DVENTUROUS I 90.7FM--='KSr§ ER - 'll} :" r .... '· KSER • \ 'U I 1;'12 . ,\f-'KIL , 1[Jil l COMMUNITY RADIO THE MYSTERIES OF FM RECEPTION found on most TVs. A pair of ears can be Turn on a new FM station and you discover found at Radio Shack or other stores for under why radio engineers say the "M" stands for $20. "magic." One listener in Lake Stevens can only If the signal is barely receivable you will hear KSER if she sits in the driveway In her car. Her need to invest in an outdoor antenna. The best neighbor 3 houses down the street gets a perfect bet is the Yagi, (fishbone style) TV antenna. If signal. Driving south in north Seattle, the signal you have an old VHF TV antenna on your house "If you could begins to break up. Turn left and down a hili that but now get your TV from cable, just hook your suspend the should theoretically obliterate the signal and It FM receiver to the old antenna wire and pOint suddenly becomes sharp and clear. Several . the antenna toward the station. If you want to radio from the people report a poor signal on their $700 entertain­ buy a Yagi, they can be found at most audio ment system and a good signal on their $29.95 supply stores and prices range from $20 to over chandelier with­ bedside clock radio. $100. Try the whole rig in several spots on the KSER is being well-received in many areas, roof before you bolt it down. out looking too from east Bainbridge Island, to Port Townsend, If you are a cable subscriber, you should from near the summit of Snoqualmie pass to immediately request that KSER be added to the kooky to the Capital Hill , Seattle. Some folks in British Columbia stations delivered by your cable company. have checked in. Granite Falls and Camano Island neighbors, you'd They have a limited number of channels for report good signals and one friend gets .KSER in radio and select stations based on listener have perfect West Seattle with just a twist of the rabbit ears that demand. You can playa big part in getting came with his TV. KSER into more homes by writing your cable reception. " One area, though, is plagued by poor recep­ company and requesting they carry it. (They tion of almost all stations: south and central Everett. don't respond to phone requests.) The plateau between Everett and Lynnwood is one of the highest places along all Puget Sound and the Viacom Cable vision, 8914 Roosevelt Way way it drops gradually on the northern end creates N.E., Seattle, 98155 a shadow effect that blocks most station signals TCICablevision, 1140 N. 94th, Seattle, from the south . We plan to attack this problem with 98103 a small translator station on the east side of Whidbey Island, aimed at Edmonds, Mukilteo and Many people have asked about indoor, Everett. In those areas, KSER will be heard on a powered antennas. I don't feel any are as good different frequency on the dial but it will be heard as an outdoor Yagi. In apartments or places much better. This translator is still months down where it's hard to install an outdoor antenna, try the road. rabbit ears first. We'll try to accumulate For those of you in other areas having trouble information on the powered antennas and I with reception, here are some hints on the "magic" hope you'll call me if you have experience with of FM. When listening in a moving car, you will them. often hear the "Picket Fence Effect." FM signals, In fact, I'd like to hear any questions, advice are, for the most part, line-of-sight. Obstructions or old war stories about FM reception. Each and micro-null points in the radiation pattern can location has its own set of problems and produce small drop-out areas. These "lumps" In solutions but I'm committed to finding a way to the signal can be quite small. You notice this when bring the adventure of community radio you stop your car at a light and the signal fades listening into your home. • Programs for: and then when you inch forward, it comes back . Sometimes, as little as six inches can make all the , Spoken difference. Move your radio and antennas around /' Joe Hamelin, Arts, Public to search out a better signal. Technical Director, One lifelong FM nut claims that the best place Affairs 742-4541 is always a spot about 6 feet off the floor, 2 feet • Volunteers down from the ceiling, in the middle of the liVing I/ 'i' room . If you could suspend the radio from the • Schedule I, chandelier without looking too kooky to the \ neighbors, you 'd have perfect reception . . \ Try moving your radio to a different side of the room , a different electrical outlet, a different room. If the signal is scratchy and the stereo light flashes, try selecting the "Mono" mode. If that doesn't help, try installing a set of "Rabbit Ears" such as are Folk and Blues KSER is located at 14920 Hwy. 99 in Lynnwood, Washington; phone 742-4541. Sixty One Highway: Thurs, 9-11 pm, Blues with Ray KSER is operated by a small paid staff and Varner a large corps of volunteers. Programming is selected for quality and diversity. Bluegrass Bonanza: Sat. 9-midnightwith Pete Stiles and a mix of old-timey, hillbilly, fiddle, banjo and all KSER at 90.7 FM is licensed to the Jack kinds of bluegrass. Straw Foundation, a non-profit, tax-deduct­ ible organization at 4261 Roosevelt Way N.E., Seattle, 98105-6999. Eclectic and Cutting Edge Music KSERSTAFF I\ ' llll,l gpr 1\,',lI1C\" K"ith MUSIC ON KSER Guitars of Perception: Mon. 11 pm - 1, Marty Clare M lI'll ~tll It\ ItlllC'1 follows the guitar from the Elizabethan court to the r llhlil ,\ 11.,111' Ed BI l

Words for the Wind: M-F at 9 am. Early April: KSER is community radio News and Current Events and relies on local volunteers "Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television," for many of the daily BBC World News: M-F: 5, 7, 8 and 10 am; 5 pm. written by Jerry Mander, read by Nancy Keith. operations in broadcasting. Sat-Sun. 5 pm. If you'd like to be involved, Mid-April, "Stories of Edgar Allan Poe," read by come talk with us about CBC As It Happens: M-F, 6:30-7:30 pm. - world­ Don McClure. some of the following jobs. ranging interviews on current events and issues. Late April, "Break of Day, a short novel written in Music Library Assistant: 1927 by Collette and read by Martha Rhoda. handling, filing and entering CBC Sunday Morning: 9 am - noon. In-depth information on the computer. reporting on political, social and cultural issues. Ossman's Audiola: Sat., 7-9 pm. David Ossman (variable 2-4 hr./week). introduces: April 6: "Roller Maidens" and Laffing Program Logs Editor: Records: Phil Austin's out-of-print 1973 LP and In-Depth Discussion gather information on daily Nick Danger's best laffs. April 13: The Father and programs from staff and Son Cartoon Show: Orson Ossman, (nearly 3) write schedule and program Ideas and Issues: M-F, 9:30 - 10 am. April 1 : joins David to play the best soundtracks from 50 announcements for on-air staff (2 hrs., 3 times a week). Thinking About Thinking: research on the brain; years of animation. April 20: It's Wilde: Sir John April 4: Dr. Robert Nozick on Values and Mean­ Gielgud and Dame Edith Evans in "The Impor­ ingful Life; April 8: Thinking, Part 2; April 11 : Recycling Coordinator: tance of Being Earnest." April 27: A Hollywood pick up our sorted paper, Calvin Morris on Baptist Values of Dr. Martin Party with W.C. Fields, The Marx Brothers and bottles and cans every two Luther King; April 18: Nature vs Dirt, images in more. weeks and drive them down advertising by Nancy Morita; April 25: Edward the road to the recycling Said, on the concept of "Orientalism". Sunday NightTheater, 7 pm. The Mind's Eye station (30 min. every 2 weeks). series, featuring works by Mark Twain. In April, Food For Thought: M-F 8-9 pm. Talks, interviews, follow the adventures of A Connecticut Yankee in panels and documentaries, national and local. Program Guide Editor: King Arthur's Court. gather the information, add Philosophy East and West: Sun., 12 pm. Philoso­ some !iJraphics and compile The Shadow: the original, sinister 1930s programs this gUide each month. pher and writer on Zen Buddhism, Alan Watts. featuring Orson Wells, re-produced by Tim Ras­ (desktop publishing - 12 mussen. hours a month). Local People and Issues Production Assistant: learn Childrens Programs and assist with recording Arts Around the Sound: Fridays at 4:45 pm with and editing pro~rams, inside the station and In the field. Ariel Huff. (variable - 3-6 hrs. a week). The Enchanted Forest: M-F at 4 pm., stories, Commentary: M-W-F 6 pm. Fridays: Through the music and games for the imagination, hosted by Volunteer Coordinator: Decades with R.C. Mcintyre. Holly Cummings. work with staff and new volunteers to match people Spellbound at the Movies: reviews of current films The Storyhouse: Sunday, 7-9 am., Susan with various jobs and by Roger Midgette, Fri. 5:45 pm. projects at the station. A job Rhinehart and Stacy Hall begin the morning. Then for a good communicator. If Houses Could Speak: local producer Marie Little John McAlpine comes along at 8 with more stories (variable 4 hours a week.). explores the old Interurban transit system and and riddles until 9 am. other historic structures, Wednesday, April 24 at To volunteer, call the Children can write to the storytellers and riddlers station or come by and ask 9:30 am. at KSER by addressing their letters, birthdays, for a Volunteer Packet. Fill it pictures and riddle answers to KIDS, P.O. Box out and indicate your area of Living Here: local producer Doris Sinclair talks interest. candidly with three homosexuals about their life in 507, Lynnwood, 98046-0507. Snohomish county on April 16th at 8 pm.

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KSER 90.7 FM ------APRIL PROGRAM SCHEDULE ------TIME MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SATURDAY TIME SUNDAY -High-energy music featuring jazz / blues /world music 6:00AM MORNING - News from the BBC and Radio Australia. 5:00AM BLUES, JAZZ & SOUL CHILDREN'S SHOW - The commute 7:00AM -Weather PROGRAM 9:00AM THE MORNING -Literature old and new in dramatic readings. CBC SUNDAY READING : MORNING IDEAS AND AFRO-CARIBBEAN 9:00AM INTERNATIONAL 9:30AM ISSUES : -Interviews, documentaries and BBC NEWSREEL , MUSIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS 10:00·10:15 reports from local and national sources. DOCUMENTARIES PHILOSOPHY 10:30AM THE SUNLIT -Acoustic music featuring small groups NOON ROOM and individuals, highlighting the best from EAST & WEST BBC NEWS the worlds of jazz, classical music,world music 12:30 PM AT 1:00 and folk. 1 :00 PM 4:00 PM CHILDREN'S -Music and stories for children and their friends. 3:30 PM CORNER: JAZZ 4: 30 PM ROAD HOME: - Folk music with news and reviews 4:00 PM COMMUNITY PULSE 5:00 PM BBC NEWS DESK BBC NEWS DESK 5:00 PM BBC NEWS DESK

5:30 PM ROAD HOME: -Folk music with reviews & commentary TRADITIONAL 5:30 PM CLASSICAL MUSIC -In-depth interviews from around the world on late- WORLD MUSIC 6:30 PM AS IT HAPPENS breaking news events plus informative features. From CBC

- Reports on arts, education, local government, 7:30 PM SHARP FOCUS environment and economics. 7:00 PM RADIO DRAMA COMEDY AND FOOD FOR -Ideas, interviews, debates, panel discussions and DRAMA 8:00 PM THOUGHT: feature presentations by local and national speakers. 8:00 PM CLASSICAL MUSIC 9:00 PM FEATURE -Each night join the passionate collectors. Explore a TRADITIONAL CONCERT: musical realm. Look for regular shows and specials. BLUEGRASS 9:00 PM 11 :00PM NIGHT MUSIC -Experimental and ch allenging music. YOUTH BEAT 12:00M