Community Communications / Wmfe

WMFE PROVIDES VITAL, TRUSTED NEWS AND INFORMATION TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. WMFE EMPOWERS AUDIENCES TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC LIFE BY PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY INDEPENDENT NEWS AND INFORMATION PROGRAMMING FOR, WITH, AND ABOUT OUR REGION, AS WELL AS THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES SUCH AS NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO AND AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA. WMFE'S LOCAL NEWS TEAM PROVIDES TIMELY, IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF MATTERS THAT AFFECT CENTRAL FLORIDIANS WITH BOTH SHORT AND LONG-FORM REPORTS AND CONVERSATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WMFE-FM CARRIES A COMPREHENSIVE SCHEDULE OF LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMS SUCH AS MORNING EDITION, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, FRESH AIR, ARE WE THERE YET, AND PROGRAMS FROM THE BBC WORLD SERVICE. WMFE-HD2 BROADCASTS CLASSICAL MUSIC 24 HOURS DAILY. WMFE'S DIGITAL OFFERINGS INCLUDE AN EXTENSIVE WEBSITE (cfpublic.ORG), APPS FOR BOTH IPHONE AND ANDROID USERS, STREAMING AUDIO AND ON-DEMAND PODCASTS, AN EMAIL NEWSLETTER TO APPROXIMATELY 17,000 SUBSCRIBERS, AND CONTENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS SUCH AS FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND YOUTUBE. WMFE OFFERS LIVE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AROUND WMFE'S CONTENT AND ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE REGION. WMFE OFFERS INTERNSHIPS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, ALLOWING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS TO GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN RESEARCH, PRODUCING AND REPORTING. WMFE-FM COLLABORATES WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS A CRITICAL LINK IN THE STATE'S EMERGENCY NETWORK DURING CRISES WHEN THE EOC IS ACTIVATED, INCLUDING HURRICANES AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS. WMFE PARTICIPATES IN A COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PUBLIC MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO DISTRIBUTE EMERGENCY INFORMATION FROM THE FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO EMERGENCY NETWORK (FPREN) STORM CENTER. AS FUNDS ALLOW, WMFE INVESTS IN PAID MARKETING ON DIGITAL, OUTDOOR, AND MEDIA PLATFORMS. ADDITIONAL REQUIRED OUTCOMES: WMFE CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (CPB) CERTIFICATION, MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) LICENSE PER TITLE 47, AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT THAT IS WITHIN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE AND OPERATION.