Quotes from the WFCR
1997 Governance Statement (of the WFCR Advisory Committee)
The complete statement is available at
WFCR operates with the advice and support of Amherst, Hampshire,
The five colleges strive to provide a cultural environment
attractive to faculty, students, and the broader public, and thus are
especially interested in the cultural, education, and public service value of
the station’s services. The public has an interest in the station through its
membership contributions and its programming preferences.
As licensee, the University has final authority over managerial
and fiscal controls with respect to the operations of WFCR……the license for
WFCR properly resides with the Board of Trustees of the
The WFCR Advisory Committee is comprised of three community
members and five members from the Five Colleges—one from each College. Each
Director [ed:
presumably, of those colleges] will assume responsibility for appointing a
representative in consultation with the station’s General Manager. The General Manager
will recommend community members to the University’s Chancellor for final
approval. In addition, the Committee will include the Five College Coordinator
or designee (on behalf of the Five College Directors), and the UMass Vice-Provost for Outreach or designee (on behalf of
the license holder).
The Committee has four regularly scheduled meetings annually
which are open to the public…
The WFCR Advisory Committee may advise on all matters concerning
the station including but not limited to: the strategic plan for the station
(including mission), the annual budget, overall goals of relations activities,
proposed programming changes before they are implemented (but does not
determine format or content).
… it
is expected that the General Manager will see, respect, and seriously consider
the advice of the WFCR Advisory Committee.