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I think all community media stations showed their worth again to people who may have written us off awhile back.” For years the media center has hosted monthly programs with the city’s state representatives. We not only covered those meetings, but we made sure our residents were able to communicate with our officials during those meetings. “Our residents would not have had access to government meetings without the video coverage and interactivity we provided.

When the pandemic shut down in-person meetings, Rice Lake Community Media stepped up. James covers the Barron County Board plus five city meetings every month. This coverage has never been more vital than in today’s media environment with all of the sniping back and forth,” said James.

“The greatest value of community television is giving people an unfiltered look at how their city and county is run – gavel to gavel government meeting coverage is especially important. Rice Lake Community Media’s first responsibility, though, is coverage of local government. While he covers the lectures with just one camera, James incorporates the lecturer’s PowerPoints directly into the finished product to create the final show for television audiences. “Recently there was a touching discussion about caring for family members with dementia from the point of view of the caregiver’s experience,” said James.

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The media center has long covered Thursdays the U, a lecture series that covers such diverse topics as barn quilts, restorative justice, the history of women’s suffrage, and county administration. We’re looking to hire someone in the new year to help me.”īesides covering the school district, Rice Lake Community Media is the local connection to UW Eau Claire - Barron County. While he gets help from a high school student for game coverage, he readily admits that he’s open to getting help, either from volunteers or from a part-time employee. The school district also relies on Rice Lake Community Media to cover every school board meeting and many band and choir concerts. This fall I covered the third game in the playoffs between Rice Lake and Baraboo and the last time I looked, it had over 4,000 views on the school district’s YouTube channel.” “It’s ingrained in the community that we’ll be covering all of the high school games. The media center is an integral part of the community.Ī newcomer to the city, James quickly caught on that his adopted home town holds high expectations for its local media center – particularly when it comes to high school football. I am really pleased with how much it has raised our profile.”įounded in 1982, Rice Lake Community Media has been housed in this building since 2000, right in the heart of this growing city of 9,000 people in Barron County - and rightly so.

“We have gotten a tremendous response to the window promotion. “I like to tell people there are ‘six ways to view Rice Lake Community Media,’ said James Wyngaard, Executive Director of Rice Lake Community Media. One promotes Rice Lake Community Television’s cable channels - 992 on Charter Spectrum and 993 on Mosaic/Celect Communications one promotes its digital channels, Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire and one promotes its LPFM radio station, WYRL-LP 105.5 FM.

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As you drive down Main Street in Rice Lake, you’ll see something new emblazoned on the windows at 325 Main Street - three large logos.

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