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Greetings from your broadcast friends out on the Desert…
This is BDR Newsletter 829, Volume 16, #49 for July 2, 2025

JULY!
OK, you know that. But did you know today is exactly the mid-point of 2025? 182 days before and 182 after. We are on the downhill side of 2025!

DEADLINE DAY
As we enter the Third Quarter, just the reminder for folks that the Issues & Programs Lists need to be uploaded by the 10th. By the way, if your cluster has stations with different Cities-of-License, your I&P lists probably should not be exactly the same – especially if one area is city and the other rural. These official records show the efforts each station has made to serve the needs and interests of its City of License.

BACKUPS
Will you be working on Thursday – all day … half a day … not at all?  What about if you become ill?

Perhaps that means you need a backup person to keep an eye on things for you. Backup is good. And not only in terms of people. What about your backup transmitter? Generator? etc. Planning for those times when you or your transmitter are out-of-service is the main topic this week. Jeff Welton from Nautel will again share his thoughts on how we can ensure we can handle all will be OK despite the increase in entropy around our lives.

Please join us, 2 PM Eastern, 11 AM Pacific … for an interesting conversation. You’ll be glad you did.

At our regular time/place: Thursday at 2 PM Eastern/11 AM Pacific. You can get the link at www.theBDR.net/TLG/ or www.youtube.com/thebdrnet

Also, you might be interested to know we are now booked until September, with one open week, with some great presentations. Check the same page for the list of upcoming presentations: www.theBDR.net/TLG/