Trent Radio BoD                                                 30 August 2004

     MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING held on Monday, 30 August
     2004 at StudioC, Trent Radio House, 715 George Street North,
     Peterborough, Ontario.


P R E S E N T: Al Kirkcaldy, James Kerr, Kim Fielding and Kristine Williams

R E G R E T S: none

Also present: John Muir, General Manager
              Laurel Paluck, Programme Director
              Karolyn Newby

Notice of this meeting having been made to all the Directors, and a majority
being present, the meeting was declared duly constituted and called to order
at 7:11 p.m., with James Kerr as acting as Chair and Kristine Williams as
Secretary.  An agenda was agreed upon and discussion followed.

01. The minutes of the previous Board meeting were presented.

UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, the minutes of the
previous Board of Directors' meetings, held on 19 April 2004, were approved as
amended.

02. Business Arising
It was agreed that a thank you should be sent out to previous Board Members.

03. Committee Reports
It was reported that the Folk Fest Fundraiser raised $190 for Trent Radio.
Sponsorships: ideas/suggestions welcome
  Laurel Paluck has some ideas
 "Have You Seen?" might be interested
  Red Dog is now a precarious sponsorship


Studio C: possible recording of a band as an added source of revenue;
suggested date first reading week (Oct04)

UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded, and carried unanimously the committee
reports were accepted as presented.

Operations Report - GM
20 weeks support from HRDC for SCPs: 16 week placement for SPC, 8 weeks for
TIC (Tourist Info Coordinator), and 8 weeks for Fundraising and Sponsorship
Support

Tourist Information Coordinator (TIC): "enhanced" Smooth Operator - community
announcements with the addition of in-depth interviews. The fundraising
position expense was about $2,400, and brought in about $3,500

Antenna/Transmitter replacement: By year-end 31st August, $18,000 has been
raised towards the anticipated expenditure of $60,000.  At year end,
disbursements for this project were about $36,000, with the other $18,000
coming from operating revenues.  Once the current Trillium grant is finished,
we will apply for capitlal funding.

The telephone system fell apart and was replaced for $2,500

The Board will receive a budget for consideration at the end of October 2004.

Summer Operations Report - SPC Emily McClung
Highlights: for next year: the TIC position is definitely recommended for
next year, while the Fundraising & Sponsorship position should be better
organised throughout the academic year in preparation for next summer.

It was noted that the Summer Operations reports were very well-written

UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, the Operations
Reports were accepted.

Other Business
The Chair brought forward names for the Board to consider for appointment to
the Board.  Discussion followed,

UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, Karolyn Newby,
Anne Stephenson & Gord deVilliers were appointed to the Board until the next
Annual General Meeting.

Summer Radio Camp - A written report pending

Jill Staveley, Yvonne Lai, & John Muir were thanked for their assistance at
the 27 August 2004 Alumni event of the previous weekend; $200 given from
Alumni Assoc. to Trent Radio to supply and operation of sound equipment.


It was noted that the next Meeting is scheduled for 5:30pm on 27 Sep 2004, at
StudioC, Trent Radio House

Meeting adjourned at 8:40pm

________________________________              ______________________________
 James Kerr, President & Chair                 Kristine Williams, Secretary