Creating a community-based low power radio station takes more than engineering expertise. It takes grassroots community organizing and lots of planning. PhillyCAM Radio is a community radio station with 4 member driven committees: Production, Outreach, Fundraising, and Tech. Each of the committees meets once a month at PhillyCAM.
Tech Committee
- Assist with the station build and transmission maintance for PhillyCAM Radio
- Help problem solve and troubleshoot radio tech issues
- Contribute ideas for technology integration and content distribution
- Provide input on technology related decision making for the station
Outreach/ Special Events Committee
- Build a marketing and public relations strategy to get the word out about PhillyCAM
- dentify promotional opportunities and community events
- Staff the PhillyCAM Radio info table at events
- Identify organizations and places to recruit radio producers and DJs
Production Committee
- Write / edit / produce station IDs, promos, PSAs, and underwriting spots
- Produce and edit audio
- Produce podcast content
- Assist in training programmers
- Assist with production equipment
Fundraising Committee
- Help PhillyCAM radio fundraise for the station build
- Pitch ideas for donor cultivation and fundraising events
- Help plan fundraising activities like annual appeals, radiothons, and crowdsourced online fundraising campaigns
Community Radio depends on its volunteers for support in running the station. If you are interested in serving on one of our volunteer committees or becoming a volunteer programmer, please complete our radio station volunteer intake form .