WHIV WORLDWIDE

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WHIV-on-the-airYou know that low power FM began in Faubourg St. John on December 1st, 2014. Now you can share the experience with your friends and relatives worldwide! WHIV-FM has officially begun streaming their signal over the internet. Check it out at: http://tinyurl.com/streaming-whiv

Launched in late 2014, 102.3 FM is a new low power radio station for New Orleans. This is community radio for New Orleans; the signal range covers the complete New Orleans metropolitan area.WHIVFM

WHIV programming is dedicated to public health, human rights and social justice.

During the day, WHIV features local New Orleans and Louisiana news and current events with voices as diverse as our city. In the evenings, weekends, and holidays, WHIV will be broadcasting locally DJ’ed shows highlighting New Orleans music and culture.

http://tinyurl.com/streaming-whiv

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Thanks to NOLA AERIALS for the intro photos in the video!

Lyrics to “Livin’ in the Life” by the Isley Brothers used in the video above.

Somebody said, I was living in the life
Somebody told me, I was living in the life
Think that you might know, you’ll find that you’re readin’ me wrong
My patience come and go but my living has got to go on

And if you think it’s easy it’s only ’cause
You ain’t me and I ain’t you
Check out the difference between the two

Somebody said, it was easy in my life
Somebody told me, I had made it in my life
Try to understand my determination wins
You can’t only stand on the outside looking in

And if you think it’s easy it’s only ’cause
You ain’t me and I ain’t you

FM Radio Begins Broadcasting in Faubourg St. John

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by Charlie London
WHIVFMAt the September 9th, 2014 meeting at the Fair Grounds, it was announced that a low power FM station will be located in Faubourg St. John at 1138 North Dupre.

During daytime hours, a small staff of volunteers and programming technicians will be in the North Dupre office. During the evening hours, the station will switch from talk radio to local music. This programming will be transmitted via software operations from a home computer or iPhone offsite.
The office at 1138 North Dupre will have a small antenna on top of the building that will transmit the radio signals to the larger radio tower located downtown.

WHIV will broadcast on FM radio and stream online. The station will feature health, safety and social issues along with talk programming of local interest with music.

WHIV FM has a website at http://www.whivfm.org/

UPDATE FROM WDSU on December 4th, 2014: The new radio station on the air has a format unlike any other. It’s called “Radio NOLA HIV,” known by its call letters, WHIV. Dr. MarkAlain Dery founded the station as an extension of the nonprofit organization he leads. While he volunteers his time there, he’s also an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Tulane School of Medicine and specializes in infectious diseases. “Baton Rouge is number one and New Orleans is number three in the number of HIV incidents in the United States,” Dery said.

WHIV began broadcasting in Faubourg St. John on Monday, December 1, 2014.

The signal reaches halfway across the causeway, halfway across the spillway and from Belle Chasse to New Orleans East.

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Info below is from the September, 2014 FSJNA meeting minutes by Nancy Shepard:

The Odyssey House located at 1138 N. Dupre is partnering with the New Orleans Society for Infectious Disease Awareness (NOSIDA) to provide space for NOSIDA’s low-watt radio station, “Radio NOLA HIV: Programming Dedicated to Human Rights and Social Justice” (WHIV). The office space is pre-existing at the site and will be enlarged slightly to accommodate WHIV.

A small broadcasting transmitter will be installed on the roof of the building; the large tower antennae will be located downtown. The commercial space at 1138 N. Dupre is zoned RD-2 and the office space is grandfathered in. They expect to be up and running by December 2014 with one or two volunteers.

Since a lot of the programming will be remotely operated they do not anticipate a major impact to traffic. The lease with WHIV will be renewed yearly and can be cancelled. Mr. Carlson was asked if the radio station would be willing to promote the neighborhood through PSAs. He said he could add that to the lease. He was asked if they would be recording live music, and he said not on-site, but there could be on-site interviews. He was asked about future plans for the Odyssey House at N. Dupre. Mr. Carlson said their goal is to be good neighbors, keeping quiet and low-key. He knows of no issues since cameras were installed and staff moved in. The only thing that will change in the future is the type of tenants.


Thanks to NOLA AERIALS for the intro photos!

FM for Better Sound

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FM-for-better-soundWhen I was a little kid, half a century ago, I distinctly remember the promo that played over and over on FM radio… “FM for better sound… FM for better sound”. You see 50 years ago, before the internet and 1000 songs in the palm of your hand, radio was where you listened to great music. FM was the “better dressed” guy and he wanted everyone to know about it.

Faubourg St. John will be getting one of those “better dressed” radio stations soon and you can get a sneak peek inside the studio on December 1st.

Odyssey House (a non-profit specializing in addiction treatment) has converted a side building next to their larger property at 1138 S. Dupre into a small radio station, in partnership with the New Orleans Society for Infectious Disease Awareness. The station, WHIV, will focus on HIV/AIDS awareness and related issues.

Odyssey House is hosting an open house at the station in honor of the first broadcast on December 1 at noon.

Members of the community are invited to attend. In addition, they are soliciting musical requests, as described in the following press release. Please contact Odyssey House’s Robert Chandler, whose contact info is included below, if you have any questions.

WHIV FM has a website at http://www.whivfm.org/

WHIVFMSince we are first and foremost a community station, WHIV would love to have the neighbors in Faubourg St. John join the radio station opening. An invitation is extended to interested Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association members to select a song special to them that they would like WHIV to play as part of the initial broadcast on World AIDS Day, December 1.

Additionally, once our sound equipment is installed and operational, we would like to have these neighbors record brief soundbites introducing their song selection along with a brief message supporting the importance of World AIDS Day or what the new radio station means to the neighborhood/ New Orleans community. WHIV looks forward to having the voices of the local community members playing on the airwaves with our inaugural broadcast.

WHIV FM has a website at http://www.whivfm.org/

Robert L. Chandler, Jr. | Community of Supportive Services Program Manager
Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. | 1125 North Tonti St. | New Orleans, LA 70119
Cell: (504) 239-0441
Email: rchandler@ohlinc.org
For more information on OHL, visit www.ohlinc.org

Join FSJNA today!

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Community Focus

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Newly elected Faubourg St. John president Michael Cohn participated in an interview with Ray Romero of the Clear Channel radio network. The interview was aired on January 1, 2012 on the following radio stations: WNOE 101.1 | WRNO 99.5 | KVDU 104.1 | WYLD 940AM | WODT 1280AM

The Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association’s boundaries are ORLEANS to ONZAGA and NORTH BROAD to NORTH CARROLLTON.

Citizens interested in fighting blight should call 311 to report the property to the city. Please forward any information about blighted properties in Faubourg St. John to info@fsjna.org

For more information about fighting blight, please click on the BLIGHT tab at FSJNA dot ORG or visit the link below:
https://fsjna.org/steps-to-stomp-out-blight/

LOYOLA University published blight busting strategies on July 20, 2010.
Click the link below to view that report:
BlightStrategyLOYOLA-2010july20

The City of New Orleans published their blight busting strategy on September 30, 2010. Click the link below to view that report:
CiityBlightStrategy2010sep30

The definitions of blight and public nuisance below were obtained from the following link:
http://www.nola.gov/RESIDENTS/Code-Enforcement/Definitions-of-Public-Nuisance-and-Blight
Many residents don’t understand what is meant by the terms “public nuisance” and “blight”. Generally, they refer to properties that are vacant and in a state of disrepair. Generally blight is a worse condition than public nuisance. Below is a description of what is usually meant by those terms. This is a summary, not a legal definition. For the legal definition, see Chapter 28 of the City code, available on the code enforcement main page.

Public Nuisance

A property can be considered a public nuisance if:
There is a significant amount of trash or garbage on the lot.
There are plants or weeds above 18 inches.
There are abandoned automobiles, building material, discarded appliances, machinery or furnishing.
It could be a hazard to children because of the condition of its foundation, the condition of the slab, abandoned machinery, unsecured building materials, uncovered holes or uncovered excavation.
There are conditions that could allow vermin infestation.
There are objects that can hold standing water.

Blight

A property can be considered blight if:
It is chronically vacant.
There are unresolved code violations for unsafe, unsanitary or unhealthy conditions.
It has been declared a fire hazard.
It is lacking in facilities or equipment required by the Housing Code of the City of New Orleans.
It has been deemed “demolition by neglect” pursuant to section 84-108 or 84-208 of the City Code.
It has a substantial negative impact on the health, safety, or economic vitality of a neighborhood.
It is a vacant lot that is abandoned, does not meet the requirements of the City Code or has been adjudicated.
There is a vermin infestation.

New Orleans Redevelopment Authority

The City of New Orleans Code Enforcement declares properties to be blighted through an official City of New Orleans designation process.

After a property is declared blighted by the city, ownership does not immediately transfer to NORA. Before we can take control of a blighted property, we must first work with the courts to obtain the title to the property. This process may take anywhere from six months to two years depending on the ownership structure and legal issues involved in each individual case.

NORA only initiates cases to seize titles of blighted properties in limited instances and on behalf of Lot Next Door purchasers.

As an alternative to pursuing property titles through the courts, NORA also works with code enforcement authorities and neighborhood organizations to develop remediation strategies. Through code enforcement liens on blighted properties and strategic investment initiatives, market forces are often quite successful in blight remediation.

For more information about code enforcement and blighted properties, please visit the City of New Orleans Code Enforcement page.