The show must go on?
Further to my last post, I've done some thinking.. and what I have come up with is this.
Because the students of the University of Waterloo have voted to remove the $5 contribution made to CKMS from their student fees, the board of directors for CKMS has decided to completely restructure the programing and format of the station in hopes of winning back the student funding.
What that means is that they are axing most of the current shows and programmers to make way for more mainstream and accessible shows. HOWEVER, they are keeping genre specific shows nightly between the hours of 8pm and midnight.
Those of us with genre specific shows can apply to have their shows continued in the new program line up. I have contacted CKMS and the initial response is that because my show is one of the few out there for Industrial music, I stand a chance. Thing is, I will need to submit a demo and complete a form, likely providing a list of arguments for why my show should be allowed to continue on.
Now, before I go and do all this I want to know... is it worth it?
For over 2 years I have given every other Friday night of my life to bring music, interviews, local artists and event information etc to the "dark alternative" community. Not once during that time have I asked for anything in return... until now.
What I am asking is that you show your support for the show and give me some leverage in making a case to keep it going. We have a website http://www.geocities.com/strangerfrequencies/Main.html and at the bottom of the page, you will see a "contact us" link. Click it and send us (via Go-Boy) an email. It doesn't have to be fancy or long winded... just a short note will do.
The response, or lack there of, will be what I use to determine whether to fight to keep the show, or pack it up and call it a day... so don't be lazy here folks.
Keep in mind that I'm not only fighting for the show, but the time slot as well... the last thing I want is to have to move the show to Monday nights or something stupid like that.