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Section 1: Getting StartedStep 3: Discuss and Revise Goals with CommunityRadio Our Town’s advisory board and manager discuss the station’s goals in meetings with individualsand groups from different parts of the community who help to finalize the radio station’s mission. Thisimportant step assures your station that its mission will truly represent the needs of its community, andit prepares the community for future participation in programming.Step 4: Combine Goals in Mission StatementRadio Our Town combines its revised goals in a mission statement:Radio Our Town is a non-profit, community-based and volunteer-operated radio station. Weaim to educate, inform and entertain through programming that reflects the diversity of our localcommunity. We aim to create programming, especially in the areas of health and agriculture,for a more informed public. We want to create a space for local musicians underrepresented inother media.When your own mission statement is ready, be sure to make it available to the community.WRITING YOUR STATION POLICY GUIDEA policy guide is one of the most important documents for a radio station. This set of policies explainswhat the station will or will not do, and includes policies for all major departments of the station. Here isa sample outline for a policy guide (each topic is explained in other sections of this manual).I. Managementa. Duties and responsibilities of the advisory boardb. Duties and responsibilities of management staffc. Opportunities for staff and community members to help make decisionsII. Administration and Financea. Personnel policies, including employee and volunteer recruitment, rights and responsibilities,and rules for ending staff contractsb. Financial record-keeping guidelines, including procedures for handling money and buyingthings for the stationc. Inventory procedures, including how to list the station’s equipmentd. Policies about the kinds of advertising and business agreements your station will useIII. Programminga. Code of ethics for radio station reportersb. Guidelines for how the station will decide what programs to offerc. How to receive and respond to complaints from the communityIV. Business Developmenta. Policies about the kinds of advertising and business agreements your station will use(See sample policy guide, page 11)10 STARTING A <strong>LOCAL</strong> RADIO STATION: A MANUAL FOR AFGHANISTAN
Section 1: Getting StartedSample Policy Guide: Radio Our TownRadio Our Town is committed to being an independent community radio station where communitymembers can hear their own voices, and where their values, their interests and the issues important tothem come to life.Our most important values are 1) excellence in journalism and 2) accessibility to our community. Communitymembers contribute talents and ideas to the station’s programming and development. Ethnicdiversity and gender balance are central to our mission and vision.ManagementAn advisory board of seven community members administers our station. The advisory board includesthree officers (a chairperson, secretary, and treasurer) and four other members. Board members are electedat our Annual General Meeting; all members of the community are invited to attend this meeting. Theadvisory board decides how our station will raise money and develop business relationships, establishesrecruitment and management policies, creates guidelines for program production and review, and preparesour annual financial statement.Administration and FinanceRadio Our Town’s advisory board will establish a fair and transparent process for recruiting paid and volunteerworkers, and for hiring and job placement. Recruitment procedures will aim to eliminate any physical,cultural and social workplace characteristics that might exclude minorities and women. Permanentstaff positions will be advertised widely. The selection of radio station staff will involve the advisory board,the station manager, and the appropriate department head. Selection will not be based on personalrelationships or favoritism.Annual progress reports and financial reports will be presented at the Annual General Meeting and willbe available to the community on request.Radio Our Town is committed to producing programs:a) that protect and strengthen the cultural and social values of our communityb) that encourage Afghan expression by providing a mix of content that reflects local opinions, ideasand valuesc) that include entertainment for women and children and men of all agesd) that provide accurate, impartial and balanced information and analysis about our town, Afghanistanand other countriese) that are educational and responsive to the needs of our communityf )that draw on local, regional, national and (when possible) international sourcesBusiness DevelopmentRadio Our Town will avoid programs and content that give publicity to commercial entities by subvertinglegitimate program material in favor of commercial interests.Funds from donors who contribute to equipment purchases and program production will be acceptedonly with the approval of the advisory board and station manager.STARTING A <strong>LOCAL</strong> RADIO STATION: A MANUAL FOR AFGHANISTAN11
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