The
      Island’s
      only
      alterna-
     
     
      tive
      radio
      station
      once
      again
      has
     
     
      had
      some
      life
      breathed
      into
      its
      ail-
     
     
      ing
      lungs.
     
     
      Spearheaded
      by
      second
     
     
      year
      Chris
      Power,
      a
      plan
      is
      under-
     
     
      way
      to
      get
      the
      station
      up
      and
      run-
     
     
      ning
      again.
      The
      unofficial
      station
     
     
      launch
      is
      scheduled
      for
      September
     
     
      29th.
     
    

    
     
      HO
      Re<
     
     
      the
      station
      is
     
     
      organized
      and
     
     
      a
      consistent,
     
     
      quality
      product
     
     
      is
      underway,
     
     
      the
      _
      station’s
     
     
      plan
      is
      to
      apply
     
     
      fora.
      GRIC
     
     
      Developmental
     
     
      licence.
      The
     
     
      Developmental
     
     
      license,
      in
     
     
      effect
      for
      three
     
     
      years,
      would
     
     
      enable
      CIMN
      to
      broadcast
      on
      low-
     
     
      power
      FM
      band,
      which
      could
      reach
     
     
      audiences
      over
      a
      five
      kilometer
     
     
      radius.
     
    

    
     
      It
      has
      been
      a
      bumpy
      ride
      for
     
     
      the
      campus
      station
      in
      recent
      years.
     
     
      After
      promises
      of
      increased
      fund-
     
     
      ing
      and
      then
      a
      complete
      withdrawl
     
     
      of
      funds,
      and
      a
      threat
      of
      eviction
     
     
      from
      the
      barn,
      Station
      Manager
     
     
      Rob
      Mclsaac
      does
      not
      want
      to
      get
     
     
      his
      hopes
      up.
     
    

    
     
      “There
      is
      a
      lot
      of
      organiza-
     
     
      tion
      that
      has
      to
      be
      done,”
      said
     
     
      Mclsaac
      about
      the
      present
      status
      of
     
     
      CIMN.
      “Volunteers
      have
      to
      be
     
     
      brought
      in
      and
      trained
      and
      shows
     
     
      and
      schedules
      have
      to
      be
      estab-
     
     
      lished.”
     
    

    
     
      Power
      agrees
      but
      is
      a
      lot
     
     
      more
      positive
      about
      the
      futur
      of
      the
     
     
      campus
      radio.
     
    

    
     
      “A
      lot
      of
      changes
      have
      to
     
     
      be
      made,”
      said
      Power,
      who
      would
     
     
      like
      to
      see
      the
      station’s
      broadcast
     
     
      underway
      as
      soon
      as
      possible.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Program
      schedules
      must
      be
      worked
     
     
      on,he
      agrees,
      but
      more
      importantly,
     
     
      an
      audience
      has
      to
      be
      built.
      Power
     
     
      would
      like
      to
      see
      a
      greater
      number
     
     
      of
      students
      exposed
      to
      CIMN.
     
    

    
     
      _
      To
      gain
      student
      support
      for
     
     
      the
      station,
      MclIsaac
      believes
      the
     
     
      station
      will
      have
      to
      prove
      it
      can
     
     
      provide
      a
      consistent
      product.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      meeting.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “People
      will
      support
      it
      if
      it
      is
      cool,”
     
     
      he
      said.
     
    

    
     
      This
      consistency
      and
      sup-
     
     
      port
      will
      lead
      to
      an
      extended
      broad-
     
     
      cast
      and
      greater
      exposer
      for
      the
     
     
      Station,
      believes
      Power.
      Such
     
     
      exposure
      on
      campus
      and
      in
      the
     
     
      community
      could
      lead
      to
      sponsor-
     
     
      ship.
     
    

    
     
      Power
      and
      other
      CIMN
     
     
      volunteer
      and
      staff
      plan
      to
      broad-
     
     
      cast
      to
      residences
      and
      to
      possibly
     
     
      improve
      the
      signal
      in
      the
      Pit,
      which
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
      difficult
      to
      listen
      to
      due
      to
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      interference
      caused
      by
      the
      large
     
     
      amount
      of
      electronic
      equipement
      in
     
     
      the
      surrounding
      area.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Despite
      animosity
      towards
     
     
      the
      campus
      radio
      in
      previous
      years,
     
     
      BJ
      McCarville,
      UPEI
      student
     
     
      Union
      President
      says
      the
      union
      is
     
     
      taking
      a
      different
      approach
      to
      the
     
     
      station
      this
      year.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      know
      there
      has
      been
      con-
     
     
      flict
      with
      the
      union
      in
      the
      past,”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      said
      McCarville.
      “We
      are
      not
      offer-
     
     
      ing
      funding
      [to
      CIMN]
      right
      now,
     
     
      more
      support
      is
      what
      we
      can
      offer.”
     
    

    
     
      Mclsaac
      is
      glad
      to
      see
     
     
      renewed
      enthusiasm
      in
      the
      station,
     
     
      but
      is
      apprehensive
      of
      all
      the
      work
     
     
      ahead.
      “It
      is
      like
      trying
      to
      get
      a
     
     
      snowball
      rolling,”
      he
      said,
      “It’s
     
     
      surreal.
      All
      the
      positions
      are
      filled,
     
     
      but
      we
      don’t
      know
      what
      to
      do
      with
     
     
      them
      [jobs].”
      But
      Mclsaac,
      obvi-
     
     
      ously
      weary
      of
      all
      the
      work
      that
      has
     
     
      been
      put
      into
      the
      station,
      is
      encour-
     
     
      aged
      by
      the
      incoming
      volunteers
     
     
      nontheless.
     
    

    
     
      “Without
      a
      full
      time,
      paid
     
     
      station
      manager
      it
      is
      hard
      to
      get
     
     
      things
      done,”
      said
      Power,
      who
     
     
      thinks
      the
      station
      should
      be
      given
      a
     
     
      kick-start
      with
      the
      material
      and
     
     
      human
      resources
      available,while
     
     
      waiting
      for
      the
      Developmental
     
     
      license.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      McCarville
      is
      also
      excited
     
     
      to
      see
      the
      number
      of
      new
      volun-
     
     
      teers.
     
    

    
     
      “It
      is
      great
      that
      there
      are
     
     
      students
      that
      are
      ready
      to
      help
      on
     
     
      the
      organizational
      level,
      getting
      it
     
     
      going,”
      said
      McCarville,
      who
      is
     
     
      willing
      to
      do
      all
      she
      can
      to
      help
      the
     
     
      station
      off
      its
      feet.
      “It
      [CIMN]
     
     
      would
      be
      terrific
      for
      campus
      com-
     
     
      munication.”
     
    

    
     
      Internet
      radio
      could
      also
     
     
      become
      a
      possibility
      for
      CIMN,
     
     
      although
      it
      would
      require
      the
      pur-
     
     
      chase
      of
      new
      computer
      equipment.
     
    

    
     
      CIMN
      may
      resort
      to
     
     
      fundraisers
      and
      a
      media
      fee
      to
     
     
      secure
      much
      needed
      funding.
      A
     
     
      referendum
      has
      been
      tentatively
     
     
      scheduled
      for
      the
      spring
      Student
     
     
      Union
      election
      in
      order
      to
      get
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      feedback
      on
      the
      issue
      of
      a
     
     
      media
      fee.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      to
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