[Dixielandjazz] So who's this Jim Cullum...?

[David Richoux]

Tom,

Sorry about the lack of radio signal over the East Bay hills, but  
KFJC.org has been doing Internet "broadcast" since the technology was  
made available. We ran a Dixie-Cup & a String to a site in the UK  
that was then sent out to the world. Now we have several levels of  
connection speed (from dial-up to high speed) and listeners all over  
the world.

http://www.kfjc.org/netcast/index.php

I think the reason KFJC works well at getting OKOM out to "the youth"  
is that besides speciality shows like mine, the "regular" DJs have an  
amazing amount of freedom to choose music from our truly vast  
library. Eclectic is what the station is all about - you are probably  
not going to like everything (some of it is deliberately horrible  
noise!) but mixed in there are outstanding pieces of music from all  
over the world. Our audience has come to enjoy that mix - it is what  
attracted me to the station as a listener back in 1978.

The DJs are trained to back-announce everything and playlists are  
available on the website. Many of the DJs have particular musical  
interests that lead to special features or programs. We are not NPR -  
everything is programmed by our own staff.

I have stopped doing my regular show for several reasons, but I am  
now part of a  show called "Jazz Collectif" on Tuesdays 10AM to 2PM  
PST - a group of DJs that explore various kinds of jazz - old and  
new, and everything in between.

Dave Richoux


On Dec 21, 2006, at 11:37 PM, tcashwigg at aol.com wrote:

>   A one hour a week or month station does not constitute Radio
> Programming guys, and what are they doing to attract new listeners,  
> not
> much because they are relegate to miniscule spots and stations that
> almost nobody a=can find or receive anyway. Heck one of my favorite
> stations came out of Alameda KJAZZ and it is gone, and the best one is
> the one List mate Dave Richoux worked at , and I can't even get a
> signal where I live.
>