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29 Aug
Student Media in the News
Influential Station WBRU-Providence to Be Sold to Christian Radio Organization Long-running Brown University station WBRU confirmed reports that the station will soon be sold, according to message on its website, although the current programming will continue online. While the station did not specify a buyer, according to a report on WPRI/Providence, a spokesperson for the station said it […]
READ MORE22 Aug
Student Media in the News
KEXP Celebrates National Radio Week by Honoring Other Radio Stations It’s rare that radio stations pay homage to other radio stations, so I was certainly intrigued by this project (see more back story in HuffPo). When I tuned in today, the mid-day show waxed nostalgic about former Long Island commercial radio station WLIR while playing […]
READ MORE19 Aug
Nationwide EAS Test – You Must Act Now
The FCC, in conjunction with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). This will have an impact on all FCC licensed stations that participate in EAS. If this test applies to you, pay attention. You must complete the 2017 ETRS Form One on or before August […]
READ MORE16 Aug
CBI Board Positions Open
We have three unexpired CBI board positions open. They are: Vice President (currently vacant) Secretary (term to begin Dec. 1, 2017) Development Director (term to begin Dec. 1, 2017) As per our bylaws, the board will select the replacements from the nominations. 3.4.4. Vacancies occurring within the Board of Directors. Vacancies occurring within the Directors […]
READ MORE15 Aug
Student Media in the News
National Radio Week: KEXP on the Social Impact of Community Radio I know I’m not the only one in the United States to make a more determined attempt to find community, since, let’s say… November 9, 2016. And, while I’m usually in a bit of a climate action bubble, I was able to find the […]
READ MORE14 Aug
National Student Production Awards finalists announcements
We’re announcing finalists in the 2017 National Student Production Awards over on the San Antonio convention page. We’ll announce two categories a day on weekdays from Aug. 14-25 on the website and on our Twitter. Congratulations, everyone!
READ MORE8 Aug
Student Media in the News
Marietta College hopes renovations strike a chord with new music program Meanwhile, some of the Communications and Mass Media classrooms and office space will remain in McKinney, as will the television studio. The college radio station space will be moved into a newly-renovated room downstairs, where a dark room used to be, while music therapy […]
READ MORE1 Aug
Student Media in the News
Trapper Radio goes silent Tuning into your favorite program on KNWT 89.1 Trapper Radio may prove to be a challenge for the foreseeable future, as a dispute over a lease has put Northwest College’s campus radio station off the air. Already in a difficult transition period following the elimination of the school’s Radio/TV Broadcasting program […]
READ MORE25 Jul
Student Media in the News
WBRU’s Radio Silence While the rest of us were busy lamenting the cold and rainy spring, Brown students and the BRU board of directors were deciding the fate of the station over a series of tense meetings. The decision that they came to, faced with the reality of diminishing profits and assets that were steadily […]
READ MORE19 Jul
Board Blog: Thanks, again, Minneapolis!
CBI hosted the first-ever Broadcast Management track at the College Media Mega Workshop last week in Minneapolis and the results exceeded even our most optimistic projections. Thirty students and advisers gathered on the beautiful campus of the University of Minnesota for an intensive, three-day workshop designed to give them the tools to hit the ground […]
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