From: be726@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Joseph A. Ellis Jr.)
Newsgroups: alt.fandom.misc
Subject: What radio stations play filk?
Date: 9 Sep 92 22:09:16 GMT
Reply-To: be726@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Joseph A. Ellis Jr.)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


 
 Here's an idea...
 
 Definition:   Filk Music: Music relating to science, science fiction,
               fantasy, or horror.
 
 Premise:      Filk needs more exposure in order to be taken seriously.
 
 Observation:  Radio gives exposure.
 Observation:  Filk doesn't get much radio airplay.
 Observation:  It's hard to find the stations that DO play filk, even 
               occasionally!
 Observation:  No-one has, to my knowledge, ever compiled a list of 
               stations that DO play filk.
 Observation:  We don't even know who to send demo tapes to to get them
               played, and can't afford to send them everywhere!
 
 Conclusion:   Something needs to be done about this.
 
 Solution:     Compile a listing of radio stations that program filk.
 
 Problem:      I believe these are going to be small public stations, 
               for the most part, and no one person is going to be able
               to listen to every station.
 Solution:     Have interested, knowledgeable parties submit information
               to a single compiler, who will then re-post that info.
 
 
 OK, then. Below is the info needed for this list. Please complete the form
 if you have knowledge of ANY radio station that programs even an hour a 
 week of "our" music... or uses such music on other programs.
 
 Please note: Dr. Demento is NOT a filk program, though he sometimes plays
 some filk. He's syndicated out of California, and is not one of the local
 people we're looking for. 
 
 If you have knowledge of stations OUTSIDE of the US and Canada that play
 Filk, please pass it along, too!
 
 =========================================================================
 FILK AIRPLAY INFORMATION SHEET
 
 Station call letters: __________  Broadcast Frequency: ________ AM FM
      Station Address: _______________________________________________
                 City: _______________________________________________
                State: ______________  Zip:_______________
 
 Programming Director: _______________________________________
 (if known)
         Program Name: _______________________________________
         Program Host: _______________________________________
 
         Day(s) aired: M   T   W   Th   F   St   Sn
 
           Time aired: __________ to ___________      
 
 When completed, please E-mail or Snail-mail to one of the following
 addresses:
 
 Joe Ellis          Internet: usr6184a@tso.uc.edu    GEnie: J.ELLIS22
 P.O. Box 18577
  Fairfield, OH
          45018
 
 The results will be made available on the net and GEnie free of charge
 in the appropriate areas, and via snailmail for a SASE. 
 
 
-- 
 Joe Ellis  o/~ The Synthetic Filker o/~    |     TesserAct Studios
     Internet:   usr6184a@tso.uc.edu        |       P.O. Box 18577
        GEnie:   J.ELLIS22                  |     Fairfield, OH 45018
    All filked up and no place to sing!     |   New Dimensions In Filk!
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