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dj training
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Station slogan | Open your mind! |
| What is the station frequency? | 91.3 FM or megahertz (MHz) |
| What is the station's legal ID? | WTSR Trenton |
| What is the station classified as? | Non-commercial educational radio station |
| What kind of organization is the station? | Student org |
| What TCNJ school is the station part of? | School of Arts and Communication |
| Is the station full-functioning? | Yes |
| Each day how long is the station on? | 24 hours |
| What does non-commercial educational mean? | More control over what we play, more FCC restrictions, not intended for ad revenue, required to air community based programming |
| What year did WTSR begin? | 1960 |
| What classification did WTSR have when it began? | Pirate radio station |
| Where was WTSR operated when it began? | Out of a bathroom in Kendall hall |
| What year was WTSR officially licensed by the FCC? | 1966 |
| When did the station change to 1500-watt transmitters? | 1975 |
| When did the station change from 89.7 FM to the current 91.3 FM? | 1975 |
| What happened in 2007? | The station began broadcasting on the web |
| What happened in 2020? | The station began broadcasting remotely |
| Who is the station's general manager? | Kevin Potucek (KP) |
| How do student DJs start off? | Dayside show |
| What can student DJs eventually get? | A specialty show |
| What are community volunteer DJs? | Members of the Ewing/Trenton area who have been with the station for a long time. Most are alumni! Extremely experienced and have very popular shows |
| What type of music does WTSR play? | Everything that isn't top 40. Alternative, indie, underground, rock. Highlight things you don't typically hear on the radio |
| What are you not allowed to play within 2 hours? | The same artist |
| What time and days are the dayside shows? | 6am to 4pm, weekdays |
| How many semesters of experience do you need for a Specialty show? | 2 semesters |
| How many PSAs do you need to play in 1 hour during a dayside? | 2 PSAs |
| How many station promos do you need to play in 1 hour during a dayside? | 1 station promo |
| How many show promos do you need to play in 1 hour during a dayside? | 1 show promo (for other dj shows) |
| How many quick plugs do you need to play in 1 hour during a dayside? | 2 quick plugs |
| How many bumpers do you need to play in 1 hour during a dayside? | 1 bumper |
| What do you start with at the top of the hour when starting a dayside show? | News |
| How often should you fill out the FCC News Log | Everytime you read a new local news story |
| How long is our broadcast delayed and how many seconds does the DUMP button erase? | 8 second delay, 4 seconds erased |
| In case of emergency you should? | Contact Eboard and fill in the incidence report within 24 hours |
| In case of power outage, you should... | turn off appliances smallest to largest |
| EAS stands for... | Emergency alert system |
| What checks that we receive the EAS? | The speaker test |
| How many unexcused absences lead to a citation? | 3 |
| What is the order of citations? | 1: warning, 2: 1 week ban from the show, 3: cancellation of show |
| What do you do if you're absent? | You must notify program manager AND find a replacement for your show |
| What happens if your cohost is absent | You still have to run your show |
| How early should you arrive for your show? | 30 minutes |
| What order should you read the news in? | 1. Local, 2. National, 3. PSA, 4. Sports |
| What are the 3 Eboard positions? | Station manager, operations manager, program manager |
| If you air profanity or other FCC violations you should? | Press the Dump button and write in incident report |
| How often are you supposed to speak on air? | Every 20 minutes |
| When you speak on air every 20 mins, what are you supposed to say? | time, temperature, and calendars |
| What is a station promo? | a promotion that tells people to listen to WTSR |
| Who sends us music? | Promoters |
| Where does the music we get sent go? | The WTSR music department, reviewed by music staff, then automated |
| How long is music in HIGH rotation? | 4 weeks |
| How long is music in LOW rotation? | 3 weeks |
| Where does the music go after it's out of increased rotation? | backwall of music |
| How long is music at an increased rotation? | 7 weeks |
| Crossover | Music in the station that becomes a top 40 hit |
| Backwalls | music that is not in specific rotation, played at DJ's discretion |
| Low CD tag | none |
| High CD tag | star sticker |
| local CD tag | LOC - first 3 letters |
| Crossover CD tag | dot sticker |
| Backwall CD tag | first 2 letters |
| Where is a CD tagged to indicate it's status? | the spine |
| What is the Top of the Hour? | Legal recording that must be played first thing every hour |
| What is included in the top of the hour? | Our legal ID, which must be played at the start of every hour |
| Order of news stories | Local, national, PSA, sports, weather, news closer |
| At the beginning of a show, what comes after the news closer? | First song |
| Where do we get our news from? | AP Newsroom |
| What is the only news source we can use? | AP Newsroom, for legal ownership |
| Where do we get the weather from? | Weather.com |
| When could you possibly play a song that's not in the studio? | during the open slot |
| What do you do if you want to play a song that's not in the studio? | Contact the Music Director, Assistant Music Director, or the Program Director |
| What must you do in any given hour? | Play all of your highs, lows, local, and backwalls, all before moving onto the 2nd set |
| How many songs are required to play in an hour? | 12 |
| What is classified as an open? | Anything in the station, back walls, crossovers |
| What is the breakdown of music that should be played each hour? | 5 highs, 2 lows, 3 back walls, 1 local, 1 open |
| What is a backwall? | Any song from our back wall collection |
| What should you not play multiple times? | the same artist |
| How do you keep track of what's played? | Spinitron |
| What do you do in Spinitron for each show? | Select playlist, hit "new" and enter the time of your show |
| What do you do once you have a new playlist created in Spinitron? | Add music by entering the metadata of each song and hitting "Submit" |
| How do you add music into your dayside Spinitron playlist? | Start by entering the artist name, select from list/type info, under song note write what type of song it is (high,low,local), hit submit, u might have to confirm the song from a different list |
| What should be under "song note" in Spinitron? | what type of song it is, high, low, local, backwall, crossover, etc. |
| What is in the center of the studio? | the sound board |
| What is on the left of the studio? | the CD players |
| what is on the right of the studio? | automation computer |
| What is on the wall of the left of the studio? | Backwall of CDs |
| What is the order of CDs stored on the left of the studio? | Lows, bottom low is Locals |
| What is on the lower right of the studio table? | High CDs |
| Where is the tower in the studio? | Lower left |
| Who is allowed in the studio? | DJs, trainees/shadows, board of directors, approved guests |
| What are the different FCC paperwork types you must do? | Meter readings (N/A right now), speaker tests, daily logs, incident report |
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