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4 Oct
Another License Renewal Fine – $7k
Another station is hit with a fine for late renewal of its license and subsequent unauthorized operation. WPRX(AM) failed to file its license renewal in application December of 2005 and was fined $7,000 this week by the FCC in this forfeiture order. With a lot of churn at student FCC licensed stations, it is important […]
READ MORE3 Oct
Calhoun Student TV Station,2CTV, Celebrates 10 Years
According to this article, 2CTV is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Congrats! This web page says the station “is a campus-only television station that provides news, sports, weather, entertainment, announcements and other programs of interest to Calhoun’s students, staff, faculty and administrators. The station is operated by and serves as a real world laboratory for students […]
READ MORE3 Oct
College of the Ozarks radio station KCOZ switches to Christian music format
Not all college stations are the same. In fact, CBI knows this to be true because if you look at most NPR station’s web sites, you will find something to say that it started as a student station. Many college stations are owned by the college, but aren’t programmed by students and the students miss […]
READ MORE23 Sep
New Low Power FM Opportunity for YOUR Station?
If your station is operating legally with out an FCC license over the net, cable FM, carrier current or the like, there may be a new opportunity for you to apply for a Low Power FM (LPFM) station next summer. Under orders from the U.S. Congress, the FCC is trying to put the opportunity to […]
READ MORE23 Sep
FCC Extends New EAS Equipment Requirement Deadline
The FCC has extended the deadline for all FCC licensed stations to purchase and install new “CAP” compliant EAS devices… again. If your station operates under and FCC license, you should have already been in the process or completed the process of purchasing and installing new EAS equipment or additional equipment to make your existing […]
READ MORE22 Sep
College Radio Continues to Play a Vital Role
The RAM “Serving the Fordham University Campus and Community since 1918” has published this article concerning the relevancy of college radio from the writers perspective. Agree? Disagree? Share your thoughts with hundreds of students, advisers and industry professionals on the CBI email list. To join the CBI E-Mail List, send an e-mail to listserv@listserv.syr.edu. In […]
READ MORE21 Sep
What Is College Radio Day?
To learn more, click the link to learn more about this event as written in the Radio World site. The author will be on hand at the CBI conference in Orlando this fall to talk about the first College Radio Day ever. The conference offers a ton of sessions relevant to students that operate student […]
READ MORE14 Sep
One Fine Leads to Another
This notice from the FCC should help stations to notice that the FCC, once given a reason to inspect a station, will inspect a station beyond the original issue. In this case the station had a problem with its tower lighting. The FCC inspected and confirmed the problem. It then asked the station to produce […]
READ MORE13 Sep
WKCS – Falcon Radio Interviews Mayor
WBIR-TV, an NBC affiliate in Knoxville posted this item on its web site. From the post, “On Tuesday, the students behind Falcon Radio kicked off a new program and had a special guest. Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett was the first big interview for the students.” The stations web site says this HS station started […]
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