funds that provide support for campus radio

Thank you so much for your interest in helping our campus radio station, The Prairie Star. Please make your gift to the following fund. Donate

Student Radio Fund

Thank you so much!

Current Needs

Below we list many different levels of giving. Whatever you choose to give, please give to the following fund. The link will take you to a safe online giving page. Once there, use the comment box to let us know if you have a special giving interest from the list below. You can also send in your gift by mail.

Please look over the following items grouped by cost, which your donations can purchase or provide:

For a donation of less that $500
For a donation of $500 to $1000
For a donation $1000 to $5000
For a donation of more than $5000

You can make a donation to meet any of these needs by clicking on the Give Now button at left.

For a donation of less than $500

$125 – Annual dues to Intercollegiate Broadcasting Service
$149 – One copy of Adobe Audition 3.0 audio editing software
$199 – One copy of Simian Production Mode Software
$200 – One month of high quality Internet streaming for 50 listeners
$205 – Studio link to Campus Electronic Media Office (TV Office)
$250 – One year membership in National Broadcasting Society
$450 – Industry magazine Radio and Records
$500 – Business quality laser printer for station
One microphone

For a donation of $500-$1000

$600 – Our weekly music subscription service
One copy of Simian Automation Software
$700 – One copy of Natural Music software for scheduling music for our automation system
$ 750 – One terabyte network storage unit for program audio file storage
$1,000 –100 hours of student employment in the radio station
Portable broadcast quality digital recorder
Mandatory licensing fees for one year

For a donation of $1000-$5000

$1,300 – One copy of Natural Log software for scheduling our automation system
$1,650 – One Power Backup System (UPS)
$1,800 – Audio compression hardware to ensure quality sound
$2,400 – One year of high quality Internet streaming for 50 listeners
$2,500 – One broadcast quality computer system
$4,000 – One BSI Field Station remote unit
$4,250 – “Remote link to studio” hardware
$5,000 – Studio furniture

For a donation of $5000 and up

$6,000 – One Simian Automation System
$10,000 – A much needed state of the art audio console
Underwrites one Graduate Assistantship for the station
$20,000 – Equips an audio production classroom to support radio station
$50,000 – Renovates building space for use as a radio studio

Questions?

Please use the Send Us Your Question link or contact our office directly.

Have you worked on UIS' campus radio?

We'd love to hear your story. How would you encourage donors to give? What have you appreciated most about the opportunity to work at the station? Please send your comments to Marilyn Kok, mkok2@uis.edu. We would love to add comments to this site.

We look forward to hearing from you.