Level 1 is required of all WNJR show hosts (students and community members). Levels 1 through 3 are required to pass COM 360 and to be eligible for a WNJR staff position. Level 3 is assessed through a written test (in the WNJR Sakai site) and a demonstration in the WNJR studios, both administered by the Faculty Advisor.
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Context: Noncommercial Radio
3.1. Explain the difference between community radio and public (service) radio.
3.2. Explain the mission of the Pacifica Radio Network.
3.3. Explain the mission of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB).
3.4. Be able to explain the mission of Public Radio Exchange (PRX).
3.5. Become familiar with one (your choice) of the three national and international news programs aired on WNJR by studying the show's website. Listen to at least one installment of the program:
Al Jazeera English
Democracy Now!
Free Speech Radio News
3.6. Listen to at least one episode of one (your choice) of the syndicated entertainment programs aired on WNJR:
Live Wire (Saturday 6:00 pm; rebroadcast Sunday 12:00 noon)
The Moth (seasonal)
Philosophy Talk (Saturday 12:00 noon; rebroadcast Sunday 6:00 pm)
Radiolab (seasonal)
3.7. Listen to at least one episode of one (your choice) of the syndicated public affairs programs aired on WNJR:
Allegheny Front (Sunday 11:00 am)
Indigenous Politics (Sunday 3:00 pm)
This Way Out (Sunday 11:30 am)
3.8. Be able to identify the frequency, location of license, and format of four (your choice) of the following non-commercial radio stations in the Pittsburgh area:
88.1 WRWJ
88.7 WCYJ
88.9 WBJV
89.3 WQED
90.5 WESA
91.3 WYEP
Practicum 3A: Playing Audio from the Turntables
Practicum 3B: Recording Audio in the Air Studio on Program 2
Practicum 3C: Recording Audio in the Field with Digital Recorders
