Podcasts for Automation Among New Features

If you'd like to share your feedback or help us test new features on Audioport, please read this.

Since the launch of Audioport.org in July 2004, use of the site has grown exponentially. Created as an alternative distribution system to the satellite, Audioport.org is now used by a majority of network stations, and for most is the preferred method of receiving and distributing programs.

Last year we moved the site to newer, faster servers. This year, Pacifica's tech team is upgrading Audioport for greater reliability as well as new features such as automated audio file delivery, or podcasts. Some of these new features have been implemented, and are now being tested. Other changes will be made over the next several months, with the input of the Audioport user community.

Development Timeline 

• Jan/Feb:  Testing of AudioPort 2.0 / Input for Future Development
• Mid-March:  Public Release of AudioPort 2.0
• April:  Roadmap for AudioPort 3.0

What's New in AudioPort 2.0

• Podcasts for Automation - Podcast feeds are now available by program series, allowing stations to automatically download programs - and optionally load them into their automation system.
• Improved Upload Process - Includes an upload progress bar and revised workflow.
• Simplified Interface - Screens have been streamlined for simpler operation.

View the upgraded AudioPort here: www.audioport.org:8084
Make sure you are logged out of the old Audioport site before using the new one.

Share Your Feedback, or Help Us Test

We want your input to improve AudioPort. We are also looking for volunteers to help test and write documentation in a variety of areas. On January 21, we held a conference call with a number of Audioport users and station staff, who contributed valuable suggestions. Read a summary of the call here, and sign up to our Announcements list below if you'd like to be informed of upcoming calls.

Pleas email doug@pacifica.org with your comments and suggestions, and consider joining one of these email lists:

AudioPort Announcements
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Subscribe by sending any email to audioport+subscribe@pacifica.org

AudioPort Testers
We're looking for volunteers to help test AudioPort and develop documentation. Please sign up if you're interested.
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITIES
IN OAXACA FROM PACIFICA NATIONAL BOARD
July 28, 2007

Whereas, Ulises Ruiz Ortiz is accused of being responsible for human rights abuses against a mainly Indigenous population, against teachers on strike and against anyone who speaks out against this repression;

Whereas, Amnesty International in 2005, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in October 2006 and the International Civil Commission for Human Rights Observation in December 2006, have reported extensive and systematic human rights violations, including assassinations, torture, rapes (of women and men) and arbitrary detention in Oaxaca state;

STATEMENT FROM THE PACIFICA NATIONAL BOARD
January 26, 2007

Listen to the statement

For more than half a century, Pacifica radio has opposed violence and war and has defended basic rights. The Pacifica National Board takes this responsibility very seriously. At its recent meeting in Houston, the Board adopted motions on several crucial issues and urged Pacifica stations to give them consistent and in-depth coverage.

Pacifica Radio Archives Director Testifies to Library of Congress Advocating for Preservation of Precious Sound Recordings 

On November 29th, Pacifica Radio Archives (PRA) Director Brian DeShazor testified to the Library of Congress about growing threats to irreplaceable recordings owned by the Pacifica Foundation as well as growing concerns regarding preservation of this archival material.

DeShazor presented major findings at a public hearing in Los Angeles of The National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB), a panel convened by the Library of Congress.  NRPB was created by Congress in 2000 and is charged with developing action plans for the inventory and preservation of sound recordings throughout the United States.

Listen to the testimony here

PACIFICA AND FSRN SIGN AGREEMENT
Stage set for integration in one year

October 20, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BERKELEY, CA -- The Pacifica Foundation, the leading listener-supported radio network in the U.S., is pleased to announce the signing of a one-year agreement with Pacifica Reporters Against Censorship (PRAC), producers of Free Speech Radio News (FSRN). The deal covers the production of PRAC's half-hour daily newscast and distribution by Pacifica Radio to its network of affiliate and sister stations.

In addition, both Pacifica and FSRN have affirmed in writing their commitment "to establish terms that will allow for the integration of Free Speech Radio News within Pacifica," and outlined a series of steps to make this possible within the next year.

We are saddened to say that Ebon Dooley, broadcast director of WRFG - Radio Free Georgia - in Atlanta Georgia, passed away October 12, in his sleep, after doing a radio program. With his death, our network loses an inspiring member and dear friend.

Ebon was an important part of the heart and soul of WRFG and played a critical role in the Atlanta area. He was dedicated to community radio, looking for ways to increase its presence in the South, he helped with building coalitions in the area between WRFG and other progressive media institutions in the South, as well as participated in preparations for the the upcoming US Social Forum in Atlanta.