Our FAQ’s Section

 

If you are considering becoming a DJ with us at Celrock Radio, but you just may have some questions on your mind, not to worry, we’ve got some questions and answers for you down below, that might be just what you need to know before you consider applying with us! 

 

What will my package as a DJ at Celrock Radio include?

As a DJ at Celrock Radio, you will get to work with some of the hottest staff members around, and will be treated with the upmost respect and care around here.  And of course, your DJ package includes a lot of great things, please see down below what you’ll get as a DJ around here.

  • Your very own show to broadcast on, where you can sing, dance, play music, talk, and do whatever you wish to entertain the awesome listeners out there, and to just have fun!
  • Your very own station email address, which will be your DJ name at celrockradio.net, that will be subscribed to both, our Staff Mailing List, as well as to our Listeners Mailing List, so you can keep in touch and in easy communication with everyone at the station!
  • Access to our master AIM, MSN Messenger, and Skype accounts, to easily communicate with listeners during your broadcast!
  • The ability to receive requests and dedications in your station email address’s Inbox when people submit them using our Requests and Dedications Form over at http://celrockradio.net/Request_Form.html. 
  • As of March 26, 2009, we are now making it mandatory for all DJ’s to record their shows.  Therefore, you will get a folder on our FTP Server with your DJ Name on it within the Show Archives Folder, where you will have to upload your shows and make them available for listeners with FTP Server Accounts to download and listen to!
  • And finally, while there’s a lot more where that all comes from, working with us here at Celrock Radio might allow for you to make some long lasting friendships with our awesome staff team and the listeners out there, and most importantly, you’ll get to have fun every single week just broadcasting and sharing music with everybody out there, and for once, you can use your computer for a long period of time, for something other than school and or work related things!  So what are you waiting for?  You should definitely consider coming and joining us as a broadcaster today!

 

I’m not sure about things, and am having trouble filling out the application, what should I do?

If you are having trouble with anything, such as installing and learning how to use SAM Broadcaster or any other piece of broadcasting software, can’t fill out the application, or just need to sit down and have some one-on-one time with the station owner, DJ Celrock, to go over things and start to feel more comfortable with broadcasting with us, please don’t hesitate to contact her over at our Contact Page, and let her know what’s going on and let her know when it would be good for you to meet with her.  During the school year, between the months of September and the end of December, and the end of January through the middle or so of the month of May, it is best to meet with her on the weekend, otherwise, she’ll be free to attend to your needs pretty much 24 7, or at least when she’s not doing a show, to help you to feel comfortable with us, so you too, can put on a show!  It’s possible that our assistant manager and secretary, Lady Rebel, our secondary assistant manager, Terry the Terrible, our assistant secretary, DJ Tracy, or our tech assistant, DJ Blue Gene, may take over this job to help DJ Celrock out when she is not available.

 

What are the rules at Celrock Radio?

Our Rules and Regulations

Updated as of February 10, 2010, at 9:18 PM Eastern

To ensure that this station can run smoothly, we've set some rules and regulations for people to follow. Not following any of these rules may have you terminated at our disgression. We'll first try to work with you, but failure to work with us will result in your permanent resignation from our station.  If you show us that you are working with us, you may be suspended for a period of time, determined by management and outside assistance.   Depending on the circumstances, you will get a total of 3 chances before we must terminate you permanently.

1.      All staff members and listeners should treat one another with respect.  Please be polite with one another and we ask that you keep drama at a minimum at this station.

Note: Anyone caught breaking this rule will be banned from all Celrock Radio services IMMEDIATELY.

2. We understand that things come up in life and that you may not be able to broadcast sometimes.  However, simply not showing up for your show without a valid reason is inexcusable and will get you terminated from our staff team.  We do ask that if you are unable to broadcast and know in advance, you contact us within 24 to 48 hours so we can find someone to fill in for you.  We know that last minute things come up, such as a power outage or you're stuck in traffic on your way home when your show is due to start.  However, no matter what

the emergency is, please try to let us know as soon as you can once you're able at least within 24 hours after your show has aired so we know you're ok and we don't have to consider terminating you.  We have multiple ways here at Celrock Radio to report an absence.  You can contact us by email if you have access to a computer, or you may call a staff member via our staff hotline.

3. All staff members who archive their shows need to get them into the Management Team either by our FTP Server or via Send Space or however you submit your archives, such as posting them to your own website, etc. within 24 hours or so after their show has aired so all listeners and staff members can enjoy the shows after they have aired live on the network.

4. All staff who play adult material MUST have adult material possible in their encoder information under the stream title.  Those of you who do not play adult material such as strong language, descriptions of sex, etc. may not play such material on their show.  If you play such material on your show and management finds out, management will warn you once, and terminate you the second time.    If your show contains adult content and you do not have adult content or something similar in your title bar, same rules apply. 

5. The length of your shows may be however long you wish for it to be.  All we ask is that you be mindful of other DJ's who are scheduled to air on the same day you're broadcasting so that you don't cut into their broadcast time with your show.  Also, please make sure you are broadcasting for at least the allotted amount of time you signed up for.  There will be no excuse for ending early or starting late, unless it is an emergency or technical issue.

6. We here at Celrock Radio are allowing you to simulcast on other stations at the same time you're broadcasting with us.  All we ask of you in this case is if you decide to do that, please make sure that the other station you're simulcasting on is ok with you simulcasting here at our station.   We are not responsible if your other station does not allow you to simulcast.  Celrock Radio is not responsible for your termination from your other station.  

7. All DJ's are required to use our messengers, which are AIM, MSN Messenger, and Skype, as well as our encoders, and all of this information will be emailed to you once you have applied to be a DJ at our website.  The only exception we will make in terms of the messengers is if you're simulcasting and have messengers that are pretty universal set up, such as your DJ name or something so we can be sure to contact the listeners about this in advance and put the contact info on our contact info page.  If you're not simulcasting, please use our master accounts.  We do ask that when using our master accounts, that you try to be on at least 2 out of the 3 messengers if it is at all possible.  If you can only be on 1 messenger, please let us know and the reasoning behind it, such as a technical issue that prevents you from being on more than 1 messenger at a time so we can make an exception to the rule for you.

8. Because we're allowing syndicating, the stations being syndicated along with Celrock Radio may be talked about on the mailing lists, otherwise, if you're at a station that you're not syndicating alongside Celrock Radio, please don't talk about it on the mailing list, as that would keep the station confusion at a minimum amongst listeners and staff.

9. If you are encoding on Celrock Radio only, or are syndicating on three stations or less, you are responsible for encoding your own broadcast, no matter what the circumstances are.  If you cannot do your own encoding, or your own archiving for that matter, please leave, because we are not your babysitters.

10. We understand that people sometimes need to take a break, due to personal, technical, and any other kind of valid reasoning.  Please let us know as soon as possible and at least within 5 to 7 days before you need to take your long hiatus so we can update our schedule and other things at the station accordingly.  While on your hiatus, you will either be put on as a substitute DJ and or if you’re more than a broadcaster at this network, you will still remain under your other titles while you are away.  It is also helpful if you know the length of time you are going to be unavailable, if you can also give us at least an estimate as to how long you are going to be gone, and can at least in one way or another, either by email, phone, Skype, Staff Hotline, etc. keep in contact with us at least once or twice a week with a status of how you are doing, just so we all as a staff team can remain a team, and keep in contact with one another at all times.

11. You have to have fun broadcasting!  If you're not having fun, please leave, because this station is all about having a good time, entertaining listeners, and simply a great hobby and pass time for us.  Therefore, if you're unhappy, we don't want that here, as it will just make everybody feel unhappy, and we don't want black clouds at Celrock Radio, thank you.

12.  Any outside drama that you are dealing with that has nothing to do with celrock radio must under no uncertain terms be brought forth to the station unless it has a direct or otherwise important relevance to the stations safety and security.  Failure to follow this rule will result in a termination of your account if you are also found to have lied and concocted the story your own self.  Please note, that Lady Rebel and Terry the Terrible investigates this information and will target those lying and or will consult management if emergency action is required.   but if this has nothing to do with the station and you do it more than once, you will be thrown out, cause we are not here to serve as a facility for you to forward your drama to.  we are a station designed for fun and entertainment of all varieties, and there is to be no disrespect to that.

Note: Anyone found breaking this rule will be banned from all Celrock Radio Services IMMEDIATELY.

13. Any staff member who resigns up to 3 times from Celrock Radio will not be allowed to re apply and their fourth DJ Application will be automatically rejected.

 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us, and have a great day.

 

What is syndicating and how do I do that on my broadcasts?

Syndicating is where you broadcast your show in 2 or more places at the exact same time!  For example, you could be on both, Celrock Radio, and 99.5 KLH, at the exact same time!  To do this, simply set up both sets of encoders in your broadcasting software, such as SAM Broadcaster or the SHOUTcast DSP plugin, and start all of the encoders at the exact same time!  Then, your show will be streamed in multiple places, and we strongly recommend doing this, as a way to help other stations out, as well as us, and if you don’t have a lot of time on your hands to do shows at various locations at different times of the day, this is a great way to do what you love, in a variety of places, all at once!

 

Will I need to have an FTP Server account?

Yes, as that is where you will be uploading your archives for both, staff and listeners to download and check out!

Note: Only one account per person though, thank you.

 

Am I required to send in donations as a staff member?

No, you are not required to send in donations, but if you have a little extra money around, it certainly would help us out.

 

What are the various extension options on The Celrock Radio Hotline?

As of Wednesday, January 27, 2010, while we no longer offer a hotline for the listeners, we do offer one for the staff members of the station, to keep in constant communication with one another when communication via a computer isn’t possible.  Because of this, the extensions work as followed.

  • If you live in the United States, your extension on this hotline will forward to the telephone number you supply on our application.
  • If you live outside the United States, a message will play on your extension that gives staff members your station email address, so they can contact you.

 

What are the means of distributing archives of my shows to listeners?

As of Thursday, May 7, 2009, all staff members who are DJ’s on this station will be uploading their archives to our FTP Server, unless they have spoken privately with Management to provide other means of distributing their archives to the listeners.

 

We hope that you found these questions helpful, and please, always remember, if you have anymore questions, or you know of more questions that you think we ought to add to this FAQ’s Section, please don’t hesitate to contact our Management Team, with anymore questions you may have.

 

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