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One of Sydney’s major community radio stations, 2ser, has ordered its volunteer workforce not to speak to any other media outlets about the station.
The ruling is included in a new five page contract which has been leaked to Indymedia. (see pdf below)
About 200 volunteers work at the station which is based at the UTS campus. All volunteers were told to sign the contracts or they would have to leave the station.
The legalistic document states:
A review of programming at Radio 2SER is fast turning into a nasty purge of volunteers who have questioned or criticised management in the past, according to several station volunteers.
The UTS based community station is slowly revealing the extent of its current programming overhaul with phone calls and meetings with individual shows and presenters.
Scores of smaller community radio stations could be left out of the digital future altogether.
As the big industry players move to digital broadcasting many stations may end up with no future and have to shut down.
Commercial radio, The ABC and the larger metro-wide community stations are currently making the transition to transmitting on digital radio.
About 30 large city based community stations can now be heard on both traditional radio (FM and AM) and also on digital radio.
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Radio Station 2SER FM has decided to “abolish” the staff position which oversees talk and current affairs programming.
The non profit university station says it has to make cutbacks due to a budget shortfall but a large number of the stations volunteers are strongly opposing the move.
Volunteers have formed a new group to fight the move and say the stations 19 specialist talk programs will suffer or disappear if the decision goes ahead.
If you can't stand right wing talkbalk and top 40 crap, support a real alternative - 2SER FM
2SER's Annual Subscriber drive is on now and goes through until October 29.
Become a 2ser subscriber during the annual fund raiser and go into the massive prize draw.
It costs just $35 conc or $70 standard for a whole year of great radio.
Phone 9514 9500 to keep 2SER on air!
Check out all the prizes up for grabs:
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