracks to stop after playing. By clicking the A.Rdy button to turn off “A.Rdy” and by clicking the “Play Mode” button to turn off “S” and turn on the default play mode, tracks on an album will play continuously • If you change the CD player settings for any reason, please return them to A.Rdy, S, and Remain for other WUOG DJs to use

RECORDS 6

BASICS • The two record players and the two line-in cords all play into the same input on the control board, labeled PHONO/iPODMIXER • Because of this, special steps must be taken when cueing and switching inputs to ensure the right music is being played over the air • There is a special mixer between the two record players that will determine what record or line-in channel will be sent to the control strip to be played on the radio • The mixer has two channels. Channel One is the left record player or line-in cord, and Channel Two is the right record player or line-in cord

LEVELS • Each channel has its own volume, which is controlled by the left and right sliders (Channels One and Two respectively) on the mixer • The mixer also has a master volume knob in the top right corner, labeled “Master.” This knob will increase the volume on both channels

10 • Because you’ll be managing the volume on the control strip on the Control Board, the mixer’s sliders should usually be all the way up and the master volume should only be used if the output level still needs to be increased after that

DETERMINING WHAT GOES ON AIR • The horizontal slider at the bottom of the mixer indicates which channel will be sent to the control board to be played on air • The slider should always be towards the channel you want broadcast and away from any channel you are trying to cue • Above the vertical volume sliders for Channel 1 and Channel 2, there is a switch with a side for Phono and a side for Line. This switch indicates whether the record player or line-in will be played over that channel • When playing records, ensure this switch is set to Phono. When playing from the line- in, ensure this switch is set to Line

PLAYING FROM THE LINE-IN • First, identify whether the line-in cord is connected to the Channel 1 or Channel 2 port in the back of the mixer • Ensure that the appropriate channel is set to Line, that the volume is up, and that the horizontal slider on the bottom is towards that channel • Then plug the cord into the headphone jack of a device like a laptop or iPod and play! • Be extremely careful when playing songs from your personal collection or from the internet. Ensure that they are FCC appropriate and within WUOG philosophy, and only use high-quality internet streaming services without ads • If playing songs from YouTube, make sure the quality is set to at least 480p and that AdBlocker will prevent any ads from accidentally going over the air • It is a good idea to cue any songs from your personal library or that you will be streaming from the internet before playing them over the air

CUEING RECORDS • All records must be cued before being played over the air so that the beginning of the track can be located and so that the slurred sound of the record player starting up is cut out of the broadcast • First, identify whether the record player is on Channel 1 or Channel 2 • To cue on this channel, ensure that it is set to Phono, that the volume is up, and that the horizontal slider on the bottom is AWAY from this channel • The top half of the mixer has a series of knobs. In the bottom-right corner of the black square, there is a knob labeled “Cue Mix.” Turn this knob to the channel you are cueing. This will play that channel in the headphones attached to the record mixer • Turn the appropriate record player on by turning the power knob on the record player in the bottom left corner • Place the record on the record player with the side you want to play facing up • Select either the 33 or 45 RPM button in the bottom left corner. 12’’ records are generally played at 33 RPMs while 7’’ records are usually played at 45RPMS. If the record differs from this, it will be written on the case of the record or on the review

11 • Locate where the desired track begins and place the needle on the record • Hit “Start/Stop” to begin the record, and listen in the headphones until you hear audio. Then hit the same button to stop the record • Spin the turntable back 1.5 turns

PLAYING RECORDS • When you are ready to play a cued record over the air, slide the horizontal slider on the mixer to the channel of record player with your cued record and hit “Start” • Unlike other types of inputs, records do not display track length when playing, so make sure to monitor them closely and have other music prepared for when they finish to prevent dead air between songs • The mixer is designed to let you cue another record while the first record is playing; just follow the same steps as above

Master volume

Cue Mix

Phono/Line Switch

Channel Volume Slider

Horizontal Slider

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TASCAM TASCAM(DJ BOOTH) 7 • Tascam is a device we use in the booth usually to record interviews or live performances at WUOG

• To use you must first acquire a blank CD and insert it into the Tascam device • Next press the record button (the record button does not start the recording) • Now wait for four zeros (0000) to pop up on the screen • The CD is now ready to record and now you just have to press the play button to begin recording • Once you are done recording press the stop button and eject the CD from Tascam

TASCAM(NEWS ROOM) • For off air phone interviews in the news room

• Get blank CD and put it in the left cd input in the Tascam recorder. • Slide up mic you are using • Slide up CLR 1 (fader for caller) • Make sure both are live, red, not idle. • Have caller call the news room phone @ 706-542-8476 • Make caller aware of FCC on-air rules to make the editing process easier, although these can be edited out later because this interview should be occurring off air. - No calls to action: No one on air can tell listeners to do something because they can be interpreted as advertisements. Careful wording can prevent statements encouraging listeners to buy albums, go to shows, or come to events from being calls to action--instead of telling people to come/go to an event, simply state that the event is occurring. Or include the words, "If you want..." - No profane language: You may not say fuck, motherfucker, cunt, bitch, ho, slut, cocksucker, bastard, shit, piss, tits, asshole, goddamn, dammit, bullshit; and no racial slurs, crude sexual terms, and/or terms that are offensive or demeaning to any group. • Warn caller that they may hear some fuzz coming through the phone. • Click "Hybrid On" button (On Telos) • Hang up phone as you should be able to hear the caller through headphones plugged into main news room control board. • Click "Record" button (On Tascam) • Conduct interview • When finished with interview, press white "Stop" button (On Tascam)

13 • Press small black "Final" button (On Tascam) • Press red "Record" button (On Tascam) to finalize disc • Eject CD MIXER/PA 8 MIXER/PA • Used for WUOG promotional events or activities • Involves usually playing music WUOG plays on the airwaves or making announcements over the microphone

EQUIPMENT INSTRUCTIONS 1. Take out the Mixer 9

a. 2. Set up the speakers where you want them 3. Plug in power cords to the mixer and to each speaker and into the power source (AKA the power strip) but DON’T turn everything on yet. The power cords are these ones:

a. 4. Plug in your aux cord to your sound source (your laptop, phone, whatever will be playing…) and plug the OTHER end into channels 1 and 2. a. The plug you are looking for is right below where it says “Mic 1” and “Mic 2” b. The cable you are looking for looks sorta like this:

14 i. c. The black plug should go into 1, and the red plug should go into 2. d. Make sure the “Pan” knob near the bottom is pushed all the way to the Left for channel 1 and all the way to the Right for channel 2. 5. If you have a microphone, plug in an XLR cable from the microphone into Channel 3. a. XLR cables look like this:

i. 6. Now you want to make sure there is signal going from the mixer to the speakers. a. Grab 2 XLR cables. b. The female end (on the left in the image above) will go into the back of the mixer where it says MAIN LEFT Balanced or MAIN RIGHT Balanced. c. Run an XLR cable from Main Left to whatever speaker will be Left for the audience. Do the same for the right. d. The male end of the XLR cable (on the right in the image above) will go in the back of the speaker where it says INPUT. 7. Plug in your sound source to the aux cord. Then turn on the Mixer. THEN turn on the speakers. a. The speakers have a power switch on the back. 8. To get sound out of a channel, you will have to turn up the “GAIN” knob near the top of the mixer for that respective channel. Then, you will have to turn up the “LEVEL” knob at the very bottom of the mixer.

15 a. Channel 1 and 2 should be at the same “Gain” and “Level” because they are the left and right channels of the same stereo signal. 9. Start playing something from your sound source. To start hearing it, you’ll have to turn up the knob that says “MAIN MIX” on the bottom right corner of the mixer. This is your overall volume! Turn this up slowly if your sound source is playing, because you don’t want to blow people out.

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS NOTES • If you want to use a microphone, the process for getting sound out of that channel is the same as getting sound out of channels 1 and 2. Turn up GAIN to a medium level, then turn up your “LEVEL” knob slowly while talking into the mic until you can hear it. • If you’re not getting any sound out of a particular channel, it might be because the “MUTE” button got pressed down on it. Try flipping that. • There are individual volume knobs on each of the speakers. The speaker with the X in white tape on top of it can’t take too much volume, so if the sound is kind of weird you can turn that down. Also, if the speakers don’t sound of equal volumes, you can mess with the level knob on channels 1 and/or 2. The SHOWS 9

TYPES OF SHOWS • Rotation: New and veteran DJs play the freshest music in the station • Specialty music shows: DJs explore genres not represented in WUOG’s rotation collection in more depth • Variety talk shows: Talk show hosts8 discuss anything and everything • Sports talk shows: Sports talk and news, managed by the Sports staff • News talk shows: Local, national, and international news, managed by the News staff

ROTATION SHIFTS

WHAT TO PLAY EACH HOUR • At least seven tracks from the rotation shelf, in any genre

16 • At least one local track from the local rotation shelf • The rest of the hour can be filled with open-selections OPEN SELECTIONS • Must adhere to the WUOG music philosophy • Must be FCC safe • Must not contain ads • Can be from the archives, the RC {recurrent rotation} shelf, or from your personal music collection • Streaming services (Spotify, Tidal, Apple Music, etc) are NOT allowed over air! Your open selection should come from your personal library, Youtube, Bandcamp, etc. REQUESTS • Local requests are not allowed during rotation shifts • Requests also must be for songs that are in philosophy and FCC safe • You are not obligated to honor any requests; just thank the caller for the request and decide for yourself if it will fit in your set

SPECIALTY SHOWS WHAT TO PLAY • Specialty shows can play any music that promotes the purpose of their show EACH HOUR • Specialty shows are encouraged to adhere to the music philosophy • Specialty shows are encouraged to announce the hotclock functions • Specialty shows can honor any requests that are FCC appropriate and that align with the theme of their show

DISCIPLINE 10

INDENTURED • A DJ, producer, or talk show host who breaks a WUOG rule is called indentured STATUS • A list of indentured DJs is posted in the DJ booth • Consequences of indenturement: o DJ cannot receive staff passes for concerts o DJ cannot play Soft Scaly Underbelly shows o DJ is first to be called to sub at short notice, even late at night 01 • Indentured status is non-cumulative; if a DJ becomes unindentured, their next indenturement carries normal punishments • Indentured DJs should work to become unindentured as quickly as possible

17 “BIG 5” WAYS 1. Missing your shift or showing up late for your shift OF GETTING 2. Missing the mandatory booth meeting for the semester INDENTURED 3. Blatant disregard for WUOG Philosophy 4. Violation of FCC Policy1 5. Not emailing or calling in the venue pass lists by 5:00PM “LIL 4” WAYS 1. Filling in for someone else’s shift OF GETTING 2. DJing for 2 hours of Break Radio or unclaimed scheduling UNINDENTURED 3. Sitting in for a shift with a Community DJ 4. Filing incoming rotation and adding it to automation 1: This does not include airing obscenities, even if you didn’t hit the Dump Button, as long as you fill out an obscenity form

MULTIPLE OFFENSES • If an indentured DJ does something worthy of indenturement before becoming unindentured, this is a multiple offense • First multiple offense: o DJ loses their shift for the week o DJ must meet with the Training Director, Programming Director, or General Manager before being allowed to return on air o DJ is placed on the indentured list a second time o DJ must also complete two additional break radio hours • Second multiple offense: o DJ loses their shift for the semester o DJ is placed on the indentured list a third time o DJ must also complete four additional break radio hours o DJ must be off the indentured list completely and have completed the break radio hours before reapplying for a shift the next semester

GRAVE OFFENSES Serious violations of the WUOG constitution can result in dismissal from the WUOG organization entirely on a permanent or semi-permanent basis

FCC RULES 1 1

FCC • The Federal Communications Commission regulates what can and cannot be broadcast on air based on the standards of the “average listener” • At WUOG, we always err on the side of caution 0 • Breaking of any FCC laws can result in heavy fines and can threaten WUOG’s radio license • It is the responsibility of DJs and producers to ensure that all content broadcast on 90.5FM is FCC appropriate

18 NONCOMMERCIAL STATUS

BASICS • WUOG has a non-commercial radio license with the FCC • This means that no paid advertisements, unpaid advertisements, or commercial mentions are ever permitted to be broadcast

CALLS TO ACTION • Telling listeners to do anything is considered making a call to action • Calls to actions are illegal at WUOG because they can be interpreted as advertisements • Careful wording can prevent statements encouraging listeners to buy albums, go to shows, or come to events from being calls to action—instead of telling people to come to a WUOG event, simply state that the event is occurring UNDERWRITING • Instead of advertising, businesses can financially contribute to the station in exchange for an on-air “acknowledgement” during a sponsored program • This is not considered advertising by the FCC and is highly regulated • DJs for underwritten programs will meet with the programming director and public affairs director to be informed • All other DJs are prohibited from mentioning any company, corporation, or business at any time during any broadcast ANNOUNCING SHOWS • Always says the name of the band playing before the name of the venue, or else it could be perceived as an advertisement

ISSUES/PROGRAMS LIST BASICS • As an FCC licensed radio station, we are required to keep a Public Inspection File that contains important documents about our station • One of the documents that the FCC is most particular and stringent about is an Issues/Programs List • The issues list is basically a record demonstrating that our radio station is fulfilling its purpose, which is service to the community

ISSUES • Each quarter(January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, October 1st) we must report on 3-5 “issues” that we discussed on air that are relevant to the community we serve • Within those 3-5 issues, we must report 3-5 instances in which we addressed those issues. So each quarterly report should have anywhere from 9-25 entries (3 instances of reporting on 3 different issues, ranging all the way to 5 instances of reporting on 5 different issues). • Issues can be anything.

19 • A few examples of issues can include relevant social or political issues, specifically if it relates to national politics, local news, social justice issues, campus issues, global issues or sports ethics

REPORTING ISSUES • DJs and talk show hosts should report discussions of relevant issues as often as they occur (every shift, or even multiple times per shift, if applicable) • There is specific information that must be reported for each of those entries • The information that must be reported is listed on the issues form that is available as a tab on the DJ booth computer labeled “Issues Form

FINES • As an incentive, radio stations that have missing or incomplete issues lists at the time of re-licensing have been fined up to $10,000

APRIL • It is MOST important to be mindful of the form in the month of April because there are only 3-4 weeks of regular programming during that quarter

OBSCENITIES, ETC.

BASICS • At WUOG, it is always prohibited to broadcast obscene, indecent, or profane content • This policy is guided by FCC laws restricting the broadcast of this content • Breaking these FCC laws could incur fines for WUOG and threaten our station license OBSCENITIES • The Supreme Court defines obscene content as meeting three standards 1. “An average person, applying contemporary community standards, must find that the material, as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest 2. The material must depict or describe, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by applicable law 3. The material, taken as a whole, must lack serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value” INDENCENCIES • Indecencies are slightly less offensive than obscenities • The FCC defines indecent programming as: “language or material that, in context, depicts or describes, in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium, sexual or excretory organs or activities” PROFANITIES • The FCC defines profanity as: “language so grossly offensive to members of the public who actually hear it as to amount to a nuisance” • The FCC does not maintain a list of words that are prohibited to broadcast on air

20 • WUOG prohibits the broadcast of the following words: fuck, motherfucker, cunt, bitch, ho, slut, cocksucker, bastard, shit, piss, tits, asshole, goddamn, dammit, bullshit • WUOG also prohibits the broadcast of all racial slurs, crude sexual terms, and terms that are offensive or demeaning to any group

WHAT TO DO • Immediately hit the red dump button, which is located under the CD players IF YOU SAY • If you hit it correctly, the number on the screen should change from 7.0 to 3.5 OR PLAY • Regardless of if you hit the dump button in time, fill out an obscenity form, A PROFANITY which can be found online as a tab on the booth computer. • Once the form is filled out hit submit at the bottom and the form will be sent to the Programming Director.

OTHER FCC LAWS

PAYOLA • Payola is accepting anything of value in return for broadcasting records, songs, or any other material without disclosing that payment is made • The acceptance of cash, travel, meals, or other benefits in exchange for playing records or plugging products or events on air is illegal on all radio stations by the FCC • Additionally, failure to report offers of payola is illegal and could result in large fines • Let the exec staff know if any offers of payola are made, or about anything that seems inappropriate EDITORIALIZING • Editorializing is stating opinion as fact by making comments or critiques without disclaimers of personal opinion • Editorializing sounds unprofessional and alienates our listeners • Never speak on behalf of the station by criticizing or praising anything on air • Avoid stating any opinions air—even if it is clear they are personal DRUGS AND ALCOHOL • It is illegal to operate radio equipment under the influence of alcohol or dugs • DJs that do so face repercussions from WUOG, UGA, and the federal government • Drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products are prohibited in the Tate Student Center, and therefore also when DJing PUBLIC FILE • An FCC agent may come inspect the station at any time

21 • WUOG maintains a public file that is prepared for the FCC with our history, personnel information, and community contact • If an FCC agent comes to inspect our public file, contact the Graduate Advisor, the University Advisor, and the General Manager immediately. If they cannot be reached, contact any member of the executive board • It is not the responsibility of any normal DJ or Wuogger to show an FCC agent the station or our Public File paperwork AIRPLAY GUIDELINES 12

AIRPLAY GUIDELINES • There are specific guidelines DJs must follow in terms of where music is played from (music streaming services) and whether or not it is legally ok to play it • DJs should know the necessary guidelines for music streaming services and copyright at WUOG 1 MUSIC STREAMING SERVICES • Under no circumstances should an online music streaming service be used for airplay on the 90.5 FM frequency • These services include, but are not limited to: Spotify, Google Play Music, Amazon Prime Music, Rhapsody, Rdio, Tidal, Grooveshark, Pandora, and Apple Music • Music streaming services exist for personal use. As such, every music streaming service includes a clause in its terms and conditions which explicitly bans the public broadcast of their content • They also include an inaudible watermark, of sorts, which can be detected by certain equipment - but not by human ears - as a measure to prevent such instances of public broadcast. • There are however, a few exceptions: streaming from Bandcamp, Soundcloud, and Youtube and only these sites is acceptable (though Youtube has certain restrictions, outlined on the following section). • Because these sites are comprised of user-generated content and exist for the purpose of self-promotion, their philosophical stance on public broadcast is different and this is reflected in their terms and conditions

UNLICENSED CONTENT

• Because WUOG does not own any of the music played over its airwaves, we subscribe to the services of licensing companies who blanket license the music to us. • it is, in general, a violation of copyright to air content which has not been released for sale.

22 • This means that if you intend to play something that you suspect may have not been released for sale, you must find evidence that it can be or could at one time be purchased through legitimate means. • Only play recordings on air, which you either possess or could possess through legitimate means.

EXCEPTIONS • In the case of any recorded piece of music, two copyrights exist: one covers the written work, which is typically owned by the artist; the other covers the recording itself, which is typically owned by the label. • In radio, our licensing covers the former, while the latter has historically been considered quid pro quo. • That is, airplay is mutually beneficial because it gives the station something to play and helps the label sell more music. • For this reason, there is a gray area with certain recordings as to what is and is not acceptable to play over air. • Please use the following guidelines when considering whether or not to play a song that falls into this grey area: o LIVE RECORDINGS § The passability of live recordings depends entirely on who owns the recording. § Though our licensing covers most songs in their written form, it does not necessarily cover the recording itself. § A live recording from a bootleg is not acceptable. § Recordings of live performances on television or from an online media outlet should be especially avoided, unless purchasable in some form. § A personal recording (assuming that the quality is passable) is acceptable, assuming that the original version of the song has been released in some form, because you own the recording. o COVERS § Let’s say you wanted to play The Mountain Goats’ cover of Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys Are Back In Town.” § Even though our licensing covers the written song “The Boys Are Back In Town,” The Mountain Goats own the recording and have never officially released it, meaning that playing it on air is a violation of copyright. § However, if your friend’s band covers “The Boys Are Back In Town” and they tell you that you can play it on air, then that is perfectly acceptable because our license covers the song itself and you have been granted permission to use the recording. § Similarly, if you wanted to play, say, Yo La Tengo’s cover of The Beach Boys’ “Little Honda,” then that is also acceptable because it has been officially released for sale. o FILM TELEVISION AND VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACKS

23 § Once again, the passability of original music or clips from other media depends entirely upon whether or not they have been released for sale. § In all cases, make sure that the song or clip has been released on a soundtrack or compilation of some sort, independent of its inclusion in the given medium. o MIXTAPES AND UNSIGNED ARTISTS § In general, self-released music, even that which is released for free, is acceptable. § It can be assumed that an artist who has released their music in some fashion could only benefit from radio airplay (once again, quid pro quo). § This exception should be reserved strictly for traditional music, and not sound recordings from other forms of self-released media, such as a non-music Youtube video. o FAIR USE § If you are using a portion of a recording from copyrighted material not covered by our licensing, such as a clip from a news or sports broadcast (this will be common during talk shows), then you have nothing to worry about, provided that you discuss the clip on air in some fashion.

YOUTUBE • Youtube may be used to stream music, and can be a valuable resource for specialty shows, but there are a number of restrictions and guidelines to follow:

o Anything you stream from Youtube must conform to the licensing and copyright guidelines outlined above. o You must cue the video off-air ahead of time to ensure no ads play on air. o Anything posted to Youtube is inherently unpredictable and may not be what the title says it is, so you must screen the whole video ahead of time. o Sound quality on Youtube is often worse than other forms of audio, so make sure that whatever you play from Youtube is not available to you from the archives, your own personal collection, the library, Bandcamp, or Soundcloud. MULTIPLE SONGS BY THE SAME ARTISTS • The Digital Millennium Copyright Act restricts any online streaming station from playing more than 3 songs from one album or 4 songs from one artist within the period of one hour. • In general, playing this many songs from a single artist should be reserved for certain occasions (such as Seize the Airwaves and Indulgences), but in such cases, online streaming must be turned off (because the rule only applies to online streaming). • To do this simply turning on automation for the web stream and turning off the web stream on whatever slider you’re playing your music from • Make sure to turn off the live on air broadcast when putting on automation for the web stream

24

VENUE PASSES1 3

THE DEAL • WUOG listeners and staff members can get free passes to many of the concerts at the 40 Watt Club, the Georgia Theatre, Caledonia Lounge, and New Earth Music Hall • In exchange for these passes, WUOG DJs are required to announce 2the daily shows every hour and give listener passes away over air • DJs are responsible for announcing shows, recording who calls in for passes, and letting the venues know each day • Only WUOG listeners can be awarded listener passes, and only WUOG staffers can be awarded staff passes

ANNOUNCING LISTENER PASSES • Listener passes are announced and awarded when reading the concert calendar at the top of the hour • Only certain DJ shifts are assigned listener passes to give away • If there is a white box under a show for your shift time, then you have a pass to give away for that show1 • When you announce the concert calendar at the top of the hour, also announce that WUOG has a free pass to give away to a concert • Inform listeners that they may call into the station at (706) 542-4567 to win this pass. Also announce other information like if the pass is a +1 (indicated by a “+1” in the corner of the white square) and the time of the show • Record the full name and phone number of the first caller in the white box, so long as this caller is not a WUOG staffer2 • Tell the caller that they will now be on the “WUOG Pass List,” which they can tell the doorman of the venue to get into the show. They may still need to show ID to enter, or to pay a cover charge • Remember to announce the name of the band performing before the venue and to resist calls to action in order to be FCC compliant • Only give away passes after they have been announced on air. Giving away passes to unsolicited callers breeches our agreements with local venues. If a listener calls in for a pass before it is announced, it is okay to tell them it will be announced later in the day so they can call back later

1: It is encouraged to give away any remaining passes from DJ shifts that have already occurred. However, it is prohibited to give away passes that are scheduled to be given away during a DJ shift that has yet to occur 2: If you see a staff member listed for a listener pass, remove their name and let the Promotions Director know

25 SIGNING UP FOR STAFF PASSES • WUOG has staff passes to many of the shows on the concert calendar • Shows with staff passes will have a bullet-point list at the bottom of the concert calendar, where the number of bullet-points is the number of staff passes • Rather than being announced over air, WUOG staffers can write their name on the staff pass list in person or call into the booth any time after 7:00AM on the day of a show • Only write your own name or the name of a staffer who has called in during your shift on the staff pass list to be fair to all wuoggers • Only active WUOG staffers in good standing should be on the pass list; indentured DJs and producers are prohibited from signing up for staff passes

CALLING IN THE PASS LIST • The venues all need to know who has been given passes for their shows by 5:00pm on the day of the show • If you have a shift that begins or ends at 5:00pm, it is your responsibility to email each venue the name and phone number all of the listeners and staff members awarded passes for that venue. The email addresses of the venues are conveniently located for you on the concert calendar • Once you have emailed in all of the venue passes, sign the concert calendar and write down the time so that the other DJs know this important job is done • If you fail to call in the venue passes, not only will you become indentured, but the people who called in for passes will have their dreams crushed • If you have a shift after 5:00pm and you see the passes haven’t been sent in, call the passes into the venues if it isn’t too late. However, this should be avoided because it can strain our relationship with the venues. If it is too late, inform the WUOG listener pass list and staff pass list that they should not expect to get into the show for free, which can hurt our reputation

Concerts listed here

Venues and emails White boxes here indicate passes to give away Cine movies to announce

Staff pass sign-up here

Sign if you email in the passes

26 HOT CLOCK 1 4

THE HOT CLOCK • Every 15 minutes, DJs take a short break from playing music to make a few important announcements • These announcements include lists of songs played so far, the3 FCC-required Live ID, the concert calendar, PSAs, WUOG Promos, and the weather • Optionally, DJs can announce the time of day, their DJ name, the station phone number, the name of the artist (but not song) playing next, or anything else that is FCC appropriate and doesn’t involve editorializing • Hot clock breaks are a great time to bring some personality to the airwaves • It is important to announce hot clock functions on time. Listeners expect to hear what songs have been playing every 15 minutes because WUOG 90.5FM does not broadcast song titles

BACK-ANNOUNCING • Announce all of the songs you have played in the last fifteen minutes during every hot clock break • Read the artist and song titles off of your Spinitron playlist. Feel free to share any additional information at this time, including album name, upcoming concerts, or facts about that artist that you know offhand or have looked up • Announce your most recent song first and then work backwards through the set, so that the last song you announce was the first song you played in the fifteen-minute set. Practically, this will mean reading your Spinitron playlist from the top down to the last set break • Record a set break in Spinitron so that you know how far to back-announce next time you are on the mic • Be extremely careful not to editorialize while back-announcing. As a DJ, you most likely have strong opinions about music, but it is inappropriate to share these on air during a DJ shift. Editorializing about the music you play sounds unprofessional and alienates our listenership.

LIVE ID • Every hour, the FCC requires us to say the station identification (Live ID): “90.5 FM is WUOG Athens” [[+sweeper?]] • At WUOG, we say the station identification at the top of the hour, meaning when the clock hits :00 • It is important to say the Live ID exactly right in order to be FCC compliant • After announcing the Live ID, record the exact time you said it and your initials in the Ops Log

CONCERT CALENDAR • At the top of the hour, DJs are required to announce the concert calendar

27 for the day. Announcing the shows going on at these venues is a crucial part of WUOG’s good relationship with these venues • The concert calendar is on a clipboard in the DJ booth. Each page is one day of the concert calendar, and the concerts are listed at the top of the page • To announce the concert calendar, simply state what shows are going on around Athens that evening, ensuring that you announce the name of the artists playing before the venue • Also check to see if you have any passes to give away during your shift—venue passes are given away while announcing the concert calendar during certain DJ shifts throughout the day • On the right side of the concert calendar, there is a list of movies playing at Ciné that you can announce, movie title first • This is also good time to announce any other events happening in Athens • Avoid calls to action

PSAS AND PROMOS • Twice every hour, on the :15 and the :45, play one PSA and one promo • PSAs are either written by the Public Affairs staff or given to us by local organizations and have useful information that our listeners should know • Promos have information about some of the specialty shows at WUOG • Both are pre-recorded, and can be found on the PC • Please play the prerecorded PSAs and Promos, DO NOT read them. FOOBAR • You can also play pre-recorded PSAs and Promos from the Foobar application on the PC • To play a recorded PSA or Promo, open up the Foobar program. The icon looks like an alien • The application will have tabs for Promos, PSAs, and Live IDs • With the PC slider up and engaged on the control board, choose your desired recording and play it over the air • It is a good idea to always cue a recording from Foobar before broadcasting it

WEATHER • Halfway through each hour, on the bottom :30, make an announcement about the weather • You can say whatever you want about the weather—you can give the current Athens temperature and precipitation, read the 5-day forecast, give the pollen count, advise clothing options, talk about weather in different locations, or even describe the Doppler radar if you feel like it • If you’re using a website, make sure that you have the information open and loaded before beginning to announce, and ensure that the webpage has been refreshed recently

28 HOT CLOCK

• Live ID • Back Announce • Concert Calendar • Venue Passes1 • Update Ops Log2

• Back Announce • Back Announce • PSA • PSA • Promo • Promo

• Back Announce • Weather Report

Say the booth phone number as much as possible... 706-542-4567 And answer the phone...

“90.5” 29 1: Only give venue passes at specific times of the day 2: Check the transmitter readings every third hour of the day PHONE 15

BOOTH PHONE • The WUOG DJ booth has a phone for the public to contact the station • The number of the DJ booth phone is: (706) 542-4567 (YOU ONLY NEED TO KNOW THIS PHONE NUMBER TO DJ) • 706 is the area code of Athens, and all UGA phone numbers begin with 542 • There is an additional number for the News booth4 (This will be only used for activities done in the News Booth). • The number of the News Booth phone is: (706) 542-8476

ANSWERING THE PHONE • Always answer the station phone “90.5” • This is WUOG’s consistent and professional way of receiving callers • Always be polite and respectful to callers. Sometimes you’ll be able to honor their request or help them with their problem, and sometimes you won’t. Sometimes they will compliment your set and sometimes they might criticize it. Regardless, try your best to help if they need it, and always thank them for listening and for supporting college radio. • If the caller is requesting an exec member, feel free to give the caller the appropriate exec’s email address (e.g. their @wuog.org email address), office phone number, or office hours, but never give out anyone’s cell phone number or other personal information

PUTTING A CALLER ON AIR • During a DJ shift, it is unlikely that you would ever need to put a caller over the air. Remember, any deviations from regular programming must be approved by the Programming Director and executive board • However, DJs are certified producers, and many talk shows regularly feature putting callers over the air PROCESS • Inform the caller of WUOG and FCC policy, including restrictions on obscenities, profanities, editorializing, and commercial mentions • Now you will not speak to the caller until they are on air

30 • Turn the active channels on (the red buttons) under CLR 1

• Turn the telephone line, called Telos, on(under Telephone Line) located on top of the speaker.

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• Turn the CLR 1 up 3/4ths of the way and you are now ready to talk. • After the conversation is over, turn off the hybrid and hang up the phone handset. The telephone line on located on top of the speaker must be turned off in order to be able to receive the next call NEWS ROOM • Putting a caller on air in the News Room requires the same procedures however, the caller must call at 706-542-8476 and the News Room has its own Telos box as well.

31 DJ PROTOCOL 16 FINDING A SUB • If you’re not going to be able to make it to your shift, it is your responsibility to find a substitute DJ • The easiest way to do this is to request a sub in the DJ Facebook group • The Programming Director needs to be aware of all subbing arrangements. If you arrange for subs on the Facebook group wall, there is no need to inform the Programming Director of subbing arrangements separately • Requesting a sub does not excuse you from your shift. If you request a sub but fail to find one, you will get indentured for not showing up for5 your shift • In special circumstances, the Programming Director may excuse you from indenturement for absences such as a death in the family or severe illness • Be sure to ask indentured DJs to sub for you—indentured DJs can become unindentured by subbing for any DJ shift and emailing their playlist to the Programming Director

NO-SHOW DJ • DJs are required to show up 15 minutes before their scheduled shifts to ease transitions between shows • Occasionally, you may be DJing and the person scheduled to DJ after you will not show up 15 minutes early like they should • If this happens, first call the DJ who is supposed to be there. The names and phone numbers of all of the DJs are posted on the bulletin board in the DJ booth. It is especially important to call graveyard shift DJs who might be oversleeping • If you are unable to contact them or they say won’t be able to make it, call the DJs on the Indentured DJ list on the production room window to find a last- minute sub, regardless of what time it is. If you know a DJ you think will be willing to make a last-minute sub, it is okay to contact them too • If the regularly scheduled DJ is not coming, fill out a No-Show DJ form from the Ops Log binder and put it in the Programming Director’s mailbox • As soon as your shift is over, you can turn on the Automation slider if a sub is not coming

SHOW DEVIATION • Any deviations from regular programming must be proposed to the Programming Director and approved by the exec board • Deviations may include hosting interviews or in-studio live performances • Lack of response does not constitute approval, and if a deviation is not approved, you must play your shift as regularly schedule • In-studio performances must be planned in conjunction with the Local Music and Operations Directors

32 BREAK RADIO • During school holidays and finals weeks, the station enters Break Radio • During Break Radio, WUOG does not maintain regular programming • Instead, DJs sign up for hour-long shifts based on their availability • A sign-up sheet will be posted online to the DJ Facebook group • During a break radio shift, you do not have to follow the Rotation format • However, all songs played must adhere to WUOG Philosophy and FCC policy • Break radio shifts are required for new DJs to move from a graveyard shift to a non-graveyard shift and are one way to get unindentured • Taking break radio shifts helps our station maintain regular coverage during these busy times of the year, so the amount of break radio hours DJed is one of the factors considered when prioritizing DJs for shifts each semester INDULGENCES • An indulgence is a DJ set of deep cuts by a single artist during break radio • Indulgences can feature artists that are out of philosophy but that are still well-respected by the music community • Indulgences give DJs a chance to share their love for and knowledge about an artist with the world • All indulgences must be proposed to the Programming Director and approved by the executive board

SEIZE THE AIRWAVES • Every semester, Public Affairs has a charity fundraiser called Seize the Airwaves where anyone can pay to play whatever they would like over the air for a whole week, so long as their programming is FCC appropriate • If your shift is “seized” by anyone other than a WUOG DJ, you have to show up to ensure FCC compliance, collect the money, and help the guest operate the DJ equipment • If your shift has not been seized, you must show up and treat it like any other shift, following WUOG philosophy and FCC guidelines

33 DJ 17 Responsibilities

6 DJ STANDING • In order to remain in good standing and continue to be able to DJ at the station, DJs must do the following: o Attend the semesterly booth meeting o Follow FCC rules at all times o Be on Time to Shifts and Meetings o Announce and (when appropriate) send in listener passes o Stay in philosophy RESPONSIBILITIES(AKA, DJ Points & External Points) • Additionally, DJs must receive at least 2 “DJ Points” and 1 “External points” in a semester. • DJs can achieve “DJ points” by completing 2 of these activities. This is to provide for the health and overall quality of the station. Completion of these tasks is recognized and approved by a member of the exec board assisting with the event. Tasks include: o Attend the whole Archive Clean-Up Day o Attend the whole Station Clean-Up Day o Do 1 hour of a DJ gig at a non-station event o DJ 2 hours of break radio o Cover 1 hour of someone’s shift during a station event o Work 1 hour of a promo table o Put up posters for 1 event o Assist with putting together rotation for 1 hour o Cover 1 community DJ shift o Volunteer 1 of your DJ shifts as a training session o Record 1 Live in the Lobby o Attend at least 75% of all staff meetings • DJ cans achieve “External Points” through attending and assisting with any community outreach activities. o Examples of these activities includes career days at schools, working with project safe, or working with the Oconee River Land Trust (ORLT) o However, it is important to know that assisting any sort of community outreach activity is how “External Points” are achieved and that the Community Outreach Director manages these activities.

34 • In addition, other opportunities to complete station tasks may arise- they will be announced and approved by the general manager • Completing these tasks is not required the semester you are trained • Some of these things, such as Archive Clean-Up Day and Station Clean-up Day will have a limited number of spots. If you sign up for one of these events that has a limited number of spots and are unable to attend, please notify the appropriate director 24 hours in advance. Without a valid excuse (as determined by the appropriate director), you will be required to complete 1 more of the things from this list. For example, if you sign up for Archive Clean-Up Day and don’t attend because you forgot, you will have to complete 3 things from the list instead of 2. This rule also applies to “External Points” • In the middle of the semester, we will update everyone on their progress towards completing these. If you fail to complete the required number by the end of the semester (after finals are over), you will start the next semester as indentured and will not have priority when scheduling. • Assisting with the livelihood of the station is important for our organization’s ability to exceed standards and grow as a community

OUR SPACE 18

CARD ACCESS • DJs and talk show hosts are given UGA ID card access to all the card swipe doors in the WUOG station after completing a policy test on the involvement network. • This includes the back door to the station from the outside of Tate, the7 door to the hallway of offices from the lobby, the door to the archives, and the door to the DJ booth • If you are unable to get into the station when you need to, call the DJ booth at (706)542 -4567 to be let in and then let the Training Director know ACCESS HOURS • The WUOG station is closed when the Tate Student Center is closed and during home football games • Only DJs, producers, and talk show hosts scheduled to be on air are allowed to enter the station during these hours(no guests) • DJs, producers, and talk show hosts with scheduled shifts during Tate student center’s closed hours may not leave the station through the lobby doors • Abusing card access to the station threatens WUOG’s relationship with the Tate Center

35 GUESTS • WUOG members may bring guests to the station whenever the station is open so long as they accompany their guests at all times • WUOG members are responsible for the actions of their guests! If a guest violates university or WUOG policy while at the station, they and THE DJ WHO BROUGHT THEM are punished. • Only current WUOG DJs and producers are allowed to operate any DJ equipment or access the archives and rotation shelves • Any WUOG members that are not DJ or producers must be accompanied by a WUOG DJ or producer in the DJ booth and archives • Interested wuoggers should be greeted at the door of the station by WUOG members and should be accompanied at all times. Likewise, executive members should greet community members with whom they are meeting at the door of the station • Alumni WUOG members should be treated as guests to the station and must be accompanied at all times, including in the DJ booth and archives • WUOG members should introduce themselves to strangers in the station. This fosters a welcoming community while ensuring the station is secure for all WUOG members

SECURITY • The FCC requires WUOG and all radio stations to maintain a secure station • The UGA Department of Student Affairs requires the space and property of the Department to be kept safe from theft, damage, and unauthorized use • Call the UGA Police Department at (706) 542-2200 if there is ever a threatening situation at the station. Then inform the Executive Board, Graduate Advisor, and University Advisor about any incident that occurred • To protect the security of the station, never prop open any doors to the station or within the station. Propping open the back door to the station will set off an alarm that will automatically notify the police

DRUGS & ALCOHOL • Drugs, alcohol, and tobacco are not allowed in the station or the Tate Student Center at any time. Violation of this policy will result in disciplinary action from WUOG and from the university • It is a direct violation of federal law to operate broadcast equipment under the influence of drugs or alcohol. DJs or producers that do so face repercussions from WUOG, UGA, and the federal government, which may include permanent dismissal from the WUOG organization

THEFT • Everything in the WUOG station is state property • Therefore, any act of theft, abuse, or misuse of this state property is recognized as a felony, punishable under federal law

36 • Any items “borrowed” from the station for personal use, including CDs, are considered stolen • Suspected theft should be promptly reported to the Graduate Advisor

INCLEMENT WEATHER • The station shuts down when UGA is officially closed due to weather • The programming director will inform all DJs, producers, and talk show hosts when the station is shut down due to inclement weather • Programming will transition from regular programming to break radio

EAS TESTS • WUOG is a primary Emergency Alert System station. In the event of an emergency, WUOG will stay on area and broadcast emergency information • Each week, WUOG is required to send one EAS test and receive tests from UNGC and WUGA. The Ops Directors send our weekly test, but WUOG may receive tests at any time • There is a printer under the DJ booth counter that is used only for receiving these EAS tests from other area stations. Any DJs or producers that observe this printer receiving a test should leave the EAS sheet in the printer. Our full-time professional radio technician will handle it.

OPS LOG 19

BASICS • The Operating Log is a form all DJs and producers must fill out every shift • The Operating Log has three main sections that the DJ or producer needs to complete at different points during his or her shift • The Operating Log helps WUOG remain FCC compliant by ensuring the Live ID is announced, that our station is secure, and that our signal8 strength is appropriate

OPERATOR ON/OFF • The DJ or producer in the booth is the “operator” on duty • When a DJ or producer begins a shift, they need to sign their name and the time they begin operating equipment on the online Ops Log

37 • This can be found as a tab on the PC browser marked “operations log” or on our website by going to >DJ>Operations Log • Remember, only trained DJs and producers are allowed to operate the broadcast equipment in the DJ booth

LIVE ID • The FCC requires the broadcast of WUOG’s Live ID “90.5FM is WUOG, Athens” at least once an hour. It is WUOG policy to require DJs and producers to announce this Live ID at the top of the hour to ensure this standard is met • After announcing the Live ID at the top of each hour, DJs and producers need to record the time the Live ID was said in the Ops Log

TRANSMITTER READINGS • Every hour, the DJ or producer in the booth must check the transmitter readings to record the current signal strength in the Ops Log • Shifts that are required to check the transmitter readings will have a row of three white squares under the “Meter” section of the Ops Log for a specific hour of the shift • To check the transmitter readings, the DJ or producer will remotely access the transmitter in Brumby from the PC in the booth by clicking on the “WUOG Transmitter” icon, which is labeled as “Web ARC” on the desktop • If this icon does not work, or the default browser will not load the site after activating any plugins necessary, the readings can be accessed using the IP address 128.192.163. Typing this IP address into the URL bar of any browser on the booth PC should load the meter reading page • To log into the ARCPlus system to check the meter readings, use the login o Username: REDACTED FOR WEB VERSION o Password: REDACTED FOR WEB VERSION • The meter readings that need to be recorded in the Ops Log are the top three horizontal bars located in the top right corner. They are the PA Volts, the PA Amps, and the FWD PWR

38 OTHER OPS LOG SECTIONS • Transmitter On/Off: These columns are for DJs and producers to indicate with a checkmark whether the transmitter for the station is on or off. Due to the automation system, WUOG never intentionally shuts off the transmitter (i.e. stops our broadcast), so the transmitter should always be on. The transmitter does automatically shut off if no sounds are broadcast on air for 10 minutes continuously, but it will automatically start up again when broadcast resumes. The transmitter is managed by a full-time professional radio technician, but any transmitter issues observed in the booth or heard over the 90.5FM broadcast should be reported immediately to the WUOG student Ops Directors. • Acknowledgments: If a show is underwritten at WUOG, when an acknowledgement is broadcast, the DJ or producer in the booth must record the time it aired and the show it was during, along with his or her initials. This information goes in the “Acknowledgements” section of the Ops Log

39 SPINITRON2 0

BASICS • The FCC requires radio stations to maintain a record of which songs are broadcast on air at all times • Spinitron is an online radio playlist storage database we use for this purpose • Spinitron can be accessed from any browser at spinitron.com1 for DJs to9 record their playlists and for listeners to view what is currently being played at the station • Playlists updated in real time on Spinitron are synced to WUOG’s website, wuog.org, which displays what is currently being played at the station on our webstream under the “Listen Live!” link on the homepage • DJs will be given Spinitron accounts upon graduation from training

LOGGING IN • At the start of your shift, go to spinitron.com and click the Login button at the top-left corner of the page

40 • Type WUOG in the “Station” blank and enter your UGA email address in the “Email” blank • If this is your first time logging into Spinitron, your password will be “90.5FMisWUOG” • You can change your password by clicking on the “Change Password” link in the “Admin▼” drop-down menu at the top of any page. This is accessible after logging in • Change your DJ name in the system or add more information about yourself by clicking “User Profile” under the “Admin▼” drop-down menu

OPENING A PLAYLIST

• When you first log in to Spinitron click on admin and select automation control from the drop down menu.

• Next select the ignore message circle and click submit. This will disengage automation from our live stream.

• Next click on “New Playlist”

• In the appropriate drop-down menus on the next page, make sure to select “live on-air” under “Playlist Entry Mode” and “automatic” under “Time-In stamps,” then choose the appropriate type of show for your shift

41 FILLING OUT A PLAYLIST • Before playing any song, type the song information into Spinitron so that it is ready to submit just as the song is starting • For each song, type the artist name, song title, and album name in the relevant blanks. Spinitron will likely suggest the correct inforation in dropdown menus. Click the information on these dropdown menus to ensure that Spinitron completes the Label information section • There are three drop downs for the “Format,” “Type,” and “Library” that should be manually completed. “Format” is whether you are playing a CD, an MP3, or a record; “Type” is whether it is an album or a single; “Library” is whether the track is Rotation, Local Rotation, an Open Selection, from the RC shelf, or from the Archives

• Once the information is entered, click “Submit” when the song starts • Whenever you break for a hot clock function, click the link for “Add set- break/note,” which will insert a line into your playlist. When back- announcing, just read the songs from the top downward until you reach the previous set-break. Note that set breaks can be categorized by type, and that notes can be written about them to the right in the playlist • Once your shift is over, click “Close Playlist” and “Log Off” at the top of the page so that the next DJ can create their playlist

42 Pro tips 21

CDs • When pulling CDs from the archives or the rotation shelf, pull out the two CDs around the one you are using halfway and leave them on the shelf. This will make it easier to find where to return the CD you’re using when you put everything back • When playing CDs in both CD players, put the case of the CD in the upper CD player on the upper ledge and the case of the CD1 player in the0 lower CD player on the counter. Then you’ll remember which CD is in which CD player (and you’ll know which CD to play next) • Don’t forget to explore other genres in the rotation shelf—some of our best stuff is outside of general pop/rock • Remember that the RC shelf is a great go-to for in-philosophy Open Selections. Feel free to explore the Archives for further Open Selections, but there is no guarantee that what you’ll find will still be in the music philosophy

MIC • If you can’t hear the music you are playing in the booth, but it is still showing up green on the control board, then the mic is probably still on! Yikes! • You can announce your Hotclock functions over music, but put on the headphones by the mic to ensure you are playing the music and speaking at the correct volumes • Be creative on air. DJing is a chance to really let your personality shine, and our listeners appreciate your enthusiasm and innovation

OTHER INPUTS • Always cue your laptop before trusting it to play on air. Many times, just plugging your laptop into the Line In adjusts the volume in unexpected ways • Every time you cue, ensure the volume slider is all the way down and the yellow light is on to avoid the cued music being played on air • The easiest transitions are from the same inputs. For example, if you have two records to play, consider playing them back-to-back

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UNIVERSITY ADVISOR...... § Kristin Short- [email protected] GRADUATE ADVISOR...... § Diane Humphreys – [email protected]

GENERAL MANAGER...... § Frances Newton - [email protected] MUSIC DIRECTORS...... § Camilla Grayson & Tori Benes - [email protected] LOCAL MUSIC DIRECTOR...... § Isabella Ballew - [email protected] PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR...... § Bianca Shamim- [email protected] NEWS DIRECTOR...... § Maxime Tamsett- [email protected] SPORTS DIRECTOR...... § Austin Chaney - [email protected] TRAINING DIRECTOR...... § Conor Lacey - [email protected] PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR...... § Daniel Easley - [email protected] DIGITAL MEDIA...... § Emily Llamazales & Spencer McGuire- [email protected] EVENTS DIRECTOR...... § Ellen Mahoney – [email protected] COMMUNITY OUTREACH...... § Kira Hynes- [email protected]

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR..... § Hite Hubbuch- [email protected] INTERNAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR..... § Maud Kelly –[email protected]

OPERATIONS DIRECTORS...... § Eli Wheeler & Will Wise - [email protected]

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Have fun!

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