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9 Jul

FCC Main Studio Rules & Meaningful Staff Presence

From Radio Ink: “Last week Vision Latina’s KBPO in Port Neches, TX received a $25K fine from the FCC mother ship. It was for failing to maintain a main studio with a meaningful staff and management presence; and failing to maintain a complete public file. Do you know what “meaningful staff and management presence actually […]

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20 Jun

Assistance needed for lawsuit concerning radio and music storage

From the NAB Daily Email. A legal battle has been brewing between radio broadcasters and a company named Mission Abstract Data LLC, (doing business as DigiMedia). DigiMedia claims to have patents on a method and system for operating radio stations using a computer hard drives with a digital database of stored music that is programmed, […]

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15 Jun

Where Do You Find New Music? The New York Times Wants to Know.

The New York Times asks students about their relationship with radio.

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3 Jun

Student station moved to HD2

From http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/92231/rhode-island-college-station-to-simulcast-wcrb-bos . “BRYANT COLLEGE noncommercial Variety WJMF/SMITHFIELD, RI will flip to a simulcast of WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Classical WCRB (99.5 ALL CLASSICAL)/BOSTON under a new partnership deal announced THURSDAY (6/2).  Under the arrangement, WJMF, which is increasing its power and installing HD RADIO capability, will move its student-run programming to the station’s HD2 multicast […]

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27 May

Fall Conference Promo Guide

CBI is being pro-active about making its sessions better at the Fall conference and the location this year is Orlando!  Sunny Orlando in late October is a great place to be with theme parks and other attractions right outside!  We have added some great new speakers, polled our members in order to add new and […]

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23 May

Fall Conference Session Proposals!

The fall seems far away, but the deadline for submitting session proposals for the fall conference is fast approaching!  CBI accepts session proposals from students, faculty, staff and our commercial/non-commercial friends!  While we can’t accept every proposal, we can’t even consider yours if you don’t submit it!  Submit your proposal today! The fall conference offers […]

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23 May

Fall Convention Roundtable Survey

Every year CBI presents a few sessions which we call “roundtables”.  The roundtables are sessions which allow folks to discuss topics in a fairly unstructured environment.  The roundtable does have a “moderator” whose role is intended to keep the conversation on topic and to prevent a single person or station from monopolizing the conversation.   We […]

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5 May

CBI welcomes new student member

Daniel Oakes of Valdosta State University joins the CBI board of directors

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4 May

CBInsights summer 2011 e-newsletter

Learn about license renewals, non-commercial underwriting, the national student production awards and session proposals for the fall conference.

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25 Apr

Student stations sold/transferred to non-student operations

Here is a draft list of student stations that have been sold or transfer to non-student operations. This list is not complete. If you are aware of another station that should be listed, please email me the call letters, school and new operator, and any other information that will help substantiate the station’s sale. Please […]

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