Sunday, May 11, 2014
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
The **** hits the fan at WRAS
According to the Atlanta Journal/Constitution Radio & TV Talk Blog and Creative Loafing, Georgia State University is entering into a two-year agreement with Georgia Public Broadcasting where GPB will take over daytime programming on WRAS-FM, Georgia State's longtime student radio station. The WRAS student staff was not consulted prior to the deal.
The Creative Loafing article includes the text of the contracts between GSU and GPB. According to the contracts, GPB will use WRAS to broadcast PBS and other public radio news broadcasts during the day. In return, GSU gets access to a GPB TV subchannel at night and will be paid up to $150,000 for station operating expenses over the two year period.
UPDATE:There is a change.org petition where you can state your opposition to the merger.
LATER UPDATE: Georgia State has posted the a FAQ file explaining the WRAS/GPB deal. Short excerpt: "While students are entrusted to run the station, WRAS is ultimately a university asset."
The Creative Loafing article includes the text of the contracts between GSU and GPB. According to the contracts, GPB will use WRAS to broadcast PBS and other public radio news broadcasts during the day. In return, GSU gets access to a GPB TV subchannel at night and will be paid up to $150,000 for station operating expenses over the two year period.
UPDATE:There is a change.org petition where you can state your opposition to the merger.
LATER UPDATE: Georgia State has posted the a FAQ file explaining the WRAS/GPB deal. Short excerpt: "While students are entrusted to run the station, WRAS is ultimately a university asset."
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