January 26, 2016
Student Media in the News
Last Updated on January 26, 2016 by askcbiorg
Seton Hall’s WSOU Bests Blizzard
WSOU(FM) remained on the air, despite campus’ closure. Student staffers, as well as Program Director Steve Varsanyi, Technical Operations Director Brian Kane, Assistant News Director Katie Fatzler and Assistant Program Director Holly Fitzpatrick worked in shifts to provide weather and traffic reports, news updates and other updates during Winter Storm Jonas. WSOU also broadcast its typical music and sports programming, including the long running “Hall Line” call-in show.
Read more from Radio World.
Consultants who wrote WMUA report commend UMass officials for addressing station problems
But after receiving the consultant’s report, UMass announced that WMUA would now be more student focused, with less community involvement.
The changes meant non-student programming would be limited to 24 hours instead of 36.
Read more as the battle for polka programming wages on from Masslive.com.
Campus View: Thank You, College Radio, for the Experience
In a time when too many stories of college radio stations closing their doors saturate our news feeds, I want to share a happy milestone about the station I call home. I’m proud to be the faculty station manager to a live, student-staffed, year-round educational FM radio station. WMCO(FM) 90.7 MHz at Muskingum University celebrates 55 years on the air Jan. 28, and I couldn’t be more proud of my students and the history of our operation.
Read more about WMCO’s anniversary from Radio World.
Plus, Educational Media Foundation is donating Contemporary Christian WCCC-A/West Hartford, Conn. to University of Northwestern-St. Paul. See more from All Access.
And, Radio Survivor’s College Radio Watch and weekly podcast.
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