- Dates
- 2016-01-04 – 2016-03-26
- Kind
- Community project
- Where
- Beaver Island Community Center
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- theaterradiocommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In January 2016, Beaver Islanders began organizing a radio-players project that would adapt old-time scripts for recording and possible WVBI broadcast. In late February, the group’s debut broadcast was Ghost Story, a Lights Out script; the thread identifies the director, production and sound-effects contributors, and five actors. In March, WVBI made the production available as a SoundCloud podcast and described a new Sunday-morning Interfaith Voices program.
Evidence limits
The January thread documents organizing and copyright concerns; the February and March first-party station notices establish one completed broadcast, a podcast release, and a new station program. They do not establish audience size, download counts, or the long-term continuity of either initiative.
Sources
See the sources: block above.
Sources
- WVBI scheduled an encore broadcast of Father Knows Best by the Beaver Island Radio Players and a Bickersons Christmas story in its New Year's Eve programming. A listener praised the productions' sound effects and acting. This is first-party programming and listener testimony, not audience measurement or a preserved recording.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011189
- WVBI announced an encore broadcast of the Radio Players' “Ghost Story” on March 13 and described it as returning to the station. This first-party notice confirms a scheduled rebroadcast after the February premiere announcement, not a preserved recording or audience measurement.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009951
- WVBI announced the upcoming premiere of the Beaver Island Radio Players' first production, “Ghost Story,” for the following weekend. This first-party schedule notice establishes an intended broadcast, not a preserved recording or audience measure.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009905
- The organizers sought an original theme song for the group's planned spooky, mystery, drama, and comedy programs and said the first show would be taped the following week. This is evidence of production planning, not proof that a composition was submitted or the recording aired.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009876
- The thread records meetings to select public-domain or otherwise usable scripts, recruit adult and student participants, and record one or two radio plays per month for WVBI if the station wished to air them. Participants also raised copyright concerns based on earlier radio plays. It does not establish a completed recording or broadcast.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009779
- The organizer invited residents to an organizational meeting and read-through for the first microphone play, describing the intended recording process and low time commitment. This is a planning notice, not proof of a completed recording.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009843
- WVBI announced and then documented the Radio Players’ debut broadcast of “Ghost Story” from the Lights Out series. Replies identify the director, sound-effects and production contributors, named actors, public-domain script practice, and plans for further shows. Listener praise establishes reception, not audience size or a complete broadcast archive.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009921
- WVBI announced the Beaver Island Radio Players’ second radio-theater production, identifying Diane Sowa and Phil Becker and a paired vintage Dragnet episode. The notice establishes the scheduled broadcast, not a preserved recording or audience size.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010121
- The notices announced three vintage Bickersons shorts performed by the Radio Players and later included the production in a weekend schedule with a Prince tribute. They establish broadcast programming, not a preserved recording or audience size.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010092
- The notices announced three vintage Bickersons shorts performed by the Radio Players and later included the production in a weekend schedule with a Prince tribute. They establish broadcast programming, not a preserved recording or audience size.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010119
- WVBI offered the production as a SoundCloud podcast, rebroadcast “Ghost Story,” and described “Interfaith Voices” as a new Sunday-morning program. These first-party station notices establish distribution and programming claims, not download counts or independent audience measurement.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009956
- WVBI offered the production as a SoundCloud podcast, rebroadcast “Ghost Story,” and described “Interfaith Voices” as a new Sunday-morning program. These first-party station notices establish distribution and programming claims, not download counts or independent audience measurement.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009976
- WVBI offered the production as a SoundCloud podcast, rebroadcast “Ghost Story,” and described “Interfaith Voices” as a new Sunday-morning program. These first-party station notices establish distribution and programming claims, not download counts or independent audience measurement.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009998
- The notices announced three vintage Bickersons shorts performed by the Radio Players and later included the production in a weekend schedule with a Prince tribute. They establish broadcast programming, not a preserved recording or audience size.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010092
- The notices announced three vintage Bickersons shorts performed by the Radio Players and later included the production in a weekend schedule with a Prince tribute. They establish broadcast programming, not a preserved recording or audience size.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010119
- The recruitment notice sought readers for additional radio plays to be recorded at the Community Center for future WVBI airing. It documents renewed organizing, not a completed recording or broadcast.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010934
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islanders organize a community radio-players initiative, 2016”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-radio-players-initiative-2016/, accessed [date], citing WVBI, “Happy New Year from the Voice of Beaver Island,” Beaver Island Forum, December 31, 2016. (and 10 further sources listed on the page).
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