DJ Responsibilities

In order to create a system that is fair to everyone and will encourage membership volunteerism, safety, growth, and learning, KPSU announcers have certain duties, including programming, volunteerism, and security.

All KPSU announcers must complete the following duties. Announcers who do not, run the risk of losing their ability to broadcast on KPSU.

• Be at KPSU 60 minutes before the program begins.
• Fill out the program logs consistently and correctly.
• Play or read one Public Service Announcement (PSA) and one promo spot per hour.
• Play or read any "Special Promos" or announcements as they are scheduled.
• Play or read any underwriting as it is scheduled.
• Play or read the legal station ID at the top of the hour, every hour.
• Make sure that the monitor is on and turned to KPSU.
• Keep playlists online for music shows.
• Find a substitute DJ if you can't make it to your show.
• All announcers must have one emergency pre-recorded back-up show in their mailbox at all times.
• Re-stock your CDs and records after your show.
• Know what to do in case the transmitter fails.
• Know how to contact CPSO in case of emergencies or being locked-out
• Make sure you and your guests follow KPSU rules.
• Be familiar with 5:00 PM, 12:00 AM, and weekend announcer duties.

Playlists

In compliance with FCC and KPSU’s web licensing contract, it is required that every DJ posts an accurate playlist by 10:00am the following broadcast day (meaning the normal hours of AM operation from 5:00pm to 2:00am). However, if you need additional time to submit a playlist, just send the music director an email to extend the time of delivery for if necessary, for that week or figure out a time schedule that is most convenient for the DJ. Note, no extension is to last longer than the 7 days of original broadcast.

Shows running from 2:00am (after our AM broadcast ends) until 2:00am the following day, it is required that your playlist be posted by 10:00am the following day (or that day for the midnight to 2am slot).

Live Acts/Talk shows
Live Acts/talk Shows and playlists, or broadcasts that are not music-oriented, must to post a playlist playlist that can easily indicate (at a glance) what happened on the show. While the ASCAP / BMI / SESAC folk don’t require playlists from people who don't play previously recorded music on their shows, KPSU does require some indication as to what happened on the air for our own records. It is recommended, although not mandatory, that every show, regardless of the format, should include at least one or two songs as "theme" music, and that needs to be posted in the playlist.

To indicate the content of a non-music show list the name of the band / interviewer / or person who filled the air time, and a description of what they did ("Live DJ Set," "Live Performance," "Interview Part 1," etc. In those cases, you don't have to fill out the remainder of the boxes on the playlist; the performance / interview / etc doesn't have an "album" or "label" per se, given it was recorded / performed live.

Remixed Music
The DJ is to list the artists played, (i.e. individual tracks that would infringe on copy write, tracks that can be classified as your own), and for DJ remixes, list the DJ as the artist. Under the title, put "live dj set/(and DJ name)". If most of your show is your own content, it's the DJ’s right to promote it.