“Compare, if you will, to WNYC's Community Advisory Board” … ”WFCR has voluntarily created the equivalent of a CAB.” …

– WFCR General Manager Martin Miller in letter to Richard Stein, referring to WFCR Foundation, Inc., April 3, 2007

This chart is also available as a Word file. A general comparison of CAB's with WFCR is here.

	WNYC 93.9 FM, New York, NY	WFCR 88.5 FM, Amherst, MA
Advisory Board	WNYC Community Advisory Board	WFCR Foundation, Inc.
Purpose	"to review the programming goals established by WNYC, the service provided by WNYC, and the significant policy decisions rendered by WNYC," and assess "whether the programming and other policies of the station are meeting the specialized educational and cultural needs of the communities served by the station."	“to provide financial support to 88.5FM WFCR Public Radio ("WFCR") and to provide advice and make recommendations to station management and its license holder on all matters related to the overall operations and strategies of WFCR.” Nowhere in bylaws is “programming” mentioned.
Membership	21 members	17 Voting Directors
Meetings	5 open meetings per year, announced on web site and on the air.	3 meetings per year of the Directors. Public not invited.
Minutes	Meeting minutes published on web site.	Minutes not available on web site. In fact, Google reports only two references to “WFCR Foundation” in the entire WFCR web site
Application process	Public is invited to apply for membership	New Directors are appointed by remaining Directors. No public application process.
Board composition	Ethnic and geographic diversity of CAB members reported on web site.	No documented mission to create board that is culturally or geographically diverse.
Public outreach	Online feedback form available. Public can sign up for CAB mailing list.	WFCR web site provides no means for public to contact WFCR Foundation members.
Resulting diversity of programming	Offers musical variety (all shows below are produced at WNYC) · Spinning On Air – crosses musical boundaries in quest of the fire ignited by the interaction of Art and Pop · New Sounds – Daily multi-musical genre show · Soundcheck – Daily talk show about music from all genres · The Sunday Show – An eclectic mix of American popular standards, classical, rock and roll, jazz and "good talk" · Folksong Festival (on 820 AM) – Oscar Brand’s folk program is longest running show on public radio.	WFCR 88.5 FM is focused on NPR news and classical music and jazz · Classical (53%); Jazz (11%); News/Talk (36%); Other genres (0%) · Syndicated (63%); Locally produced (37%). Local productions are classical shows + 2 hours of Tertulia · WFCR management canceled Tertulia. 2 hours restored after public outcry.