Attention New Yorkers: WGXC (free103point9) is Looking for Volunteers!

You may recall us talking about free103point9 — a New York State "transmission arts" collective that recently was awarded an FCC license for a brand-new Full Power non-commercial station in New York's Greene and Columbia Counties. Well, the new station is called WGXC, and they need your help getting it off the ground (or rather, on the air).

(Learn more about FMC's role in helping community arts organizations apply for licenses here; check out a podcast interview with free103point9's Tom Roe here.)

Here's what the good folks at WGXC are looking for (keep in mind you'll probably have to live in the Hudson Valley area):

(((( SIGN-UP TO VOLUNTEER WITH WGXC )))))

Please sign up to help WGXC get on the air. Join the growing volunteer team that is donating their time to bring community radio to Greene and Columbia Counties. E-mail info@wgxc.org if you would like to help WGXC in some way.

Tell us what you can do, or directly e-mail the committee captain of any WGXC Working Team listed below that you would like to join.

Below is the complete list of people who are currently volunteering with WGXC. Please join in and lend a hand!

VOICE TALENT
Ron Truesdell and Jenny Juristo Morrison are recording professional station identification tags, and others may sometimes host live remote broadcasts, and/or record promotional recordings for future WGXC events. E-mail Tom Roe at tom@wgxc.org.

DESIGN TEAM
Working on web site design, logo design, branding, and promotional design. E-mail Galen Joseph-Hunter at galen@wgxc.org.

Construction, scouting locations, design, and RF engineering. E-mail Kaya Weidman at kaya@wgxc.org.

YOUTH MEDIA WORKSHOPS
Training youth about all facets of media: radio, blogging, audio editing, photography, journalism, web design, social media, and other related topics. Team members will help coordinate appearances from experts on these subjects from Greene and Columbia Counties. Team members will teach youth to prepare for live broodcasts, and help facilitate youth broadcasts at events throughout the community. E-mail Tom Roe at tom@wgxc.org.

FUNDRAISING EVENTS
Organizing, and staffing benefit events to get WGXC on the air. Anyone who can sit at a table, do some recording, organize events, or help clean up afterwards, e-mail Tom Roe at tom@wgxc.org.

JOURNALISM
Members are charged with creating a news policy for the station, and making audio and video recordings and preparing blog entries for launch in May, 2009. E-mail Tom Roe at tom@wgxc.org.

PHOTOGRAPHY
Members are charged with creating a photo policy for the station's web site, news coverage, and promotional materials, and documenting WGXC events. E-mail Dharma Dailey at dharma@wgxc.org.

INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES
Creating a useful web site for a community radio station, with citizen-participation. E-mail Galen Joseph-Hunter at galen@wgxc.org.

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT
Updating social network pages, and attracting more members. E-mail Tom Roe at tom@wgxc.org.

CAIRO TOWN RECORDERS
Recording interviews, events, performances, and other sounds in and around Cairo. E-mail Tom Roe at tom@wgxc.org.

HUDSON TOWN RECORDERS
Recording interviews, events, performances, and other sounds in and around Hudson. E-mail Tom Roe at tom@wgxc.org.

SUPPORTERS
E-mail WGXC to declare support at info@wgxc.org.