TRENT RADIO MINUTES                                        4 April 1997

         MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TRENT RADIO, 
         held at The Senior Common Room, Peter Robinson College, Trent 
         University, Peterborough Ontario, on April 4, 1997. 

P R E S E N T: 
         Barb Bell, Franca Cioffi, Andrew Fogarasi, Dean Girard, Lisa 
         Howard, Danielle Tassie, and Emily Watkins. 


Also present: Barb Woolner, PD and John Muir, VP & GM

The meeting was called to order at 2:35 p.m. with Andrew Fogarasi
acting as chair and Lisa Howard acting as secretary.

With all the directors being notified of the time and place of
the meeting, and a quorum present, the meeting was declared duly
constituted.  An agenda was agreed upon and discussion followed.

Previous Minutes:  
Upon a motion duly made, seconded and carried be it resolved that
the minutes of the previous meeting, held on 7 March 97 are accepted
with minor changes.

Frequency & Power:
The part for our transmitter has arrived. The thermostatic/oven circuit 
which maintains the temperature of the crystal oscillator was broken. 
During the test, the temperature of the crystal kept rising so the 
transmitter would cut out. Industry Canada was satisfied with the test, 
but the transmitter did not continue to function. Trent Radio should be 
broadcasting again later today. Communications Plus lent us equipment 
during the test and has been generally very helpful. 

Programme Director's Report:
Barbara Woolner reports that the King George school programming was a 
success. Other special programming in the last month included a day of 
programming on why Valentine's Day sucks, Black History Month, Women's 
Day programming, programming for Guides and Scouts, and St. Anne's 
School. In future though Barbara intends to do a little less special 
programming because it causes too many interruptions. It was the on-air 
broadcast of an Operators' meeting report which attracted the attention 
and support of Communications Plus. John Muir suggested that programme 
was in the spirit of Wawatei (a native communications organisation with 
community radio facilities in the North). There will be an end of season 
party at the Hangman Pub on April 20th. A summer programming meeting will 
be held on the same day at 1p.m. 

Manager's Report:
Trent Radio is trying to contact Catfish Willie re: T.R.'s sign which 
needs to be changed to reflect the frequency change. Since Catfish 
created the sign it was felt that he should be consulted and/or have 
first crack at changing the sign. Otherwise Nicole Bauberger will be 
approached to do the work. 

Financial Report:
There was no financial report this month.

Committees:

Propaganda & Publications:
Tony Tarle has produced a sponsorship guide. It is in pamphlet form. 

Fundraising:
Barb Bell having a banner made for Trent Radio with a fish design. She 
hopes that this will be available for Trent Radio's open house gathering 
next week. Barb is aiming to sell twenty more tickets on the busses to 
Casino Rama. Without the sale, we will only make six hundred dollars on 
the benefit. Her deal with the Casino includes a bonus for every bus sold 
after three. 

Special Programming: 
John Muir suggested that front money for the open house planned Wednesday 
April 9, 1997 was unnecessary. Franca Cioffi would be reimbursed for any 
expenses as long as she could provide receipts. 

Radio Reconnaissance & Outreach:
Danielle Tassie has distributed propaganda to Warsaw, Lakefield and 
Douro. Dan and Dean Girard are working on a flyer to be distributed as 
well. 

Radio Links:
Emily Watkins has given notice that she will not be around for most of the 
rest of her term as a Director.  It is her intention to participate in 
Trent's Thailand programme.

The next meeting was scheduled for 2 p.m., 24 April 97 at the Senior 
Common Room. 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:30p.m.



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   Andrew Fogarasi, Chair            H. Lisa Howard, Secretary