February 24, 2015
Student Media in the News
Last Updated on February 24, 2015 by askcbiorg
MTVu announces finalists for College Radio Woodie awards
For the first time in show history, nominees will vie for the chunks of wood LIVE in primetime on MTV, with a 60-minute special starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, March 20 from the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas. The jam-packed hour will feature epic performances and appearances by some of the most innovative, influential and groundbreaking artists – from headliners to the underground – while honoring those who made the biggest impact in music over the past year.
For more information and a complete list of nominees, visit the MTVu site.
Radio station coming to SCCC
The radio star is alive. In a matter of months, Sussex County Community College (SCCC) students will be broadcasting their favorite songs over the airwaves throughout the county and over the border into the neighboring states of New York and Pennsylvania.
Read more from the Sparta Independent.
Former Nashville radio station finds new life as low-power FM
Founders of a forthcoming low-power FM station in Nashville, Tenn., aim to revive the spirit of a Vanderbilt University student-run station that went off the air in 2011 after the controversial sale of its broadcast license.
Read more from Current.
IU Kokomo to pull radio station off air at semester’s end
On Jan. 26, the student-run radio station at Indiana University Kokomo announced on its Facebook page that the university had decided to shut it down. Administrators say the low level of student interest in the station no longer justifies the expense of running it and the related class. The small, but dedicated group running the station says it understands, but still, they want to keep the broadcast going.
Read more from the Elkhart Truth.
Plus: Jennifer Waits from Spinning Indie builds her first FM radio!
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