Status board · last updated
The network is a plan: plan published; nothing on air; every seat open. This board tracks the work to get Radio El Segundo to its first four episodes, and what comes after. Owners are roles; an open seat has no one in it yet.
2 blocked
0 in progress
9 not started
6 done
Publishing · owner: Mike Hoydich
Merged to main and the CI build is green, but the GitHub deploy step is skipped because the CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN repository secret is not set. Needs Mike to run scripts/deploy.sh or add the secret.
Phase 0 pilot · owner: Mike Hoydich
Waiting on the open decisions below: name, talk-first or music-first, fiscal sponsor, first host.
| Status | Track | Milestone | Owner | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| blocked | Publishing | Live on pointcast.xyz | Mike Hoydich | Merged to main and the CI build is green, but the GitHub deploy step is skipped because the CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN repository secret is not set. Needs Mike to run scripts/deploy.sh or add the secret. |
| blocked | Phase 0 pilot | Week 1: Decide · Launch kit | Mike Hoydich | Waiting on the open decisions below: name, talk-first or music-first, fiscal sponsor, first host. |
| not started | Research | Manus Phase 0 research | Manus (browser and ops) | Brief written at docs/briefs/2026-10-22-manus-radio-phase0.md; the research itself has not run. |
| not started | Phase 0 pilot | Week 2: Build · Launch kit | Producer (open seat) | Feed, stream test page, station IDs, printed consent form, story list. |
| not started | Phase 0 pilot | Week 3: Record · Launch kit | Host (open seat) | No episode recorded. Needs a host and the consent form reviewed by counsel. |
| not started | Phase 0 pilot | Week 4: Record · Launch kit | Host (open seat) | Second episode, first underwriting conversations, station rules page. |
| not started | Phase 0 pilot | Week 5: Bank · Launch kit | Producer (open seat) | Bank episodes 3 and 4; stream test on phones, a smart speaker and a car; Manus listener QA. |
| not started | Phase 0 pilot | Week 6: Launch · Launch kit | Network editor (open seat) | Publish episode 1, put up schedule cards with permission, count listeners. |
| not started | Phase 1 station | Station (Months 2–4): Radio El Segundo runs 24/7 on automation with live local windows. · Phases | Station desk lead (open seat) | Done when: Ten regular volunteers, five shows, 500 weekly listeners, first underwriting dollars. |
| not started | Phase 2 network | Network (Months 4–9): Five stations share one newsroom, one automation system and one network feed. · Phases | Network editor (open seat) | Done when: Five streams, one shared calendar and news desk, one over-the-air pilot, a published annual budget. |
| not started | Phase 3 on the dial | On the dial (Year 2): The network is on real radios and covers seven towns. · Phases | Nonprofit partner and board (not chosen) | Done when: Over-the-air signal in at least one town, seven stations, members paying part of the bills. |
| done | Publishing | Network plan published · PR #1466 | Build agents | The plan for Radio El Segundo and six sister stations, with the hour clock, schedule, signal paths, phases, budget and open decisions. Block 0718. |
| done | Publishing | Station pages and Phase 0 launch kit · PR #1494 | Build agents | Seven station pages with JSON twins, and the six-week kit for The Town Desk: rundown, gear, IDs, underwriting rules, consent form template. Block 0726. |
| done | Publishing | Project assignments on the jobs board | Build agents | RN-01 to RN-10 on /radio-network#assignments and /jobs/?project=radio. Educational briefs; applications are not open. |
| done | Publishing | Print campaign | Build agents | Eight concept sheets at /radio-network/print: poster, schedule card, neighbor-voice flyer, underwriting one-pager, network map, tuning guide, stickers, door hangers. Posting anything in town still needs permission from each place. |
| done | Publishing | MCP read tools: radio_network and radio_station | Build agents | Read-only tools on /api/mcp so agents can read the plan and any station. Live once deployed. |
| done | Publishing | This status board | Product manager | Dated board with milestones, blockers, decisions, risks and a changelog. Updated with each ship; tracking issue #1503. |
| Status | Decision | Detail | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| blocked | Network name | The network name and whether to seek real call letters later. Station names on this page are working names. | Phase 0 week 1 |
| blocked | Talk-first or music-first | Talk-first or music-first launch. Talk first is cheaper to license. | Phase 0 week 1 |
| blocked | Nonprofit partner or fiscal sponsor | Which nonprofit partner or fiscal sponsor holds the money and, later, any license. | Phase 0 week 1 |
| blocked | First host of The Town Desk | Who hosts The Town Desk. | Phase 0 week 1 |
| blocked | Synthetic voices on the conditions segment | Whether synthetic voices read the conditions segment, or only hosts. | Phase 0 and later |
| blocked | LPFM channel study now or later | Whether to pay for an LPFM channel study now or wait for an FCC window. | Phase 0 and later |
| Risk | Impact | Mitigation |
|---|---|---|
| The Los Angeles FM dial may have no usable LPFM frequency | High | Stream first; HD subchannel lease as the over-the-air path; a channel study before any LPFM spending. |
| Music licensing cost and rules | Medium | Talk-first launch keeps licensing small; get current SoundExchange and PRO numbers before music blocks. |
| Volunteer retention | Medium | Small weekly commitments, Listener Shift as a training slot, a clear ladder from contributor to host. |
| Consent form and station rules not yet reviewed by counsel | High | No recording of neighbors until counsel signs off on the template. |
| Deploy blocker: merged work is not live | Medium | Mike runs scripts/deploy.sh, or adds the CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN secret so CI deploys on merge. |
| Nobody yet in any seat | High | Project assignments and the print campaign aim at a first host and producer; week 1 cannot finish without them. |
