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by Mike MeGeaghey Radic UPEI — at last a Reality

To many atudente it wae the sot deears” — xt least for this year - —— bit Radio UPE

haa hecome a reality in the first year of Pere operation. At Jast we will have a means of mess commoni¢ation «ith not only the students of our

university but with the general poblic.at large:

‘Shuce the project wae giver the go-ahead early in the: university year, a tremendous amount cof work and: sesearch has gone into the feasibility stud- = as well as inte the nitty.gritty technical mat-

ters, This immense effort will reach its cumulative fulfilment when Hadio TPET reaches broadcast po- tential withinsa month te a month anda half if a goss accerdiag to schedule.

. Radio UPEI wifi be an FM alation and will broadcast on a High frequency iMegacyeles) a4 op posed to the low frequency AM sinbinns (Kilsevcles} wach as CFOY. The decisian te broudicast FM Ine atead of AM was influence by many factors. FM is technivally: far superior te AM in many’ areas. in- terference us encountered if the common AM sta- tion is practically non-existant, an FM station re quires % ite power nutpul to. provide a atrong: «ize nal Le. theareticnily 2 1) watt output tould give us a broadcasting: caufius of up te 7h mi with a prac tick! browliaxt radius of about 34 mi versus a pow- er catput of 16.000 watts: £10 KW.) That is neces- sary to generdie CFUY's signal. The only. drase back ax fur ax this i concerned ia that we would not have the broadcast range thet AM stations do. In our vane Lhis is relatively unimportant.

The relative «nse in oblainmg- an FM license as

_ compared to the musarits of red tape and regulations

encountered in procuring an AM license. If we re- quested un AM license war application would go to: @ board on which the local AM stations would be represented. For obvious economic reasons they would be ibe forced to veto our application. For éxaim- we were tc obtain an AM broadcasting license we could go to all the local merchants and offer to: broadvast ads at half the gning rate ince our sta- tien does not need te show » profit to stay in ‘busi- nese. Thus we could crucify any local AM stations wil they would never consent te gtd us an. AM license for reasons of survival. This dees not mean: that our station will not be able i deferr any of it's expenses with advertising tut that war adver- tising will be limited by the very nature of our FM: ligenme. Since there aren't. any local FM stations, there shouldn't be too much difficulty in obtaining an FM license.

The roy pont important. teason for ‘Srattishing EM station, however, both down toy SCAN

We or cheek wane felting the Heensing fee. Due to its very nature the FM station is very portable and can be net up nearly a fini r

meg the

process of the feasibility study a suggestion was: made that a clesed circulk radio station be set up but subse-

_ quent investigation proved this to be tsa costly:

: Phe people in charge of this project have in- formed me that Usey are in sesperate need of penple

ie = set-up the station now and to operate ik once

hecomes operational. Theaé students have invested « lot of time und work and deserve more than pameng: our thanks: Let's vot let them down. Whe knows f. ‘ee there's a career in. nt in. YOUR future,

PB aureand TH out ~~ antiinoniin that ia rounds. The time to determine what

musk ln _ Your station will beaded 4 s now and the gues-

Sse tie cena We Mig come Bead:

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Honesty — NOT The Beat Policy The SUC has once sgaln. proved that ‘honesty

Don't: Mine This: ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPEORTUNITY

From the Archives...

‘CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. 1.

Hakeex asked the cine if the fi “oe voull keep this profit as they needed i rént some films (five io all) on film. would be open to.any interested persons ak aoa on aneshipition of stadent Hlma this spring.

What should have been a fiv of business on the SUC agenda tas ht Alniokt twenty Give mimites by the inept of Council and ‘Lhe inability to make a decis A reasonable amount of time. First the SU presi. ‘dant wanted to know whe the film workahip Rant ask the administention for the money te which Han- ‘eox replied that they hast ulready heen: extremely generous and rouidn’’ alfned toe vontribute more money, Then the Sk’ president suggested that the film workshop nut be given any of the money: for fear of setting « precedent (speaking of precedents —this waa the first tine aay SU supported or pars tially SU supported organization with the exception of the Soria) Committee bas maile any money this vate.) Then the SU preaident wanted to give the film: society. the money with a handfal of strings attached fie. that the film Suclety would hive: te niake a film for the SU), to which Hancox replied that it was too late in the Sear ta make another film ainee the members of the Pity society. were, working on thetrown filep at the preaent-tine in erider fo have them ready for the spring film ex- hibition. Then Hancesx:tuld the Coaned that a ten minute film with sounil coat $200 ty make. ‘

. Finally the film society was given ‘the user the cahiiti for the SU ‘sometime’:

in suth w situdition aa this i the thing that Haneox: could have Tet ites = kept quiet about the whole isaue and: the monek anyway: res y about the profit. : Ne

bition, wore Tea te over $200 . pont bee, er ca “SRY Syne ake was natt $6 taken: see of the council. * ae

In: view of er it would ste ae really wonder i axty ip the best policy: ”

Revent: Detiage an Campas ix Compounded by Inflation

Recent reports of the ‘severe damaye’ ullewed ‘to have been perfitrated by students of this were divcussed at the SUC meeting on Jan. 15. Aa & re. sult of this discussion the SIC was severely repri- manded aru censured for their irresponsible act 4a recommending that the Owify Amphitheatre be closed Yo all atudenta until the supposedly guilty party or parties admitted to the sinoe and surrendered tis i. rity ‘poll veatigating and basing their» ime a9 : hes found it.

_ & Fepert was fled the: securi lee cole < case OF sr00n onc moleenes Goon sine

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raising enough cayh te meet. the

nes : Qiakas i that indy would male oa file a, the

rane the evi UP

Feoauary 3, 1970

be seiuciu: affair had vee affect, of lencing « fe mouth ofl howe a he eating :

ea ais. well wa rig

‘ing ‘nee te ‘the. erodibiiie of the serurity police.

Some Financial Help for the Administration sci die, Atenindateas é

“the vaiiveeity esite: ‘sore. eavo-tieg? method of

operat. ing voats brought on by inflation, eo here. it is.

Goat fe the answer to the problems is the i fie

y ‘toflets in oy has can WHAT?"

Jeaven sl sade Stodent pays 8% asin ti to gverninan fica at dor or evet-

‘Sound like a good acheme? Oh, I ne. you saying, “W shout the sturionts: that Ra’t afford such x scheme?” Well ¢ they: cnr. j

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