Wednesday, July 21, 1999

On the Web
Find out more about KVCR-TV, FM - Steve Robles, Reporter (editorial)

The backbone of public radio and television is its membership.  Monthly and sometimes more, public television and radio stations have pledge drives to encourage viewers to support a cause that can work to benefit everyone.

KVCR-TV Channel 24 and KVCR-FM (91.9), based at San Bernardino Valley College, is using the Internet to give viewers and listeners a more convenient way to join the growing list of members.

By purchasing membership, KVCR can continue offering the same programs it has offered for many years.  When the call goes out for pledges through the television or radio station, it is the stations' Web site (http://kvcr.org) that offers a good way to sign up.

Rick Dulock, development associate for KVCR, sees a definite market for the Web site.  "It seems to get used more by the radio members than the television members," he said.  "We just passed our 20,000 hit mark."

Dulock said the site has potential interest to both people interested in the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio through its links to PBS online and NPR online, as well as to people familiar with the station and wanting to know more about it.

According to Dulock, people can "find out what's produced right here in our Channel 24 studios."  They can also find "restaurant reviews on 'Let's Dine Out'" or "learn to draw with Jim Gilbert on 'Cartoon Factory.'"  They can "keep up with current events in the San Bernardino-Riverside area through 'Empire Living' or "revisit classic television programs with 'I Remember Television.'"

Kids can find "games and links to PBS kids' sites," according to Dulock. "PBS has always been a safe place for children."  The site is updated everyday.  The links to the news bureaus for NPR and other links keep surfers informed and up to date on the latest news.

New to the site is a tribute to the late Rep. George E. Brown Jr., D-San Bernardino, whom Dulock calls "our good friend and longtime supporter of public broadcasting."

Monday, September 21, 1998

Surf's Up: Web site reviews, by Rick Burnham

We proudly bring to your attention that our Web site was selected
as "Pick of the Week" by the Riverside Press Enterprise

KVCR Channel 24, the Inland Empire's public broadcasting station, has developed it's own Web site at www.kvcr.org.  Click on the KVCR programming link and the station's schedule appears.  Some shows have Web sites of their own, which are linked from the schedule or elsewhere on the KVCR site.  There also are links to sites for the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio, KVCR-FM, and numerous links to children's shows, local events, community organizations, arts and culture, and other information.