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"We Believe
in Students. Fostering life-changing experiences one student at
a time."
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most often listen to KUR (i.e. radio, television audio, smart
phone, webcast, AudioNow, etc.) As such, please take 2 seconds
of your time and
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SPECIAL PROGRAMMING ... WEEK OF FEBRUARY 6th
Student
specialty shows are well underway here in 2012 and our
commitment to campus and community public service talk continues
this year with our popular "Tuesday Talk" segment every Tuesday
this semester from noon to 4 p.m.
On Tuesday,
February 7th, tune in for talk radio with Dan Donahue on "The
Dan Donahue Show" from noon to 1 p.m.
Then at 1
p.m., it's KUR's exclusive gay/lesbian talk show "This Way Out"
followed at 1:30 by "Fifty One Percent," talk radio for women.
At 2, it's
"Kutztown Live" with our very own Mike R., this February 7th
sitting down at 2 Clark Frederic, whose distant ancestors built
the former Kemp Hotel on the far north side of town across from
the Weis Shopping Center. More recently, the Kemp Hotel was
known as "Seasons Grille" in the mid 2000s and "The Whispering
Springs Restaurant" in the 1990s and early 2000s. Unfortunately,
it now sits abandoned and falling apart in 2012, but Frederic is
trying to change that. If you're interested in Kutztown history,
tune in for this fascinating and informative interview and find
out how perhaps you can help save this important Kutztown
landmark. Then at 2:30, Mike R. chats with a representative from
the national non-profit
anti-depression/addiction/self-injury/suicide organization "To
Write Love on Her Arms."
Our
four-hour Tuesday talk block ends from 3 to 4 p.m. with KUR's
own little local version of NPR's "Car Talk." Ours is called
"The KU Car Show" with Mr. Reider. Tune in to talk cars, trucks,
and motorcycles with KUR's own vehicle enthusiast!
Later in the
week, talk radio continues from noon to 1 on Friday with "The
Show," KUR's exclusive sports/talk show with Nick Petrillo,
followed at 1 by "Notas Latinas," KUR's exclusive Latino
entertainment and information show.
All of this
in addition to all the great student/staff specialty music
shows, the full schedule of which can be found by clicking on
the "Schedule" link above. KUR truly is the most diverse and
multicultural station on the local dial! Thanks for listening
and spreading the word!
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INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF KUR?
01.30.12 Update: There are
several things you must do to become a part of KU's active radio
station, most notably being attending our weekly meetings and
attending mandatory training sessions which are held every
semester. For training dates for Spring of 2012, keep reading.
In the meantime, take note of when we hold our weekly mandatory
meetings: EVERY Tuesday during the
11 a.m. free hour beginning Tuesday, January 24th, in LC-113-B.
Now, as promised, as for the mandatory training schedule for new
members:
* Session 1 (Theory) ...
(Choose one of the two options below):
- Either Monday, February 13th from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. in
MSU 157-B
OR
- Tuesday, February 14th from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. in MSU
157-B
* Session 2 (Indecency/Obscenity)
... (One option only):
- Thursday, February 16th from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. in MSU
157-B
* Session 3 (Hands-On Equipment)
... (Choose one of the two options below):
- Either Monday, February 20th from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. in
MSU 188 (KUR)
OR
- Tuesday, February 21st from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. in MSU
188 (KUR)
* Session 4 (Ethnic Sensitivity)
... (One option only):
- Thursday, February 23rd from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. in
Boehm Seminar Room 101
Any
questions? Don't hesitate to e-mail Staff Director & Advisor
Mike R. at
regensbu@kutztown.edu Otherwise, see you Tuesdays at
11 a.m. sharp in LC-113-B!
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A NEW NAME FOR DAYTIME/LATE NIGHT FORMAT!
Our relaxing yet energizing
daytime and late night mix of music has been called "Cafe KUR"
for seven years. Over those years, the format was tweaked here
and there but has always included a healthy dose of jazz, soul,
funk, light rock, and oldies. So in 2012, we've decided to stop
trying to label what kind of music it is and rather label what
it encompasses. Welcome to "The KU Radio Lounge," where the
music defines the setting.
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KUR AVAILABLE ON "TuneIn"
You can listen to KUR on your
smart phone through the "TuneIn"
application. Click on "TuneIn"
and search for KUR. Simple as that! For you lower-tech folks,
you can listen to KUR on ANY phone in the world (cell or
landline) simply by dialing (610)-465-7860. The only charges for
either of these services are any applicable data or voice
charges you are billed for through your service.
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ARE YOU OUR FAN ON
FACEBOOK &
TWITTER?
If you aren't, what's wrong with you?? You're missing out on
daily, sometimes multiple-times daily updates from your favorite
radio station on special programming, inside information, and
sometimes even first dibs at ticket giveaways before we offer
the prizes on-air! When you're done kicking yourself for missing
out on all this for the past year,
click on the links in the headline above!
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KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY HIGHLIGHTS KUR!
Kutztown University Public Relations has decided to highlight
our radio station for publicity purposes. Longtime KUR
personality, archivist, and internal computer support specialist
Mike McVicar produced the 4 minute and 45 second feature and we invite you to
view it here and share your comments! Watch today and learn
a little more about the "Radio Voice of Kutztown University, KUR!"
Click here to view the feature.
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KUR PERSONALITY PHOTOS!
We're slowly adding photos of the voices you hear every day
on KUR! Click on the
photos portion of our website, and check over the coming
days and weeks for more photos!
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STUDIO WEBCAM!
Our listeners and personalities asked for it; KUR
provides. An in-studio webcam! We've still got some bugs to work
out with it, so excuse us if it's a bit fritzy over the next
couple of weeks, but simply click on the icon on the left side
of our homepage directly underneath the "Daily Lineup" bar to
see what your favorite DJ's are up to in the studio while doing
their show!
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KUR IS YOUR NEWS LEADER IN NORTH-EASTERN
BERKS!
How many of you out there are on Twitter and regularly follow
people?
If you already are a Twitter user, make sure you're following us
at
http://twitter.com/kuradio
If you're not already a Twitter user, make sure to join (if for
no other reason than to follow us) and then follow us at
http://twitter.com/kuradio
Why? Per popular request, and in our ongoing effort to be
North-Eastern Berks County's news leader in addition to
entertainment, KUR is now sending out news and traffic bulletins
over Twitter, along with our regular station updates. We will
NOT be sending those news and traffic bulletins over Facebook,
based on the way Facebook fan pages make groups send out group
e-mails. We WILL be keeping our Facebook fan page, though, for
other fun purposes (scroll farther down for the link).
So do it now and don't delay! The city papers and radio stations
do their best to cover news in our area and we respect that, but
some of those smaller stories like icy local roads sometimes get
missed. KUR News on Twitter will do our best to fill that niche!
And when we can't be in the news room to get it on-air as fast
as we'd like, that's where
http://twitter.com/kuradio comes in.
Join today!
http://twitter.com/kuradio
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KUR FEATURED ON HOBBYBROADCASTER.NET
We're very proud to be featured as one of the feature stations
at HobbyBroadcaster.net, one of the web's premier sources for
information on micro-broadcasting legal part-15 stations such as
ours. A big thank you to station members and you the listeners
for making KUR the huge success it is today! You can
read the article here.
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WEBSITE FEATURES!
Check out some of our website features
that you may not use on a regular basis!
Click on the
Top 10 above for a weekly look back at the previous week's
Top 10 "Cafe KUR Jazz" tunes played here on KUR!
Under the
Photos portal, check frequently for updated,
behind-the-scenes photos from your friends here at KUR! Think of
it as your little window into our lives here at North-Eastern
Berks County's #1 Radio Station!
Then, under the
Podcasts portal, KUR provides you free digital copies of
some of our interviews heard weekly on our much talked about
"Diversity Rest Stop" Radio Program. It's the show that airs
Wednesdays at 1:45 p.m. and has people talking on
the streets, and now it's available to you whenever you want it,
especially if you can't listen at 1:45 p.m. on Wednesdays!
KUR truly is the "Radio Voice of Kutztown
University," enhancing your listening experience through the
wonders of computerized technology!
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THANKS FOR YOUR
COMMENTS!
Keep your comments about KUR coming!
Whether positive or negative, we want to hear them! That's why we are "The Radio Voice of Kutztown University," KUR.
If ever you have any comments about KUR, simply drop us an
e-mail at kur@kutztown.edu
or leave a message at (610)-683-4059. Here's just a small sample
of the hundreds of e-mails we receive every day:
"You have a great variety, and all the
on-air people sound like top-notch professionals - more so than
on some commercial stations!! I also appreciate your local
newscasts. Great radio station; great job being done by all!" --
Samuel
"I listen to you guys whenever I drive
through campus. I have it set to one of my car radio presets.
Keep up the good work!" -- Jim
"Thank you (for your programming). I'm
originally from New York. Thank you very much!" -- Gennaro
"I think you are doing a great job and
want to encourage you to keep up the good work." -- Ernie
"Hands down, KUR is the best radio
station on-the-air!!!" -- Colleen
"I'm listening. I like you." -- Kate
"KUR is a nice way for me to keep in
touch with what is happening at the University." -- Trevor
"I just wanted to thank you for the
great music you play on Cafe KUR (Jazz). You guys are providing a great
service to the area." -- Art Lover
"Please keep playing the Cafe KUR
(Jazz)
music. I love it." -- Paul
"I certainly (listen). Thanks. Keep up
the great work." -- John
"Thanks for the amazing (news)
coverage. You guys are doing more than the other stations. Way
to go." -- Darlene
"The (jazz) format is
the best." -- Dot
"A sparkling jewel is KUR in the
University landscape." -- Anonymous
"I enjoy the variety of music. Keep up the good
work!" -- Michelle
"You are doing a great job with the
radio station!" -- Kevin
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MISSION OF KUR
The
purpose of KUR is to
provide a means of student training and experience in radio
broadcasting, to provide a means of entertainment and
information for the student body and community, to serve the
public interest, and to be an instrument of expression for
student, faculty, and community opinion, in accordance with the
rules of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and KU
policy.
Any
views or opinions expressed on KUR are not necessarily those of
Kutztown University, Kutztown University Student Services
Incorporated (KUSSI), the Kutztown University Student Government
Board (SGB), KUR staff and management, or other affiliated
organizations.
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CONTEST RULES
Kutztown University Radio occasionally runs an
over-the-air contest soliciting listeners to call in and win a
prize or qualify for a prize. Some basic rules to remember:
1) Unless otherwise stated, contests are open to anyone other than people directly
affiliated with KUR, meaning KUR members are not eligible to
participate and win. Per approval from KU's KUSSI department,
the contests are open to anyone else including University
students, faculty, staff, and of course any random listeners in
the local, national, or international community. An exception to
this would be contests specifically for KU students only,
whereupon such would clearly be stated in conjunction with the
giveaway.
2) Please only one winner per family.
3) You are not allowed to win any KUR contest more than once
every 30 days.
4) Prizes are to be picked up at KUR's offices during normal
business hours which can be acquired by arrangement with a KUR
staff member. Under special circumstances, KUR may agree to mail
the prize, but this is not guaranteed. You are normally
responsible for picking up your own prize.
5) KUR is not responsible for any losses or damages that occur
from the use of any prize you win from the radio station.
6) KUR never
conducts any contests where we would call you. Any such contest call you may
receive should be considered a scam and reported to your local
authorities and/or KUR. The only exception to this would be if
you signed up to win a prize from one of our promotional tables,
whereupon we will only call you if you won one of the prizes.
7) Any questions about any of these rules should be directed to
KUR management at (610)-683-4059.
8) Good luck!
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OPERATIONS MANUAL
KUR's Operations Manual (for usage by KUR student
members) is available for download by
clicking here.
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CONSTITUTION
KUR's Constitution (for usage by KUR student
members) is available for download by
clicking here.
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