Legal Issues
Government agency that regulates the radio.
What is the FCC?
Studio software that stores audio (music, promos, Legal ID)
What is G-Selector?
WRHU's Top 40 Show music show
What is "Off The Charts?"
Station Manager, Personnel Director, Program Director of Talk, Program Director of Music
What are the four Student Executive Board Positions?
3 licenses that allow WRHU to use music for broadcast purposes only
What are BMI, ASCAP, and SEASAC?
Receiving direct compensation for airplay
Example: Ryan giving Ed 10,000 dollars to play his new song on "Off The Charts"
What is payola and provide an example?
Studio software that plays back music
What is Zetta?
Every mic break must end with this phrase
What is (show name)... Radio Hofstra University?
General Manager, Operations Manager, Professional in Residence, Community Volunteer Liasion, Chief Audio Engineer
Who are the 6 WRHU Administrators?
A news/sports department policy one must follow if a reporter from another media organization asks a WRHU reporter for comment
What is "cover the story, don't become the story"?
Receiving indirect compensation.
Ashley Boone going on air and telling everyone to go to RC Duggan's on Thursday nights because it is the "best night there." (Without telling her listeners she's working that night)
What is Payola, and provide and example?
The three functions of an audio console
What are "Mix, Monitor, Route"?
WRHU's Sunday night sports talk show that covers Hofstra Sports
What is "The Locker Room?"
What are the three staff member categories?
A CD Label that means "Not For Air" and it should never be played!
What is NFA?
When an announcer asks, urges, or suggests that the listener do something which may result in:
1. A commercial organization making money
2. Disrupting officials from their job
Where you record transmitter readings
What is the operating log?
required by the FCC to air at or near the start of every hour
What is the Top of the Hour Legal ID?
1) Have Contact Info on File
2) Attend All Staff Meetings (2 per year)
3) Hold some type of slot
What are the three minimum participation requirements at WRHU?
News/Sports Department Policy for obtaining press credentials
What is "asking a WRHU Administrator FIRST before applying"?
adult material
What is indecency?
is the program FORMAT you follow during the broadcast day. It is digital.
What is the Program Log?
A Community Volunteer Show that airs at 2PM-5PM on Saturdays
What is the "Long Ireland Show with Eileen Cronin"?
WRHU, Radio Hofstra University exists to provide professional broadcast training to qualified Hofstra University students
What is the WRHU Mission Statement?
Research and write the story. But do not air it – yet…
Review story with the GM, OPS or PIR.
Take story to Hofstra University Public Relations for comment.
If Hofstra PR provides new information, update story. Allow GM, OPS or PIR to review story again.
Air the story.
What is the process of covering a Hofstra University related story?