Xref: news.cs.tut.fi rec.radio.broadcasting:2146 rec.radio.info:1224 Newsgroups: rec.radio.broadcasting,rec.radio.info Path: news.cs.tut.fi!news.funet.fi!news.tele.fi!uunet!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.kei.com!ddsw1!gagme!gagme!wdp From: wdp@airwaves.chi.il..us (RRB Moderator) Subject: Introduction to rec.radio.broadcasting Message-ID: <1993Jun4.062109.29432@gagme.chi.il.us> Followup-To: rec.radio.broadcasting Originator: wdp@gagme Lines: 201 Sender: wdp@gagme.chi.il.us (Bill Pfeiffer) Organization: Internet Radio Journal Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1993 06:21:09 GMT Approved: rrb@airwaves.chi.il.us Greetings: Rec.radio.broadcasting (r.r.b) is a Usenet newsgroup which was founded in April of 1992, in order to provide a forum for discussion of topics pertaining to 'domestic broadcast radio'. Already in existance was rec.radio.shortwave, which centers around the International radio scene, and rec.radio.noncom who's focus is, obviously, non-commercial radio. Rec.radio.broadcasting was intended to 'fill the gap' between these groups. The Internet Radio Journal is a periodic email digest consisting, mainly, of articles found in the newsgroup. It is intended for people who either cannot access the newsgroup from their system or for some reason perfer a digestified format for reading. Subscriptions to IRJ are free, and available to anyone who wants one, and who is equiped with some form of email service. -=*=- DOMESTIC BROADCAST RADIO -=*=- By domestic, we mean broadcasts which are intended, primarily,for reception in the same country/nation in which they originate. R.r.b is an international newsgroup, though, and the term 'domestic' should not be taken to imply 'USA' or even North American. Readers in other nations are encouraged to participate. -=*=- SUBJECTS -=*=- If it has to do with broadcast radio, and not _specifically_ international shortwave, it is welcome here. Occasionally an article which IS primarily about shortwave will be posted if the subject seems broad enough that the readership of r.r.b might be interested, or be able to assist the poster in some way. Generally, if a subject 'seems' like it would be of interest to the broadcasting community (which includes those involved in creating, transmitting or listening to broadcast radio) will be published. These subjects include (but are not limited to).. 1) Formats and programming. 2) Engineering & technical matters and interests. 3) DXing (long distance reception) on the standard broadcast bands 4) Community broadcasting (including non-commercial and clandestine stations) 5) Pirate broadcasting (especially non-shortwave, domestic pirates). 6) Legislation affecting the industry, and its 'offspring' industries. 7) Technologies affecting the industry, and its 'offspring' industries. 8) General station information. Who is going on and off the air, and why. 9) Radio's historical and cultural significance. 10) Radio's current and future trends. 11) Political and news coverage and its impact. 12) Job openings and help to those seeking work in the industry. 13) Information on equipment and techniques involved in transmission and reception of broadcast radio signals. 14) The International Scene and how broadcast radio is shaping up in the various nations of the world. 15) Gabfesting and all matters of general interest to those involved in, or interested in, the general subject of domestic radio broadcasting. -=*=- POSTING -=*=- 1) Post to rrb as you would any other Usenet group. The software does the rest. 2) Email your article directly to rrb@airwaves.chi.il.us. Using other addresses to post will needlessly delay your article. You might consider installing an alias in your mailer for emailed articles, especially if you post a lot of stuff. See the end of this file for all applicable addresses. -=*=- POSTING GUIDELINES -=*=- * If you post a question that is of potential interest to others in the group, ask that replies be posted, instead of emailed to you. We all would like access to the answers. If you do receive email replies, post a summary to the group. This forum is only as good as it's posters and readers. Keep the info flowing. * If you email an answer to a question, send a Cc: to the group's submission address, rrb@airwaves.chi.il.us, so we can all learn from your knowledge. When id doubt... POST POST POST! :-). * PLEASE edit quoted text to a minimum! Most users of this group are fairly regular readers and do not need, or want, to read the entire text of a recent article in every reply. Of course, if the thread is less current, more quoted text may be appropriate. Use your brains (and your editor :->). * If your message is basically a one or two line "Me Too" or "I disagree" post, consider emailing it to the poster. However if you go into some details as to WHY you agree or disagree, then please post it. * If you are replying to an article in the Internet Radio Journal, simply use your mailer's reply feature, and again, edit the text to ONLY the article you are replying to, and include the article's name in the Subject field. Subjects of "Re: Internet Radio Journal" are confusing and may result in needless delays. * If you post about a local radio station or personality, realize that 95% or more of the readers will know little or nothing about it. Offer a little background, like location, station format, type of music played etc. * Last but not least, avoid flames and personal insults. R.r.b has a high percentage of broadcast professionals among it's readers. We try to maintain a reasonably high brain to bulls*it ratio here. It is perfectly fine to say "I think that what you said is the stupidest bunch of crap I have ever heard", instead of "YOU are the stupidest jerk I have ever heard". If you *must* make personal attacks, do it in email. -=*=- MODERATION -=*=- R.r.b is a _very_ loosely moderated group. Normally, all legitimate articles will be posted to the group. Matters that may cause an article to be rejected by the moderator include... --------------------------- * Articles which are not on (or reasonably near) the stated charter and scope of the group (domestic radio broadcasting) or pertain to 'non-broadcast' radio services, such as cellular, two-way, ham, citzens-band, and such. * Articles that are too long for submission as-is. If your article is longer than 10k (10,000 bytes), consider splitting it into two parts, or better yet, edit it down to a more reasonable size. Check to see if you can eliminate any quoted text. If you believe that your article is of an especially urgent or inforamative nature, and you also feel that you cannot reduce the size without damaging the content, let me know and I will try to work with you. * Articles which are merely multiple repetitions of an identical answer which has already been offered several times. Often these will be bundled together into a single article to conserve bandwidth and increase readability. * Articles which contain 'miles' of quoted and multiple quoted text followed by a few lines or less of original text. Please edit quoted text to a minimum and try to adhere to the *50% rule*, that is 51 (or more) percent of original text to 49 (or less) of quoted text. If the thread is not curent, more quoted text is appropriate. Only the worst offenders are omited, usually I will edit quoted text myself, when I have time. * Articles which are unwarrantedly offensive, abusive or contentious for the sake of contention. Personal attacks and ridicule are considered such. Discussion, even argument, of issues and opinions are welcomed and encouraged. Flame-wars and such are not. We have discussions here, not shouting matches. Note: Since most articles are used, we do not send out confirmations. If your article *is* rejected, you WILL receive a note explaining why the action was taken. If you do not receive such a note, and you do not see your article in the group, notify the moderator at once and include a backup copy if you have one. -=*=- ARCHIVES -=*=- Archives of past Internet Radio Journals are kept for anonymous FTP at deja-vu.aiss.uiuc.edu . They can be found in the directory /misc/rec.radio.b-cast. In that directory you will find a file called INDEX, which contains the issue numbers of all Journals, and the title of each article contained within. The archives are updated every week or so. If you need help with FTP, write me. The Journals are arranged in sub-directories of about 100 issues each, and are in compressed (.Z) format. Remember that compressed files should always be sent using the "binary" mode. If you have trouble with anything, or if you have any questions about the archives, send email to rrb@deja-vu.aiss.uiuc.edu. If you appreciate the archives, send your notes of appreciation to the site admin, C. Lance Moxley . He has been very gracious in his willingness to store our archives on his machine. *Please do not bother the system admin with problems, direct those to me.* -=*=- ENJOY THE GROUP! -=*=- I hope you enjoy the group. Remember, it is only as good as it's contributors. So don't be shy :-). If you have a question, or answer, even if you are not sure, post - post - post. I am open to suggestions on how to improve this group. Send them via e-mail to wdp@airwaves.chi.il.us -or- rrb@deja-vu.aiss.uiuc.edu. Thanks to all who have, and continue to, participate. We now return you to your regularly scheduled newsgroup :-). William Pfeiffer Moderator - rec.radio.broadcasting - Internet Radio Journal -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- Addresses: -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- Article submissions ----- ----- ----- ----- rrb@airwaves.chi.il.us Internet Radio Journal subscriptions ----- ----- journal@airwaves.chi.il.us Archive site ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- rrb@deja-vu.aiss.uiuc.edu Other communications ----- ----- ----- ----- wdp@airwaves.chi.il.us -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=-