Section 300: Committee Composition

Effective: March 1, 2001
Revised: November 2019 
Last Review: October 2024
Next Review: October 2026
Responsible Party: Chancellor

The Radio Broadcast Station License is under the name of Northern Montana College. In order to effectively manage and plan for current and future assessments, this Radio Station Committee is formed.

Procedures

A committee, hereafter called the KNMC Radio Committee, will develop policies and oversee the general operations of any stations affiliated with MSU-N campus. This Committee shall:

  • Recommend policy changes for approval;
  • Report annually (by May 1) to the Chancellor concerning the operations of the station;
  • Meet at least quarterly;
  • Distribute minutes to the campus for review and information.

This committee will be comprised of at least:

  • Two faculty members
  • Two administrators (one of the administrators will be the Chief Information Officer (CIO)
  • Two students (one representing ASMSUN and one representing student DJs)
  • One off-campus community member

The balance of the members will be selected by the CIO and the radio station manager, and the Chancellor will be notified of the committee member selections. The officers of the Committee shall be a chair, vice-chair, and a secretary, all of whom shall be elected annually at the first fall semester meeting.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Develop policy. In the case of KNMC, the Committee is charged with responsibility for developing appropriate programming policies, personnel policies, budgetary policies, recommending curriculum affiliation policies, standards, licensing authority.
  • Hiring of a station manager.
  • Review any financial transactions of the station on a quarterly basis.