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Do you have what it takes?
Not unlike a Ricola commercial, each semester we put out THE CALL. We search the land for the finest metal heads and hipsters, bros and ravers, those musically inclined and those we think are just cool.
Though, to be honest, most of the time we are exhausted by the time we print out the application form, so we usually just pick from the people who wander in and put their name on a whiteboard. It seems to work pretty well, since we’re pretty awesome. Do you have what it takes?
Can you truthfully fill out paperwork about your musical interests?
Can you write your name on a whiteboard?
Can you survive the rigorous 20 minute interview process?
Do you have what it takes to go to a weekly training meeting and get HANDS ON experience at your trainers show?
If you answered yes to all of the above and thought that Nickelback was actually a bad answer, then you should:
- Stop by the station and grab an application
- Fill it out the form
- Turn in the form and sign up for an interview time
Applications are due January 20. Good luck!
My Little Facebook Page
Let’s face it, sometimes going out in the big bad world can be a scary idea, especially when Facebook can treat you like this:
(Why would Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash fight?)
But today, we take back the power! Let’s bring our show profiles into the 23rd century. In case you didn’t know, you can tie your DJ profile and show into a Facebook Page so you can publish things to it from the Facebook account you are already on 24/7. Some people already have, here is a short list so you can see what you can do by integrating Facebook:
As before, once you are signed in as a DJ you can always edit your show, by clicking the “My Shows” link on the right panel. Clicking the title of the show takes you to the show page, where as clicking edit and rent do their respective actions. If your show is missing, you can claim it by going to its show page (like the ones above) and click the claim link in the helpful box that appears. This page is kind of mysterious looking:
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Relax! Some things are straight forward, others, mysterious. Detail is what shows up as the descriptive text for your program. Promo is the image that appears behind the text on our beautiful schedule. If you want a promo it should be at least 450 pixels wide and 50 pixels tall. You can upload larger, but only upper left 450x50 will be used. Then, at the end, is the mysterious “Facebook ID” box. When you enter the ID of a facebook page into the box, you will connect your show profile to that page. KMNR.org will set your show details to the description you set for that Facebook page, and display the feed from your page on the show details.
If you haven’t already, its easy to make a Facebook page. Because Facebook doesn’t recognize college radio as a viable medium for Facebook pages, you’ll have to get creative on the categorization, to pick something that sounds cool. Once you’ve got everything set up (Facebook is very helpful in that regard) snag the FB ID by inspecting the page URL. For example my page has the ID 181371645208485 which is at the very end of the URL. Just take the numbers and paste them into the box. Hit submit you will be shown the form again. Since the detail about your show is taken from the description of the Facebook page, that will now be missing. If you change your mind, simply clear the Facebook ID field.
From there, post whatever you like to your Facebook page. You can even get fancy and post tweets to your Facebook page in the same way you have them post to your regular Facebook profile.
Oh the places you’ll go!
Improved! Posting Playlists
Two meme posts in a row? I have a problem. Oh well, let’s soldier on.
Today’s update makes it easier for DJs to post playlists to KMNR.org. It is pretty awesome, so your favorite DJ should have no excuse for not telling you what songs they played during their show. Feel free to call them at 573-341-4272 and berate them (nicely) for not doing so. If you’re not a DJ you can probably stop reading now and probably just head over to the playlists section and see what’s been played recently.
If you are a DJ, you’ve probably already activated yourself as DJ on KMNR.org but if you haven’t, sign in through facebook or by registering an account and slip over to the DJ activation page (Below your name, click Control Panel, then Activate As DJ; You’ll need the secret code that is at the bottom of every rent e-mail) Once you’ve done that, the sidebar should look something like this:
Give that a little click-a-roo and you’ll end up here:
Click the ‘PERFORM MAGIC’ button and you will be whisked away to KLAP where you will see the familiar start a log form, with some of the boxes already filled in! (If you look before the click, the contents that will appear in the boxes will be right below)
Fill in the rest of the fields appropriately: your real name goes in the name box and put your show name in as close to the one on the website as you can. Then start log, and do a kick ass show. When its over, commit the log and it will auto-magically be pushed through the tubes to KMNR.org.
Read it and weep. Thanks to the lovely people that modified Facebook’s discontinued SDK.
New Music In The Week Of Skyrim
Williamsboy - Alone With You
Mandala - The Visitation (The Magnetic Fields, Jens Lekman, Nick Drake)
The Hours - I want More EP (Kasabian, Duran Duran, French Kicks)
.Said The WhaleNew Brighton Ep (The Shins, Fruit Bats, Rah Rah)
Oh No Not Stereo - In Case of Stares Use Fire (Set Your Goals, All American Rejects, Sum 41)
Bleeding Knees Club - Virginity
Megadeth - Th1rt3en
The Jigsaw Seen - Winterland (The Kinks, Guided By Voices, XTC)
Grubstake - Anyhow (Gogol Bordelo, Black Lips, guided by voices)
David Lynch - Crazy Clown Time (yeah yeah yeahs, Electro-pop, weird shit)
Built Like Alaska - In Trouble Times (Grandaddy, Telekinesis, Sparkelhorse)
Garrett J. Brown - Priorities
The Color Pharmacy - Texatonka
Wise Blood - These Wings (Panda Bear, James Blake, Ariel Pink, Zomby)
Ski Lodge - Ski Lodge (Vampire Weekend, Smiths, Shins)
Cass Mccombs - Humor Rosk (Elliot Smith, Jeff Buckley, Bert Jansch)
Owen - Ghost Town (Kevin Devine, J Mascis & The Mountain Goats)
Pert Near Sandstone - Paradise Hop
Justice - Audio, Video, Disco (Daft Punk, MSTRKRFT, DJ mehdi)
Bands In parenthesis are Recommended If You Like.
College Radio Day Is Here
We are having an all-afternoon roadshow/request show at the Havener Center (pic related):
Tune in and check out our College Radio Day Programming.
KMNR loves you.