0) To be in the club you need to be taking at least 3 credits a semester at Phoenix College [this is a PC club rule]. If you are PC staff or alumni, you need to fill out a special form or get a signed (by club advisor or instructor) waiver.
1) You must submit your intended playlist form (list of songs + artists + name of cd/album) by email at least three days before you “come in” to have your CD’s converted into a playlist.
2) If playlist approved, you have to “come in” to have your CD’s ripped into a playlist at least 2 weeks before the calendar time you want your shift to air. You must bring the CD cases or sleeves as proof of “ownership” [a digital picture will be taken for the record of proof]. If you have downloaded the file, you need to bring a receipt/printout showing you purchased the ‘tune’. You cannot use music for a shift if you don’t have the above proof (for example, illegally downloaded music). Have one ‘spare’ song ready in case of challenge for content or conflict with someone else already scheduled for that day.
3) All music has to be rated as a 2 or less on the potentially offensive rating chart (0-5, with 5 being no way acceptable). Basically, think G or PG content for any shift from 9 am to 3 pm; PG-13 to R rating for content in the ‘disclaimered’ underground shifts (raw hip hop, dark metal, hard punk, etc) from 3-6 pm or as otherwise scheduled. When possible, 0 or 1 “swearing words” for the underground shift [use radio mixes and radio safe versions of songs – think of the two versions of Kanye West’s Golddigger Song to know the difference]. Later on, you may learn how to ‘bleep’ out excessive language problems, but for now stay safe: remember – you can run your own internet radio station if you wish to air ANY language and content beyond Phoenix College’s rules. SEE THE LANGUAGE & CONTENT example from club meetings.
4) For every shift, you’ll sign a contract that allows us to ‘re-air’ your shift up to 4 times later on, within the next four years. An effort, but no guarantee, will be made to contact you by email before ‘re-airing’. A form will allow ‘opting out’ of this.
5) For unsigned or amateur music, whoever owns the publishing, not necessarily the performer, owns the song, and must fill out a ‘right to air’ consent form. If a band shares publishing rights, then all members must sign the form. If an unsigned band uses samples from movies or other songs, they need to get a clearance from the source (a future meeting subject).
6) As soon as you’ve aired three shifts (same or different style), you can rise from guest DJ to playlist DJ: you will get webspace where you can list your name, DJ name, promote or list favorite bands, put a biography, etc. There is a form for this – it can take up to a week to update. You also get club not-for-sale promotional material: most probably a T-shirt and/or hat. You need to do at least 3 shifts a year to keep your status as playlist DJ. Anyone airing at least 5 shifts in a semester can apply to become a resident DJ (once every two week show or more frequent as available) for the next semester.
7) Every person who wants to air a shift needs to attend at least two meetings each semester. At minimum you have to have attended an info session (1st club meeting) and the rules/procedure meeting once in two years. After that, you can attend any two meetings. Anyone enrolled in the upcoming Radio Station Course (coming soon!) automatically meets the minimum requirement for that semester.
8) With some special exceptions, calendar-shift space is on a first come first served basis. This rule can be changed as necessary by the club advisor or station’s program manager/club president.
9) There is a general shift that will air Phoenix College unsigned rappers and musicians, regardless of style. However, a student may create a shift that mixes signed bands with unsigned bands of the same style.
10) Guest DJ’s and Playlist DJ’s will have a chance to record some basic voice over: announcing songs, 1 or 2 sentences of commentary, and who they are. There will be no extended ‘speeches’ or ‘talk show’ type recording: students shifts are meant to be music shifts. Interviews with musicians, etc, may be considered by club officers and advisor, but not within the first two phases of club existence. PC announcements may be inserted before a shift, in the midway point, and after a shift. An effort but not a guarantee will be made to not have conflicts of message between PC announcements and musical shift style (for example an advertisement for PC’s Christian Club right after a death metal or Gothic shift, an advertisement for a club’s BBQ event or a hunting trip before an advertisement for Vegetarian/PETA etc).
11) Twenty percent (20%) of air shifts are potentially reserved for PC use for announcements, class commercials, and staff run shifts. Staff (and alumni who’ve gotten alumni broadcast approval) will also be allowed to schedule music shifts. Alumni members must have graduated from PC to be eligible.
12) Every member should get an email address (free email available: yahoo.com, msn.com, etc). Because of time and # of club members, phone contact won’t be possible. Members can go to http://www.phxinternetradio.com for announcements.