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The Saturday Light Brigade airs live from 6 am to noon Eastern on Saturday mornings.  SLB is available to non-commercial radio stations in weekly free-standing increments of one to six hours for live or time-delayed broadcast.  A variety of program distribution technologies are available. SLB wants The Saturday Light Brigade to engage your local audience.  A toll-free number enables local listeners to reach us live and participate within our larger community of listeners.  We regularly talk about community events and activities within each affiliate’s region so that we may bring their work to a broader community, thus bringing people together from different areas and backgrounds. If you would like to carry SLB, please Contact Us.

SLB makes over thirty visits a year to fairs, festivals and other special events.  These include:

• Remote broadcasts, during which SLB will create a studio space within a facility and broadcast live from the event.  Remote broadcasts can only be done from events that are sponsored by non-profit organizations, free, and and open to the public.  Technical requirements include (1) a 15-amp, 120V grounded electrical outlet, (2) indoor or tent-covered location, (3) access to an analog (fax) telephone line and (4) access to Internet via WiFi or direct connection.  Because remote broadcasts require significant labor and expenses, a minimum fee of $2,500 applies.  This fee can often be paid by a corporate underwriter of the event or broadcast.  Remote broadcasts must be scheduled at least 16 weeks in advance.
• SLB Appearances, during which we will entertain kids and adults at your event via (1) a stage show of interactive puzzles and word games or (2) an interactive digital audio booth (featuring special effects, recording opportunities and other activities).  Fees for these appearances are $375 for the first hour and $100 for each additional hour.  Discounts are available for nonprofit organizations.  Appearances should be booked at least 4 weeks in advance.

Additional information is available by contacting Larry Berger at 412.586.6300 x 1 or larry at slbradio dot org.

SLB offers a variety of educational programs for school and after school environments.  Programs are customized from existing SLB curricula and can be offered as one-time, daily, or weekly sessions depending upon school needs. Available topics include self-expression, digital audio recording and editing, interviewing, community engagement and oral history.  In most cases, multiple SLB staff will be involved and will bring equipment for students to use as part of hands-on exercises in these subject areas.  Many student work products are broadcast on The Saturday Light Brigade and featured at Neighborhood Voices. Our experienced educational staff has worked with children in Grades PreK through 12 in schools including:

• Avalon Elementary School
• Hampton High School
• Manchester Academic Charter School
• Pittsburgh Allegheny
• Pittsburgh Greenfield
• Pittsburgh Lincoln
• Pittsburgh Miller
• Pittsburgh Manchester
• Pittsburgh Sunnyside
• Pittsburgh Stevens
• Pittsburgh Vann
• Neighborhood Academy
• Propel Homestead
• University Prep at Pittsburgh Milliones

For additional information on SLB school and after school programs, contact Jeff Baron at jeff at slbradio dot  org or 412.586.6300 x 2.

SLB has offered studio tours to children and adults for over 25 years.   There are several options.

For scout and school groups, we offer a hands-on workshop (60 to 90 minutes) where the students  learn about mixers, microphones, digital editing and other broadcast technologies as well as record a take-home CD for the group.  This program also includes a cloth patch for each student.  Workshops are typically scheduled Saturdays and Sundays (12:30 p.m. or later) with weekdays also available.  Fees are $15/student and reservations may be made through Jeff Baron via jeff at slbradio dot org or 412.586.6300 x1. 
FEE APPLIES. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.

For scout and school groups, we offer a simple, brief visit while we are live on the air followed by a short Q-and-A session after our broadcast.  These run from 11:30 am  to 12:15 pm on  Saturdays with advanced registration required by contacting Jeff Baron at jeff at slbradio dot org or 412.586.8300 x2. 
FREE

For individuals and families, we are open to the public virtually every Saturday morning during the 10 am to noon portion of our live broadcasts.  You can watch, listen and observe without making a prior reservation. 
FREE

For individuals and families, we frequently are open to the public for free walk-up tours made possible by a grant from the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation.  Hours are announced on the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh daily schedule and no reservation is required. 
FREE

SLB also can come to you for a school/after school program or remote broadcast/appearance. Please note that our studios are located in the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on the North Side.  Our studio tours do not include admission to the museum itself (nor is admission needed for our tours), but if you wish to combine the studio tour with a visit to the full museum, discounts and meal packages are available.  Parking is available in the museum lots at $5 per car.

The Story Box is a 21” x 12” x 4” box that can be wall-mounted or placed on a table.  The face of the device contains pictures with “hot spots” that are pressed to hear audio associated with them.

For example, pictures of children can be pressed to hear an essay, poem, story, reflection or narrative created by the child. Audio is recorded in our studios or at school using field equipment.

StoryBoxes encourage technical curiosity as well as imaginative thinking, verbal expression, cooperative learning, sensory exploration and active listening.  Moreover, StoryBoxes show children that their voices are valued and help make certain that they are heard by a broader audience.

A Story Box For Your School
As funding allows, we can help your school create a StoryBox for installation in the school lobby or library. Extra StoryBoxes can be made for community libraries and businesses. StoryBox audio can also be broadcast on our radio program, placed online or provided on CD.

Other Applications
StoryBoxes are also available to showcase voices of adults in office or institutional environments (i.e., nursing homes, law firms,  etc.).

Corporate Sponsorship
StoryBoxes can be sponsored by companies and businesses who believe that the powerful voices of children should be heard by the greater community. For example, a bank may choose to have a Story Box in each branch that was created by children in the community served by the branch. Partnerships are rewarded with community good will as well as on-air underwriting and printed acknowledgements on the StoryBoxes, CDs and website.