WRCT Budget
FY2015 (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015)
WRCT is Carnegie Mellon's radio station, broadcasting to all of the Pittsburgh area on 88.3fm and to the world via our streams on http://www.wrct.org/. Our mission is to provide locally-produced content of interest to the Carnegie Mellon and Pittsburgh communities that cannot be heard anywhere else, exposing listeners to music and talk we feel is underrepresented. At the same time, we provide an entirely student-run environment for our members to teach and to learn everything related to radio.
JFC Rep: Divya Krishnan (divyak)
Summary
| Requested | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $43,019.90 |
| Capital | $48,938.00 |
| Revenue | ($6,600.00) |
| Final | $36,419.90 |
| Recommended | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $41,150.00 |
| Capital | $30,964.00 |
| Revenue | ($10,465.00) |
| Final | $30,685.00 |
| Final | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $41,150.00 |
| Capital | $38,209.00 |
| Revenue | ($10,465.00) |
| Debt | ($792.86) |
| Rollover | ($0.00) |
| Total Subsidy | $30,685.00 |
| FY15 Starting Balance | $29,892.14 |
Debt/Rollover Explanation:
Income and Revenue
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue-Outside Funding (-) | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 |
Donations from Pittsburgh Campaign for Democracy Now through WRCT Radio Incorporated. This pays the Pacifica Radio fee in full, which allows us to broadcast two nationally syndicated shows in the Pittsburgh Area. |
| Revenue-Outside Funding (-) | $750.00 | $750.00 | $750.00 |
Underwriting with Spak Brothers Pizza for pizza for our monthly staff meetings. They cover 8 meetings, meaning that we need to raise funds for food for two of our meetings in August and Man, while September through April are covered. |
| Revenue-Outside Funding (-) | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 |
Underwriting with Commonwealth Press for our staff t-shirts and general logo t-shirts. Covers total cost of production. |
| Revenue-Rental and Sales Income (-) | $250.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 |
Revenue from selling t-shirts and bumper stickers at events. If we could get an online marketplace set up that's similar to what The Tartan has, this number could grow substantially, as many WRCT alumni want shirts and want to support the station but are not in the area to receive them and don't want to go through the process of calling in and ordering. |
| Revenue-Outside Funding (-) | $1,250.00 | $1,250.00 | $1,250.00 |
Underwriting for food during Massive Music Weekend. This covers the total cost of food for 5 meals at $250/meal for 35 people/meal. |
| Revenue-Rental and Sales Income (-) | $250.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 |
Expected revenue from semesterly WRCT dance parties |
| Revenue-Rental and Sales Income (-) | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
Expected revenue from equipment rentals. We're making efforts to increase this by buying more relevant digital rentable equipment, like CDJ's, and also advertising our rental capacity more. |
| Revenue-Fundraising Income (-) | $0.00 | $3,865.00 | $3,865.00 |
None The JFC will fund hotels and travel with a cap at $150 per hotel room per night per four people, and a total cap of $250 per person traveling for the year. |
| Sub-Total | -$6,600.00 | -$10,465.00 | -$10,465.00 |
Sports Travel Expenses
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
WRCT regularly sends a team of two people to provide commentary and coverage for CMU's basketball games and football games. Before WRCT did this, the athletic department had to do it themselves, and the money came from their budget. Because WRCT does this, we can use our existing broadcast equipment, including microphones, stands, amps, preamps, etc. and we get it done by volunteers who we don't have to pay. I put this as a separate section from Public Affairs and Travel because it's under a different umbrella, as these games need to be recorded/broadcast, we just do it for less. Last year cut in the budget meant that WRCT couldn't cover al of the games. Additionally, I have a spreadsheet detailing our expenses from last year with projected expenses for this year which I sent to Divya. These expenses may change, as we don't know the exact football and basketball schedules for next year, so our travel expenses may be different. This is our best estimate based on what we know about the schedule, and our actual expenses from last year. |
| Travel-Gas (+) | $873.00 | $873.00 | $873.00 |
Gas for the miles traveled to away football and basketball games in the 2014-2015 school year. This is coverage for traveling 946 miles |
| Travel-Airfare Domestic (+) | $2,628.00 | $2,628.00 | $2,628.00 |
This covers four roundtrip flights, each for two people. One flight to Atlanta to cover the Emory game, another to New England to cover the NYU and Brandeis Games, and another to Chicago to cover our football game there, and a final flight to chicago to cover our basketball games there, at a later date. |
| Travel-Hotel and Lodging (+) | $1,164.00 | $1,164.00 | $1,164.00 |
This covers lodging for weekend trips that are far enough away to travel via air. This is three nights in Chicago on two trips, two nights in New England for the NYU and Brandeis games and two nights in the south so cover the emory and rochester games. |
| Food-Meals for Members (+) | $560.00 | $560.00 | $560.00 |
This is food for our members who travel abroad. This is $40/person per day they're on trips with the team. |
| Sub-Total | $5,225.00 | $5,225.00 | $5,225.00 |
Engineering and Equipment
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ops-Equipment Repair (+) | $220.00 | $220.00 | $220.00 |
Speaker repair -- Estimated parts + labor for repair of JBL EON-15-G2 loudspeaker used for Buggy broadcasts. It didn't get repaired because our budget appeal got denied. Ask literally any audio professional about how often speakers break and you'll understand how finicky they can be. Audio equipment in general is notoriously unreliable. I'm sitting in a room typing this, looking at the broken speaker. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 |
Replacement mic stands - 2x K&M telescoping stand at $100 each. Since this equipment is used every day, multiple times a day for all PA programming, we go through about 2 a year. |
| Ops-Equipment Repair (+) | $460.00 | $460.00 | $460.00 |
CD player repair budget. These break all the time. Seriously. Ti get music from promoters, we have to play one track from at least 3 different CDs that they give us per hour. Even if somehow no CD's are played throughout the rest of the hour, they're in use 3*18(hours of daily programming)*365=19,710. At a bare minimum this is how many times we are required to use the CD players per year. I'd say it actually comes out to about 200,000 times because most DJ's use primarily CD's for their shows, playing about 20 songs per hour. Use anything 200,000 times and it'll break. This is the cost of two repairs at 230/repair. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $540.00 | $540.00 | $540.00 |
6 turntable styli at $90/stylus to replace ones that regularly break/wear out. Honestly we have 11 turntables and we should be replacing these like once a week. Once a year is incredibly conservative and as a result of our lack of budgeting, some of our turntables just sit in flight cases all year. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
Twenty 45 record inserts to replace the ones that are regularly missing from the station. These little pieces of plastic make our extensive collection of 45 rpm records playable. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
Ten 1/8th to 1/4th inch headphone adapters to replace ones that are regularly missing from the station |
| Ops-Equipment Repair (+) | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
General equipment repair budget. This will also help cover the additional cost of transitioning to our new digital equipment. |
| Sub-Total | $2,265.00 | $2,265.00 | $2,265.00 |
Music Department
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment (+) | $29.00 | $29.00 | $29.00 |
For the purchase of a CD Holder from Amazon. This is to house the hundreds of CD's we get per week from promoters. Our music staff then sorts the CDs and they wait on this rack to get reviewed to make sure that there is no indecency and profanity so that they are safe to play on the air. http://www.amazon.com/Sauder-Multimedia-Storage-Cinnamon-Cherry/dp/B002RRH23W/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1390611471&sr=8-4&keywords=cd+rack |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
Cheapest anti-theft system out there. We need lots of sharpies for marking our property, primarily CDs that come to WRCT from promoters |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
Colored Vinyl Tape and duct tape for marking CDs for storage and sorting purposes and using for general repairs of cd cases and record sleeves |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $18.00 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
Scotch tape for affixing album review cards to CDs and for general office use |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
Index cards for music reviews and NFAP (Not for AirPlay) warnings |
| Ops-Postal Services (+) | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
Mailing Costs for promotional material and communication with distributors |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 |
Purchase of vinyl and CDs, rereleases, and box sets not acquired through promotional channels in 2014-2015 academic year. Last year's cuts necessitated cuts to our music department which damaged our curation efforts severely. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $2,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Purchase of 2 CDJs @ $1000 each. These enable DJing with digital media. We're aiming to acquire industry standard Pioneer CDJ-900 units so that we can rent them out to others in the industry in addition to using them here at the station. Audio over IP project was a higher priority. |
| Ops-Non-Promotional Paper, Printing, and Pub. (+) | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 |
Copies of daily station operator and program logs for logging of air operators, transmitter telemetry and aired programs, as required by FCC regulations |
| Ops-Non-Promotional Paper, Printing, and Pub. (+) | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
Copies of station training materials, WRCT station member manuals, and clearance tests for prospective members and current DJs / Producers. Our Print quotas proved insufficient and impractical, as our training material is presented in a specially formatted magazine that one of our outgoing members designed for us. You can't print that on campus. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $715.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
This is to finance the purchase of an industrial CD ripper. If we can get our digital content that arrives to us in CD form on a hard drive, then we can play directly from the hard drive and reduce our reliance on CD players, hopefully minimizing repair costs over time. Doing it on a Mac that can rip 1 CD in ten minutes will not work for our vast library and for the weekly volume of CDs that we receive. An industrial CD ripper will help us digitize the library and reduce our reliance on breakable hardware and to be efficient about our physical space, as we are running out of room for all of our physical meda. We will be purchasing the Systor Rip Station to digitize more than 30,000 albums. Audio over IP project was a higher priority. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $3,650.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Vinyl Record Cleaner Loricraft PRC6. Part of an ongoing project aimed at digitization of the more than 40,000 albums on vinyl in the Record Library. This will allow us to clean old and poorly kept vinyl discs before recording them to digital format. Many of the albums on vinyl in the library do not exist on any other format. Audio over IP project was a higher priority. |
| Ops-Equipment Repair (+) | $225.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Vinyl Cleaning Fluid to use in conjunction with the Loricraft PRC6. 5 units at $45 each |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $34.90 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Distilled Water. 10 Gallons for diluting vinyl cleaner to make it last longer. $3.49/gallon |
| Sub-Total | $3,421.90 | $3,162.00 | $3,162.00 |
Public Affairs Department
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $85.00 | $85.00 | $85.00 |
DVD-R discs for lossless production archival of Public Affairs content -- archival to burned media is more cost-efficient per GB than active (online disk) storage for archival. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $120.00 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
CD-R spindles for recording of Public Affairs programming and live band performances. WRCT airs nearly 30 hours of Public Affairs programming per week, all of which is burned to CD media for public affairs hosts / guests and record keeping. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
From here down, are purchases necessary to upgrade studio A, used for PA programming, ranging from news shows to live bands. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $2,080.00 | $2,080.00 | $2,080.00 |
4 units of Auralex foam soundproofing at 520/unit |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $120.00 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
Tubetak caulk for soundproofing applications. 12 units at $10/unit |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $960.00 | $960.00 | $960.00 |
Plywood for backing foam. 48 units (3/4" x 2" x 4") at $20/unit |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment (+) | $78.00 | $78.00 | $78.00 |
Toggle Bolts. 13, 15 packs at home depot at $6/pack |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $1,464.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Hanging Ceiling screen for projecting on. Projection screen to allow for a more multi-purpose use of the performace studio space Audio over IP project was a higher priority. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $900.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Epson Projector to project onto the screen Audio over IP project was a higher priority. |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment (+) | $200.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Drop Ceiling Projector Mount |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment (+) | $100.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Estimated cost of cables and installation of projector. |
| Sub-Total | $3,743.00 | $3,443.00 | $3,443.00 |
Executive Supplies
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $162.00 | $162.00 | $162.00 |
Toner for 2 laster printers at $81/cartridge |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $120.00 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
8.5x11 printer paper for executive office and master control room printers. These are responsible for printing air shift proposal request forms, massive music weekend signup forms, recurring test for DJs and an initial test for station members. Last year these expenses were in several different areas, but I'm wrapping them all up into this one paper line item, as they're all printed from our printer here at the station. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
Manila Folders also for organizing, storing and dealing with paperwork. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
General office supplies like paperclips, pens, rubber bands. These are all necessary to organize the massive amounts of paperwork that we have to complete and store for the FCC. |
| Sub-Total | $352.00 | $352.00 | $352.00 |
Public Relations Department
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ops-Advertising and Publicity (+) | $250.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
Semi-Annual run of WRCT bumper stickers for sale and station promotion. JFC funds general club/organization promotion at a cap of $100 per year. Therefore, this line item and the one below about ads in the Tartan have been reduced to $50 each. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
Biannual run of WRCT Business Cards for representing ourselves officially to potential underwriters, supporters and at music conferences. |
| Ops-Advertising and Publicity (+) | $500.00 | $500.00 | $500.00 |
Promotional posters for big events. Massive Music Weekend, Buggy, Anatomy of the Ear, Babby Ball, Dance Parties etc. |
| Ops-Advertising and Publicity (+) | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
Semesterly posters with WRCT's schedule for posting around the CMU campus, Pitt's campus and the community |
| Ops-Advertising and Publicity (+) | $1,160.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
For taking out semesterly full page color pillbox advertisements in The Tartan with WRCT's schedule. $580 per ad * two ads. JFC funds general club/organization promotion at a cap of $100 per year. Therefore, this line item and the one above about bumper stickers have been reduced to $50 each. |
| Equip-Clothing (+) | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 |
Expense for fall member t-shirts and general logo t-shirts. This is totally covered by underwriting |
| Equip-Clothing (+) | $559.00 | $559.00 | $559.00 |
Spring staff t-shirt expense. 100 shirts at approximately $5 per shirt, plus printing and ink and film fees |
| Sub-Total | $4,619.00 | $3,309.00 | $3,309.00 |
Memberships, Dues, and Subscriptions
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $1,800.00 | $1,800.00 | $1,800.00 |
ASCAP annual fee for broadcasting ASCAP-licensed music. This, and the line item below are how we pay royalties for broadcasting copyrighted material. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $135.00 | $135.00 | $135.00 |
SESAC annual fee for broadcasting SESAC-Licensed Material |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $250.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 |
National Federation of Community Broadcasters (1% of income, $250 minimum). This is an advocacy group that ensures that broadcasters like us don't get trampled on by the law. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 |
Pacifica Radio fee for syndication of "Democracy Now!" and "Free Speech Radio News" daily broadcasts. This expense is specifically covered by a donation from the Pittsburgh Campaign for Democracy Now. They pay Pacifica Radio on our behalf so that we can bring these syndicated shows to Pittsburgh. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $85.00 | $85.00 | $85.00 |
Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters (PAB) annual dues |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $125.00 | $125.00 | $125.00 |
Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. membership dues. They are an advocacy group for student radio stations. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $190.00 | $190.00 | $190.00 |
Wind River Big Book Project (required for FCC public file updates) |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $395.00 | $395.00 | $395.00 |
College Music Journal subscription (submission fee for radio charts and statistics -- needed to receive free music from promoters) |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $315.00 | $315.00 | $315.00 |
FCC rules updates from Pike and Fischer (legal information clearinghouse) |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $500.00 | $500.00 | $500.00 |
SoundExchange annual webcasting license fees, $500 minimum for educational stations. THis is how we broadcast to the world online. |
| Sub-Total | $5,795.00 | $5,795.00 | $5,795.00 |
Information Systems Management
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
Batteries (alkaline and rechargeables) for station clocks, test equipment, wireless microphones, flashlights, portable recording equipment, portable radios and other station electronics. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $90.00 | $90.00 | $90.00 |
Gaffer's tape for cable management / weatherproofing at outdoor live broadcast events including sports coverage and buggy broadcast production; 6 rolls @ $15 / ea. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
Electrical tape for engineering use (wire repair, etc.) |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $55.00 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
DeoxIT contact cleaner and other lubricants, solvents for equipment maintenance |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
Replacement fuses for outboard sound gear and engineering test equipment |
| Sub-Total | $240.00 | $240.00 | $240.00 |
Rentals
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ops-Rental Equipment (+) | $210.00 | $210.00 | $210.00 |
Golf cart rental we need for carnival. Sharing with SCC is completely impractical. |
| Ops-Rental Equipment (+) | $365.00 | $365.00 | $365.00 |
Truck rental for carnival. AB Tech rents their truck and ours, and we pay AB Tech, as it's much easier than 2 transactions. This truck transports equipment during the buggy broadcast. |
| Ops-Rental Facilities (+) | $400.00 | $400.00 | $400.00 |
To rent a space for WRCT's semesterly dance parties. This costs $200 per event. |
| Ops-Rental Equipment (+) | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
Generator Rental for remote-powered speakers and boards during buggy coverage. |
| Ops-Rental Equipment (+) | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 |
Emergency equipment rental in case of transmitter failure |
| Sub-Total | $1,475.00 | $1,475.00 | $1,475.00 |
Professional Consulting
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ops-Professional Services and Performers (+) | $2,800.00 | $2,800.00 | $2,800.00 |
Legal consulting fees for FCC-related issues, including station license renewal guidance / legal filings, biennial FCC Ownership Report filing, and Emergency Alert System complianceSample Line Item |
| Ops-Professional Services and Performers (+) | $6,400.00 | $6,400.00 | $6,400.00 |
Engineering consulting fees for external engineering assistance, including major equipment failures, annual safety inspection of antenna system & mast / tower, RF field strength limit compliance testing |
| Sub-Total | $9,200.00 | $9,200.00 | $9,200.00 |
Food & Refreshments
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food-Meals for Members (+) | $750.00 | $750.00 | $750.00 |
Spak Brothers Pizza for monthly staff meetings from September through April. This expense is covered in full by our underwriting with Spak Brothers. |
| Food-Refreshments for General Body Meetings (+) | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 |
Requested additional funding for pizza for staff meetings for August and May. These events regularly host 60-80 people and are mandatory as per WRCT's constitution. Changed o-code to Refreshments for General Body Meetings to accurately reflect nature of line item. |
| Food-Meals for Members (+) | $1,250.00 | $1,250.00 | $1,250.00 |
Food for Massive Music Weekend, when 35 people spend 48 hours straight in the station. This is covered by various underwriting contracts with local food establishments. |
| Food-Refreshments for Events (+) | $500.00 | $500.00 | $500.00 |
Catering for our annual Babby Ball, an event which receives about 120 people and is essential for recruiting new members to the station. |
| Sub-Total | $2,700.00 | $2,700.00 | $2,700.00 |
Telecommunications
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ops-Telecommunications (+) | $1,260.00 | $1,260.00 | $1,260.00 |
CMU Telecommunications Fees. 105/month * 12 months. |
| Ops-Telecommunications (+) | $1,680.00 | $1,680.00 | $1,680.00 |
Verizon off-campus telephone line fees ($140 / month * 12 months) |
| Ops-Telecommunications (+) | $120.00 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
Long distance charges -- covers outgoing long distance business calls required to broadcast football and basketball away games; ~$10 / month |
| Ops-Telecommunications (+) | $144.00 | $144.00 | $144.00 |
Verizon voicemail service for WRCT business line; $12 / month |
| Ops-Telecommunications (+) | $696.00 | $696.00 | $696.00 |
Fiber-optic link -- provides required infrastructure uplink from WRCT studios to transmitter site and Emergency Alert System (EAS) downlink ($58 / month). This digitally connects us to the world, and is how we broadcast our audio. |
| Ops-Telecommunications (+) | $84.00 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
Dry pair copper loop -- telemetry link for FCC-mandated transmitter control at WRCT tower site ($7 / month) |
| Sub-Total | $3,984.00 | $3,984.00 | $3,984.00 |
Conference Attendence
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
To help finance our hardware upgrades, WRCT will not go to a conference in the 2014-2015 academic year. |
| Sub-Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Rentals
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Accidentally created two categories and can't delete them. |
| Sub-Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Audio Over IP Project
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Accidentally created two categories and can't delete them. |
| Sub-Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Audio Over IP Project
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $9,245.00 | $0.00 | $7,245.00 |
PowerStation Main The JFC was under the impression that you only need $30k. This section costs $40,009; appeal approved |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $1,495.00 | $1,495.00 | $1,495.00 |
8 Position Frame |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $1,695.00 | $1,695.00 | $1,695.00 |
16 Position Frame |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $2,095.00 | $2,095.00 | $2,095.00 |
4 Fader rotary |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $1,595.00 | $1,595.00 | $1,595.00 |
LCD SmartSwitch 10-p |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $1,095.00 | $1,095.00 | $1,095.00 |
Film-Cap 10 Position |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $2,095.00 | $2,095.00 | $2,095.00 |
Monitor + 2 Fader Module |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $2,095.00 | $2,095.00 | $2,095.00 |
Production Module |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $300.00 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
Planking Panel - 4 x $75 |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $6,380.00 | $6,380.00 | $6,380.00 |
Analog xNode, Dual Power - 1595 x 4. Two for MCR and Two for Air |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
Dual XLR Female Panel |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
RJ-45 Patch Cable - 10 ft - 3 * 10 |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
XLR Male to Studio Hub |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $44.00 | $44.00 | $44.00 |
RJ-45 Patch Cable - 25 Feet - $11 x 4 |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 |
Extended RJ Patch Cable 2 x $16 |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
RJ-45 Patch Cable - 5 Ft - 4 x $4 |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
Match Jack Unbalanced to Balanced |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $195.00 | $195.00 | $195.00 |
Studio Hub Monitor Amp Panel w/Spkr |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $65.00 | $65.00 | $65.00 |
Power Inserter Cube |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $64.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 |
XLR Female to Studio Hub 4 x $16 |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 |
1/4 Inch Male to StudioHub |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
DC Cube Power Supply |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $4,500.00 | $4,500.00 | $4,500.00 |
Pathfinder Hardware Node. (Estimated cost) This hardware would allow us to consolidate many systems integral to the operation of the station, including transmitter operation as well as audio routing, and make it more programatic, requiring less human intervention |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $810.00 | $810.00 | $810.00 |
Needed to rackmount the xNodes, which are used to "input" analog audio sources into the Axia system. Purchase of 18 at $45 each. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $2,195.00 | $2,195.00 | $2,195.00 |
Router Selector Node. Used to diagnose any misconfiguration in the Axia system |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $1,595.00 | $1,595.00 | $1,595.00 |
OLED Router Control Panel. Would be used to provide human interface of transmitter operation and control in the Axia system. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 |
Bantam Patchbay. Necessary to interface the all Digital Axia system with existing outboard sound equipment, such as compressers and equalizers for the two live band shows each week |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $1,700.00 | $1,700.00 | $1,700.00 |
2 Mic Preamps (AEA Ribbon). Necessary for interfacing existing DJ mics into Axia system, cheaper than over-provisioning Axia xNodes |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $130.00 | $130.00 | $130.00 |
Amp to allow DJs to hear program audio while on the mic, or to cue vinyl records |
| Sub-Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
By Object Code
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | WRCT regularly sends a team of two people to provide commentary and coverage for CMU's basketball games and football games. Before WRCT did this, the athletic department had to do it themselves, and the money came from their budget. Because WRCT does this, we can use our existing broadcast equipment, including microphones, stands, amps, preamps, etc. and we get it done by volunteers who we don't have to pay. I put this as a separate section from Public Affairs and Travel because it's under a different umbrella, as these games need to be recorded/broadcast, we just do it for less. Last year cut in the budget meant that WRCT couldn't cover al of the games. Additionally, I have a spreadsheet detailing our expenses from last year with projected expenses for this year which I sent to Divya. These expenses may change, as we don't know the exact football and basketball schedules for next year, so our travel expenses may be different. This is our best estimate based on what we know about the schedule, and our actual expenses from last year. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $2,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Purchase of 2 CDJs @ $1000 each. These enable DJing with digital media. We're aiming to acquire industry standard Pioneer CDJ-900 units so that we can rent them out to others in the industry in addition to using them here at the station. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 | Replacement mic stands - 2x K&M telescoping stand at $100 each. Since this equipment is used every day, multiple times a day for all PA programming, we go through about 2 a year. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | To help finance our hardware upgrades, WRCT will not go to a conference in the 2014-2015 academic year. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $715.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | This is to finance the purchase of an industrial CD ripper. If we can get our digital content that arrives to us in CD form on a hard drive, then we can play directly from the hard drive and reduce our reliance on CD players, hopefully minimizing repair costs over time. Doing it on a Mac that can rip 1 CD in ten minutes will not work for our vast library and for the weekly volume of CDs that we receive. An industrial CD ripper will help us digitize the library and reduce our reliance on breakable hardware and to be efficient about our physical space, as we are running out of room for all of our physical meda. We will be purchasing the Systor Rip Station to digitize more than 30,000 albums. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Accidentally created two categories and can't delete them. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $9,245.00 | $0.00 | $7,245.00 | PowerStation Main |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $1,495.00 | $1,495.00 | $1,495.00 | 8 Position Frame |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $1,695.00 | $1,695.00 | $1,695.00 | 16 Position Frame |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $2,095.00 | $2,095.00 | $2,095.00 | 4 Fader rotary |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $1,595.00 | $1,595.00 | $1,595.00 | LCD SmartSwitch 10-p |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $1,095.00 | $1,095.00 | $1,095.00 | Film-Cap 10 Position |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $2,095.00 | $2,095.00 | $2,095.00 | Monitor + 2 Fader Module |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $2,095.00 | $2,095.00 | $2,095.00 | Production Module |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $300.00 | $300.00 | $300.00 | Planking Panel - 4 x $75 |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $6,380.00 | $6,380.00 | $6,380.00 | Analog xNode, Dual Power - 1595 x 4. Two for MCR and Two for Air |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | Dual XLR Female Panel |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | RJ-45 Patch Cable - 10 ft - 3 * 10 |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | XLR Male to Studio Hub |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $44.00 | $44.00 | $44.00 | RJ-45 Patch Cable - 25 Feet - $11 x 4 |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | Extended RJ Patch Cable 2 x $16 |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | RJ-45 Patch Cable - 5 Ft - 4 x $4 |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | Match Jack Unbalanced to Balanced |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $195.00 | $195.00 | $195.00 | Studio Hub Monitor Amp Panel w/Spkr |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $65.00 | $65.00 | $65.00 | Power Inserter Cube |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $64.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | XLR Female to Studio Hub 4 x $16 |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | 1/4 Inch Male to StudioHub |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | DC Cube Power Supply |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $3,650.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Vinyl Record Cleaner Loricraft PRC6. Part of an ongoing project aimed at digitization of the more than 40,000 albums on vinyl in the Record Library. This will allow us to clean old and poorly kept vinyl discs before recording them to digital format. Many of the albums on vinyl in the library do not exist on any other format. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | From here down, are purchases necessary to upgrade studio A, used for PA programming, ranging from news shows to live bands. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $1,464.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Hanging Ceiling screen for projecting on. Projection screen to allow for a more multi-purpose use of the performace studio space |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $900.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Epson Projector to project onto the screen |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Accidentally created two categories and can't delete them. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $4,500.00 | $4,500.00 | $4,500.00 | Pathfinder Hardware Node. (Estimated cost) This hardware would allow us to consolidate many systems integral to the operation of the station, including transmitter operation as well as audio routing, and make it more programatic, requiring less human intervention |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $810.00 | $810.00 | $810.00 | Needed to rackmount the xNodes, which are used to "input" analog audio sources into the Axia system. Purchase of 18 at $45 each. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $2,195.00 | $2,195.00 | $2,195.00 | Router Selector Node. Used to diagnose any misconfiguration in the Axia system |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $1,595.00 | $1,595.00 | $1,595.00 | OLED Router Control Panel. Would be used to provide human interface of transmitter operation and control in the Axia system. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 | Bantam Patchbay. Necessary to interface the all Digital Axia system with existing outboard sound equipment, such as compressers and equalizers for the two live band shows each week |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $1,700.00 | $1,700.00 | $1,700.00 | 2 Mic Preamps (AEA Ribbon). Necessary for interfacing existing DJ mics into Axia system, cheaper than over-provisioning Axia xNodes |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $130.00 | $130.00 | $130.00 | Amp to allow DJs to hear program audio while on the mic, or to cue vinyl records |
| Equip-Clothing (+) | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | Expense for fall member t-shirts and general logo t-shirts. This is totally covered by underwriting |
| Equip-Clothing (+) | $559.00 | $559.00 | $559.00 | Spring staff t-shirt expense. 100 shirts at approximately $5 per shirt, plus printing and ink and film fees |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment (+) | $29.00 | $29.00 | $29.00 | For the purchase of a CD Holder from Amazon. This is to house the hundreds of CD's we get per week from promoters. Our music staff then sorts the CDs and they wait on this rack to get reviewed to make sure that there is no indecency and profanity so that they are safe to play on the air. http://www.amazon.com/Sauder-Multimedia-Storage-Cinnamon-Cherry/dp/B002RRH23W/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1390611471&sr=8-4&keywords=cd+rack |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment (+) | $78.00 | $78.00 | $78.00 | Toggle Bolts. 13, 15 packs at home depot at $6/pack |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment (+) | $200.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Drop Ceiling Projector Mount |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment (+) | $100.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Estimated cost of cables and installation of projector. |
| Food-Meals for Members (+) | $750.00 | $750.00 | $750.00 | Spak Brothers Pizza for monthly staff meetings from September through April. This expense is covered in full by our underwriting with Spak Brothers. |
| Food-Meals for Members (+) | $1,250.00 | $1,250.00 | $1,250.00 | Food for Massive Music Weekend, when 35 people spend 48 hours straight in the station. This is covered by various underwriting contracts with local food establishments. |
| Food-Meals for Members (+) | $560.00 | $560.00 | $560.00 | This is food for our members who travel abroad. This is $40/person per day they're on trips with the team. |
| Food-Refreshments for Events (+) | $500.00 | $500.00 | $500.00 | Catering for our annual Babby Ball, an event which receives about 120 people and is essential for recruiting new members to the station. |
| Food-Refreshments for General Body Meetings (+) | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 | Requested additional funding for pizza for staff meetings for August and May. These events regularly host 60-80 people and are mandatory as per WRCT's constitution. |
| Ops-Advertising and Publicity (+) | $250.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | Semi-Annual run of WRCT bumper stickers for sale and station promotion. |
| Ops-Advertising and Publicity (+) | $500.00 | $500.00 | $500.00 | Promotional posters for big events. Massive Music Weekend, Buggy, Anatomy of the Ear, Babby Ball, Dance Parties etc. |
| Ops-Advertising and Publicity (+) | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | Semesterly posters with WRCT's schedule for posting around the CMU campus, Pitt's campus and the community |
| Ops-Advertising and Publicity (+) | $1,160.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | For taking out semesterly full page color pillbox advertisements in The Tartan with WRCT's schedule. $580 per ad * two ads. |
| Ops-Equipment Repair (+) | $220.00 | $220.00 | $220.00 | Speaker repair -- Estimated parts + labor for repair of JBL EON-15-G2 loudspeaker used for Buggy broadcasts. It didn't get repaired because our budget appeal got denied. Ask literally any audio professional about how often speakers break and you'll understand how finicky they can be. Audio equipment in general is notoriously unreliable. I'm sitting in a room typing this, looking at the broken speaker. |
| Ops-Equipment Repair (+) | $460.00 | $460.00 | $460.00 | CD player repair budget. These break all the time. Seriously. Ti get music from promoters, we have to play one track from at least 3 different CDs that they give us per hour. Even if somehow no CD's are played throughout the rest of the hour, they're in use 3*18(hours of daily programming)*365=19,710. At a bare minimum this is how many times we are required to use the CD players per year. I'd say it actually comes out to about 200,000 times because most DJ's use primarily CD's for their shows, playing about 20 songs per hour. Use anything 200,000 times and it'll break. This is the cost of two repairs at 230/repair. |
| Ops-Equipment Repair (+) | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | General equipment repair budget. This will also help cover the additional cost of transitioning to our new digital equipment. |
| Ops-Equipment Repair (+) | $225.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Vinyl Cleaning Fluid to use in conjunction with the Loricraft PRC6. 5 units at $45 each |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | Batteries (alkaline and rechargeables) for station clocks, test equipment, wireless microphones, flashlights, portable recording equipment, portable radios and other station electronics. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | Cheapest anti-theft system out there. We need lots of sharpies for marking our property, primarily CDs that come to WRCT from promoters |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | Colored Vinyl Tape and duct tape for marking CDs for storage and sorting purposes and using for general repairs of cd cases and record sleeves |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $18.00 | $18.00 | $18.00 | Scotch tape for affixing album review cards to CDs and for general office use |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | Index cards for music reviews and NFAP (Not for AirPlay) warnings |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | Biannual run of WRCT Business Cards for representing ourselves officially to potential underwriters, supporters and at music conferences. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $162.00 | $162.00 | $162.00 | Toner for 2 laster printers at $81/cartridge |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $120.00 | $120.00 | $120.00 | 8.5x11 printer paper for executive office and master control room printers. These are responsible for printing air shift proposal request forms, massive music weekend signup forms, recurring test for DJs and an initial test for station members. Last year these expenses were in several different areas, but I'm wrapping them all up into this one paper line item, as they're all printed from our printer here at the station. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | Manila Folders also for organizing, storing and dealing with paperwork. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | General office supplies like paperclips, pens, rubber bands. These are all necessary to organize the massive amounts of paperwork that we have to complete and store for the FCC. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $540.00 | $540.00 | $540.00 | 6 turntable styli at $90/stylus to replace ones that regularly break/wear out. Honestly we have 11 turntables and we should be replacing these like once a week. Once a year is incredibly conservative and as a result of our lack of budgeting, some of our turntables just sit in flight cases all year. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | Twenty 45 record inserts to replace the ones that are regularly missing from the station. These little pieces of plastic make our extensive collection of 45 rpm records playable. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | Ten 1/8th to 1/4th inch headphone adapters to replace ones that are regularly missing from the station |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $90.00 | $90.00 | $90.00 | Gaffer's tape for cable management / weatherproofing at outdoor live broadcast events including sports coverage and buggy broadcast production; 6 rolls @ $15 / ea. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | Electrical tape for engineering use (wire repair, etc.) |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $55.00 | $55.00 | $55.00 | DeoxIT contact cleaner and other lubricants, solvents for equipment maintenance |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | Replacement fuses for outboard sound gear and engineering test equipment |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $34.90 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Distilled Water. 10 Gallons for diluting vinyl cleaner to make it last longer. $3.49/gallon |
| Ops-Non-Promotional Paper, Printing, and Pub. (+) | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 | Copies of daily station operator and program logs for logging of air operators, transmitter telemetry and aired programs, as required by FCC regulations |
| Ops-Non-Promotional Paper, Printing, and Pub. (+) | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | Copies of station training materials, WRCT station member manuals, and clearance tests for prospective members and current DJs / Producers. Our Print quotas proved insufficient and impractical, as our training material is presented in a specially formatted magazine that one of our outgoing members designed for us. You can't print that on campus. |
| Ops-Postal Services (+) | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | Mailing Costs for promotional material and communication with distributors |
| Ops-Professional Services and Performers (+) | $2,800.00 | $2,800.00 | $2,800.00 | Legal consulting fees for FCC-related issues, including station license renewal guidance / legal filings, biennial FCC Ownership Report filing, and Emergency Alert System complianceSample Line Item |
| Ops-Professional Services and Performers (+) | $6,400.00 | $6,400.00 | $6,400.00 | Engineering consulting fees for external engineering assistance, including major equipment failures, annual safety inspection of antenna system & mast / tower, RF field strength limit compliance testing |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $85.00 | $85.00 | $85.00 | DVD-R discs for lossless production archival of Public Affairs content -- archival to burned media is more cost-efficient per GB than active (online disk) storage for archival. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $1,800.00 | $1,800.00 | $1,800.00 | ASCAP annual fee for broadcasting ASCAP-licensed music. This, and the line item below are how we pay royalties for broadcasting copyrighted material. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $135.00 | $135.00 | $135.00 | SESAC annual fee for broadcasting SESAC-Licensed Material |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $250.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 | National Federation of Community Broadcasters (1% of income, $250 minimum). This is an advocacy group that ensures that broadcasters like us don't get trampled on by the law. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | Pacifica Radio fee for syndication of "Democracy Now!" and "Free Speech Radio News" daily broadcasts. This expense is specifically covered by a donation from the Pittsburgh Campaign for Democracy Now. They pay Pacifica Radio on our behalf so that we can bring these syndicated shows to Pittsburgh. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $85.00 | $85.00 | $85.00 | Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters (PAB) annual dues |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $125.00 | $125.00 | $125.00 | Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. membership dues. They are an advocacy group for student radio stations. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $190.00 | $190.00 | $190.00 | Wind River Big Book Project (required for FCC public file updates) |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $395.00 | $395.00 | $395.00 | College Music Journal subscription (submission fee for radio charts and statistics -- needed to receive free music from promoters) |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $315.00 | $315.00 | $315.00 | FCC rules updates from Pike and Fischer (legal information clearinghouse) |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $500.00 | $500.00 | $500.00 | SoundExchange annual webcasting license fees, $500 minimum for educational stations. THis is how we broadcast to the world online. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Purchase of vinyl and CDs, rereleases, and box sets not acquired through promotional channels in 2014-2015 academic year. Last year's cuts necessitated cuts to our music department which damaged our curation efforts severely. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $120.00 | $120.00 | $120.00 | CD-R spindles for recording of Public Affairs programming and live band performances. WRCT airs nearly 30 hours of Public Affairs programming per week, all of which is burned to CD media for public affairs hosts / guests and record keeping. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $2,080.00 | $2,080.00 | $2,080.00 | 4 units of Auralex foam soundproofing at 520/unit |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $120.00 | $120.00 | $120.00 | Tubetak caulk for soundproofing applications. 12 units at $10/unit |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $960.00 | $960.00 | $960.00 | Plywood for backing foam. 48 units (3/4" x 2" x 4") at $20/unit |
| Ops-Rental Equipment (+) | $210.00 | $210.00 | $210.00 | Golf cart rental we need for carnival. Sharing with SCC is completely impractical. |
| Ops-Rental Equipment (+) | $365.00 | $365.00 | $365.00 | Truck rental for carnival. AB Tech rents their truck and ours, and we pay AB Tech, as it's much easier than 2 transactions. This truck transports equipment during the buggy broadcast. |
| Ops-Rental Equipment (+) | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 | Generator Rental for remote-powered speakers and boards during buggy coverage. |
| Ops-Rental Equipment (+) | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 | Emergency equipment rental in case of transmitter failure |
| Ops-Rental Facilities (+) | $400.00 | $400.00 | $400.00 | To rent a space for WRCT's semesterly dance parties. This costs $200 per event. |
| Ops-Telecommunications (+) | $1,260.00 | $1,260.00 | $1,260.00 | CMU Telecommunications Fees. 105/month * 12 months. |
| Ops-Telecommunications (+) | $1,680.00 | $1,680.00 | $1,680.00 | Verizon off-campus telephone line fees ($140 / month * 12 months) |
| Ops-Telecommunications (+) | $120.00 | $120.00 | $120.00 | Long distance charges -- covers outgoing long distance business calls required to broadcast football and basketball away games; ~$10 / month |
| Ops-Telecommunications (+) | $144.00 | $144.00 | $144.00 | Verizon voicemail service for WRCT business line; $12 / month |
| Ops-Telecommunications (+) | $696.00 | $696.00 | $696.00 | Fiber-optic link -- provides required infrastructure uplink from WRCT studios to transmitter site and Emergency Alert System (EAS) downlink ($58 / month). This digitally connects us to the world, and is how we broadcast our audio. |
| Ops-Telecommunications (+) | $84.00 | $84.00 | $84.00 | Dry pair copper loop -- telemetry link for FCC-mandated transmitter control at WRCT tower site ($7 / month) |
| Revenue-Fundraising Income (-) | $0.00 | $3,865.00 | $3,865.00 | None |
| Revenue-Outside Funding (-) | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | Donations from Pittsburgh Campaign for Democracy Now through WRCT Radio Incorporated. This pays the Pacifica Radio fee in full, which allows us to broadcast two nationally syndicated shows in the Pittsburgh Area. |
| Revenue-Outside Funding (-) | $750.00 | $750.00 | $750.00 | Underwriting with Spak Brothers Pizza for pizza for our monthly staff meetings. They cover 8 meetings, meaning that we need to raise funds for food for two of our meetings in August and Man, while September through April are covered. |
| Revenue-Outside Funding (-) | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | Underwriting with Commonwealth Press for our staff t-shirts and general logo t-shirts. Covers total cost of production. |
| Revenue-Outside Funding (-) | $1,250.00 | $1,250.00 | $1,250.00 | Underwriting for food during Massive Music Weekend. This covers the total cost of food for 5 meals at $250/meal for 35 people/meal. |
| Revenue-Rental and Sales Income (-) | $250.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 | Revenue from selling t-shirts and bumper stickers at events. If we could get an online marketplace set up that's similar to what The Tartan has, this number could grow substantially, as many WRCT alumni want shirts and want to support the station but are not in the area to receive them and don't want to go through the process of calling in and ordering. |
| Revenue-Rental and Sales Income (-) | $250.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 | Expected revenue from semesterly WRCT dance parties |
| Revenue-Rental and Sales Income (-) | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | Expected revenue from equipment rentals. We're making efforts to increase this by buying more relevant digital rentable equipment, like CDJ's, and also advertising our rental capacity more. |
| Travel-Airfare Domestic (+) | $2,628.00 | $2,628.00 | $2,628.00 | This covers four roundtrip flights, each for two people. One flight to Atlanta to cover the Emory game, another to New England to cover the NYU and Brandeis Games, and another to Chicago to cover our football game there, and a final flight to chicago to cover our basketball games there, at a later date. |
| Travel-Gas (+) | $873.00 | $873.00 | $873.00 | Gas for the miles traveled to away football and basketball games in the 2014-2015 school year. This is coverage for traveling 946 miles |
| Travel-Hotel and Lodging (+) | $1,164.00 | $1,164.00 | $1,164.00 | This covers lodging for weekend trips that are far enough away to travel via air. This is three nights in Chicago on two trips, two nights in New England for the NYU and Brandeis games and two nights in the south so cover the emory and rochester games. |
By Ocode
| Requested | |
|---|---|
| Capital Expense Fund | $48,938.00 |
| Equip-Clothing | $2,559.00 |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment | $407.00 |
| Food-Meals for Members | $2,560.00 |
| Food-Refreshments for Events | $500.00 |
| Food-Refreshments for General Body Meetings | $200.00 |
| Ops-Advertising and Publicity | $2,010.00 |
| Ops-Equipment Repair | $1,905.00 |
| Ops-General Supplies | $1,414.90 |
| Ops-Non-Promotional Paper, Printing, and Pub. | $450.00 |
| Ops-Postal Services | $30.00 |
| Ops-Professional Services and Performers | $9,200.00 |
| Ops-Program Expenses | $11,660.00 |
| Ops-Rental Equipment | $1,075.00 |
| Ops-Rental Facilities | $400.00 |
| Ops-Telecommunications | $3,984.00 |
| Revenue-Fundraising Income | $0.00 |
| Revenue-Outside Funding | $6,000.00 |
| Revenue-Rental and Sales Income | $600.00 |
| Travel-Airfare Domestic | $2,628.00 |
| Travel-Gas | $873.00 |
| Travel-Hotel and Lodging | $1,164.00 |
| Recommended | |
|---|---|
| Capital Expense Fund | $30,964.00 |
| Equip-Clothing | $2,559.00 |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment | $107.00 |
| Food-Meals for Members | $2,560.00 |
| Food-Refreshments for Events | $500.00 |
| Food-Refreshments for General Body Meetings | $200.00 |
| Ops-Advertising and Publicity | $700.00 |
| Ops-Equipment Repair | $1,680.00 |
| Ops-General Supplies | $1,380.00 |
| Ops-Non-Promotional Paper, Printing, and Pub. | $450.00 |
| Ops-Postal Services | $30.00 |
| Ops-Professional Services and Performers | $9,200.00 |
| Ops-Program Expenses | $11,660.00 |
| Ops-Rental Equipment | $1,075.00 |
| Ops-Rental Facilities | $400.00 |
| Ops-Telecommunications | $3,984.00 |
| Revenue-Fundraising Income | $3,865.00 |
| Revenue-Outside Funding | $6,000.00 |
| Revenue-Rental and Sales Income | $600.00 |
| Travel-Airfare Domestic | $2,628.00 |
| Travel-Gas | $873.00 |
| Travel-Hotel and Lodging | $1,164.00 |
| Final | |
|---|---|
| Capital Expense Fund | $38,209.00 |
| Equip-Clothing | $2,559.00 |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment | $107.00 |
| Food-Meals for Members | $2,560.00 |
| Food-Refreshments for Events | $500.00 |
| Food-Refreshments for General Body Meetings | $200.00 |
| Ops-Advertising and Publicity | $700.00 |
| Ops-Equipment Repair | $1,680.00 |
| Ops-General Supplies | $1,380.00 |
| Ops-Non-Promotional Paper, Printing, and Pub. | $450.00 |
| Ops-Postal Services | $30.00 |
| Ops-Professional Services and Performers | $9,200.00 |
| Ops-Program Expenses | $11,660.00 |
| Ops-Rental Equipment | $1,075.00 |
| Ops-Rental Facilities | $400.00 |
| Ops-Telecommunications | $3,984.00 |
| Revenue-Fundraising Income | $3,865.00 |
| Revenue-Outside Funding | $6,000.00 |
| Revenue-Rental and Sales Income | $600.00 |
| Travel-Airfare Domestic | $2,628.00 |
| Travel-Gas | $873.00 |
| Travel-Hotel and Lodging | $1,164.00 |
Summary
| Requested | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $43,019.90 |
| Capital | $48,938.00 |
| Revenue | ($6,600.00) |
| Final | $36,419.90 |
| Recommended | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $41,150.00 |
| Capital | $30,964.00 |
| Revenue | ($10,465.00) |
| Final | $30,685.00 |
| Final | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $41,150.00 |
| Capital | $38,209.00 |
| Revenue | ($10,465.00) |
| Debt | ($792.86) |
| Rollover | ($0.00) |
| Total Subsidy | $30,685.00 |
| FY15 Starting Balance | $29,892.14 |
Debt/Rollover Explanation: