by Howie Roman | Dec 3, 2019 | Stage
With the holidays coming up I thought I should let folks know that this winter’s show will be on Feb. 1st with the rehearsal the afternoon before.Why not use some of your holiday time with friends and family working on...
by CKTZ | Nov 11, 2017 | News
The end of Cortes Community Radio’s fall sales season is approaching. How important is this? And What changes have transpired recently? A Q & A with station manager Howie Roman about 2017 Market Sales & Lipsyncs. Q/ How important are CKTZ’s market sales and Lip Syncs to the radio station? Howie: Like all non-profits we are eligible for some grants. Unfortunately, grants do not pay the operating expenses. This means that we must raise money to cover expenses like rent, hydro, telephone etc.In addition, we have a continuous need for new pieces of equipment. The Lip Syncs and Sales cover over half of our expenses.The Lip Syncs have become an island tradition, having done about 20. One of the things Cortes Radio gets from the Lip Syncs and sales is that’s when we get to meet the listeners. Radio is a very isolated experience you sit in a room and talk or play music and than you leave; Almost no contact with the listeners. [/et_pb_text] Q/ Tell me about some of the new markets that CKTZ entered, or has expanded its presence in, this year. Where are they? And what is the significance of this activity? Howie: Quadra Island has three times the population than Cortes and we’ve known for a long time that we probably had three times as many listeners over there. For the last two summers Cortes Radio has joined with Theatre Quadra in presenting a August Lip Sync. That one is starting to take as well, good size audience this year. This summer we’ve had a small group of people doing markets and sales for us...
by CKTZ | Sep 9, 2017 | About Us
The Bylaws of Cortes Community Radio Society Part 1 - Interpretation 1. (1) In these bylaws, unless the context otherwise requires: “directors” means directors of the society for the time being; “Society Act” means the Society Act of British Columbia from time to time in force and all amendments to it; “registered address” of a member means the members address as recorded in the register of members. (2) The definitions in the Society Act on the date these bylaws became effective apply to these bylaws. 2. Words imported using the singular include the plural and vice versa, and words importing a male person Part 2 - Membership 3. The members of the society are the applicants for incorporation of the society and those persons who subsequently become members, in accordance with these bylaws and, in either case, have not caused to be members. 4. A person may apply to the directors for membership in the society and on acceptance by the directors is a member. 5. Every member must uphold the constitution and comply with these bylaws. 6. The amount of the first annual membership dues must be determined by the directors and after that the annual membership dues must be determined at the annual general meeting of the society. 7. A person ceases to be a member of the society: (a) by delivering his or her resignation in writing to the secretary of the society or by mailing or delivering it to the address of the society. (b) on his or her death or, in the case of a corporation, on dissolution; (c) on...
