May 30, 2017
Report of the Vernon Slate Memorial Building Fund
From the Engineering Department of Joy Christian Radio
Tullahoma, TN
Dear friends and supporters:
We are thrilled to report some stellar progress in the fund raising efforts launched during our recent “Go Reach Your World” Share the Joy Celebration back in early April! If you will remember, we set an engineering fund raising goal of $7,000 in order to build the new CCM Online radio station and to get a piece of equipment repaired that we need to have done.
We were able to raise the entire $7,000 by late April! A local church, Calvary Baptist Church in Tullahoma, stepped up to the plate and made a $3,000 contribution to finish out the entire amount! Others gave sacrificially to help us accomplish these engineering tasks!
The CCM radio station went online formally on Friday, May 12 at Noon Central Time! In order to accomplish this, we had to renovate or build the following computer / switching components:
The “on air” file server had to be replaced with a much faster and more efficient server that would handle all three networks simultaneously. We purchased and refurbished (in house) a used Dell Poweredge Model T-320. We added a full set of new hard drives, increased the memory and serviced the unit. We are very pleased so far with its performance!
We had to replace several of the computer workstations that were showing their age. Failure to do so would cause failure at some point, so we bit the bullet and did all of them.
We purchased and constructed software / computer work stations in rack mount cases to operate the CCM network.
We purchased new audio processors (total of 3) for all three networks. This makes all the equipment uniform and moves us from the old, worn out analog processors we had to modern digital-controlled processing for all three networks.
We built a new and faster Intranet structure to handle the added traffic of the third network.
We paid the Internet fees for the new CCM station for 2017.
We purchased a huge addition to the music library as our existing CCM library was mostly older (but good!) music. We are still adding to the CCM library every week!
We built a new scheduler workstation, new play-to-air workstation and added processing, switching, Distribution Amps and all the needed switching and equipment needed to be able to “go live” at any time we choose.
We reworked the entire Scheduling Workstation console that houses all three schedulers. Classic Gospel, Bible Talk and CCM are housed together in a place where the programming and remote functions can be easily accessed, plus we now have a workstation where a person can work with the schedulers directly. It’s a much needed improvement in that part of the equipment!
That’s the report concerning the construction of the CCM station! We couldn’t be more thrilled with the response! It has been really good thus far. We ask you to continue to pray as we build this new radio station into a new network to run alongside our existing Classic Gospel Network!
The total cost of building the CCM network and all the related work that was done did create a cost overrun as much of the equipment we purchased was more expensive than our estimates indicated. As a result, we have not yet had the Crown Transmitter sent in for repair, but we do still have part of the funds in reserve to get that done. We hope to get that done very soon, the Lord willing! The balance in the VSMBF is $1206.43, and we need a total of $2,000 in order to get the transmitter repaired.
It’s been quite a banner time of progress in the life of Joy Christian Radio! Never in our history have we had such an ability to start a new radio outreach AND refurbish our file servers and workstation computers PLUS replace key components that make our sound better all at once! The new sound of all of our stations and online streams is better than ever! We’re praising God for His provision and for the wonderful improvements!
Please accept my thanks for all the support you gave us! We simply cannot do this alone! But, together, we can reach more and more people globally with the Gospel of Christ! I’m looking forward to some wonderful new reports as to how many people are listening to our new station! Be sure to tell someone about Joy Christian Radio’s CCM Station! Online at our website (www.joychristianradio.com) and via the Tune In App, wherever it is found! (Now on Roku TV devices!).
Submitted by:
Ed Smith,
President / Founder / Chief Engineer
Joy Christian Radio
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