Hello everyone, your friendly neighborhood codemonkey here. I wanted to inform you all of some changes we’re trying to implement in the site here in the upcoming future. No, we’re not changing servers again, or expecting any form of downtime at all, we’re just trying to implement a few upgrades that will make the overall site a better experience for you our listeners. While we like to keep things a surprise, I do want to inform you of two of our projects.

Rating System
First up, is a new rating system for our shows. As you may have heard in various pitches when we try to recruit new DJ’s, we have an open policy about what our DJ’s can say and play on the station, allowing them to basically say what they want to say and play what they want to play. Though that said, we do want give you, our listeners, an advanced warning to content that may not be deemed largely appropriate for younger listeners or for listeners with children. That said, we’ve installed a new system to allow our DJ’s to rate the content of their shows, and the KJSR staff will be doing our best to enforce our new rating policy. There will be three possible ratings, PG (Parental Guidance), TN (Teen), and MA (Mature).

PG – Parental Guidance
This will be the default rating for all shows, and for when DJ Johnny Fever is on the airwaves. While we deem this rating to be safe for all listeners, we do encourage younger listeners to be cautious still as a random song or comment may not necessarily be appropriate for all ages. Most of our shows will likely fall into this rating.

TN – Teen 14+
This rating means that the content of the show may be more appropriate for a slightly older crowd. Songs and languange will likely range from mild to moderate. Younger listeners aren’t discouraged from listening, but content will be slightly more mature.

MA – Mature 18+
A Mature rating means that the show is meant for older, mature listeners. Songs played and language used by DJ’s will likely tend towards more adult content, and swearing or foul language may be regularly involved. Younger listeners are discouraged from listening to these shows, unless monitored by an adult.

I do want to state that while we are implementing these ratings, it will have no effect as to the content on your favorite shows. It is not intended as a means to censor our DJ’s, but as a way to inform listeners, new and old, as to the general content of all shows. We look to have the new rating system fully implemented by the beginning of next week, and we hope it’s beneficial to everyone.

Graphic Upgrade
If you note the sidebar, you’ll see that we’re trying to unify the graphics for our buttons into a new theme. We’ve updated a few so far, and plan to update the rest throughout the next day or so. Yeah, its nothing that huge, but its been needed for a long while. Its also the start of several other projects, but those you’ll have to wait for.

Other than that, I’m only permitted to say that we have several big things planned for 2010. A rating system and new buttons are only the beginning of things to come. We here at KJSR are thriving to not only provide you great music, but several other things as well. So stay tune and keep your eyes peeled for new features to come.