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Last Updated on July 17, 2024 by Jessica Clary

Click a payment option below to start or renew your CBI membership today!

(You may need to download CBI’s W-9 form)

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• Media Outlet Memberships are for those who engage in audio or video production, broadcasting and/or webcasting. Audio and video media outlets at the same institution must register separately.

• Department Memberships are for a college or university department/school. These are not for audio or video media outlets at institutions.

  • Click here to download a station membership application in .pdf format.

• Associate Memberships are for individuals, small businesses, and large corporations who share the interests and goals of college broadcasters and/or do business with college media organizations.  Associate Members are non-voting members who enjoy all the privileges of membership in CBI except the right to hold office.  Proceeds from the Associate Membership Program help support CBI’s activities on behalf of student and college broadcasters nationwide.  The program also helps raises awareness of your business and services among CBI members.

  • Click here to download and associate member application in .pdf format.

Q: Why join College Broadcasters, Inc.?

A: CBI represents students involved in radio, television, webcasting and other related media activities. With a commitment to cooperative efforts, CBI is bringing more resources to the members of the organization. These resources are technical, legal, organizational promotional and political. The listservs provide students, advisers and professional staff members a forum to share ideas and ask questions. Answers to questions come from all perspectives, including peers, industry professionals and even the FCC.

  • Membership also entitles stations to send students to the annual National Student Media at a discount. If you send enough members (4), the savings will more than pay for membership.
  • And don’t forget the awards! Each year at the national convention, there are the awards! Each member station is entitled to enter the awards competition, with NO ENTRY FEE .
  • CBI has a growing list of partners who offer discounts on top of their normally discounted prices for educational stations. These discounts often more than offset the cost of membership
  • The email listserv to connect with students, advisers, and professionals in broadcasting and allied fields.
  • Newsletter. The CBI newsletter is sent to stations (more than 1200) across the nation four times per year.
  • True representation. Did any organization that represents your interests seek your input concerning the requirement to RECORD ALL OF YOUR PROGRAMMING for 16 hours a day and retain those recordings for 60 – 90 days? CBI did and the input from its members were included in our comments before the FCC.
  • Networking. CBI partners with many local, regional and national organizations. Your membership allows you access and visibility to representatives from these organizations.

Other Opportunities to Work with CBI:

Donors

CBI is also actively seeking donors that wish to further the goals of college broadcasters. Here is how your donation can help:

Sponsorships

There are plenty of unique opportunities for sponsorships year-round and at our annual National Student  Media convention. For more information, visit the sponsorships page.