An Inside Look at a Radio Station: KGVM

Dates: February 12, 2025
Meets: W from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
 Location: Bozeman MT - KGVM Gallatin Valley Community Radio
Cost:  $15.00
Date Day Time
02/12/2025Wednesday10 AM to 11:30 AM
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Please note: This course program requires membership in a 2024-2025 OLLI at MSU Membership

Description

Participants will learn about the operation of a non-commercial public radio station. The program will discuss community radio, its objectives, and the services provided by KGVM. KGVM will demonstrate how its broadcast studio works, capturing public events like lectures and forums for broadcast and preparing audio for both broadcast and archival use.

Space is limited to 24 people.

Open only to members of OLLI at MSU or the MSU Retirees & Associates.

This program involves standing and walking for 30 minutes or longer. Mobility aids are not able to be used due to the stairs in the Labor Temple, and an elevator is not available. There is a half flight of stairs up to the main hall where the program begins and a flight of stairs down to the studio.

Course Takeaways

  • Get a hands-on look at a radio station studio.
  • Get some hands-on experience with audio recording and editing.
  • Understand how a radio station goes from the studio to broadcasting over the air and streaming on the internet.
Fee:  $15.00

Fee Breakdown

DescriptionAmount
OLLI Member$ 15.00
OLLI member with a partner$ 30.00

Bozeman MT - KGVM Gallatin Valley Community Radio

422 E Mendenhall St
Bozeman, MT 59715
View the location on a map.

Bob Wall

Bob Wall has worked in software engineering in Bozeman for over 35 years. He is also the president of the board of Gallatin Valley Community Radio and the chief engineer and station manager for KGVM, 95.9 FM, a non-commercial radio station in Bozeman. He has helped operate the station since it went on the air in 2018.