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16 Jan
CBI and WHRB ask Copyright Royalty Board to Extend Deadline to File Comments on Expanded Webcasting Rules
Washington, DC – January 16, 2009 – College Broadcasters, Inc., (CBI) a national membership association of non-profit, student-staffed radio stations and electronic media outlets and Harvard Radio Broadcasting Co., Inc., the student-operated FM broadcast station WHRB 95.3FM, based on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, filed a joint motion for additional time to […]
READ MORE12 Jan
Webcasting Developments January-2009
There are a number of big things on the horizon for college stations that webcast soundrecordings either as a simulcast of their broadcast or as their sole means of reaching an audience, including those who want to start a webcast. 1. 2009 royalty payments to SoundExchange are due by 1/31/2009. Many, but not all stations […]
READ MORE2 Jan
Utica College’s WPNR fined by FCC
Via cnyradio.com: Utica College has entered into a “Consent Decree” to settle the public file violations for the non-commercial station. Rather than being ordered to pay a fine, the decree says Utica College agrees to make a $10,000 “voluntary contribution” to the United States Treasury. The decree also stipulates that WPNR will maintain a “Compliance […]
READ MORE2 Jan
ABC’s Charlie Gibson to speak at Spring College Media Convention in New York
A hallmark of the Spring National College Media Convention is the appearance by some of the tops in the media world for keynote addresses. Byron Pitts, CBS News national correspondent, will be giving his unique take on national issues in what may have been a transformational year during a convention keynote address. This year ABC […]
READ MORE17 Dec
KTXT – Gone apparently w/o warning!
KTXT, the student station at Texas Tech University went silent as it was announced that “Control of the radio station’s FCC license, which is maintained by the university, is being shifted from the Student Media department to Texas Tech’s other educational radio station, KOHM-FM”, according to http://www.ktxt.net/home/, as of this writing. From reading various sources, […]
READ MORE28 Nov
Sights and sounds of Next Generation Radio from Kansas City
By Doug Mitchell For the fifth time, CBI and NPR’s next generation radio co-sponsored a hands-on, radio training project at the National College Media Convention, Oct. 27-Nov. 2. The idea is to give students interested in public radio journalism a chance to conceive, develop, report and produce their own stories under the guidance of a […]
READ MORE23 Nov
KCOU Funding Transition Discussed – KJHK Mentioned
As posted here, the Missouri Students Association has decided to cease funding KCOU by 20% per year over the next five years. At this point, the station will need to be completely self-funded. The Missourian article reports on the planned transition and the concerns the station has, including whether to hire an adviser. Some comparisons […]
READ MORE14 Nov
CBI and 8 Others Recognize Rowan Documentary
WGLS submitted an entry into the CBI National Student Production awards contest and took first place, but according to this article, CBI is not alone in recognizing the production! The documentary has been recognized by 8 other organizations for its excellence! You can listen to this program and other winners. CBI is adding more […]
READ MORE14 Nov
“Metro Detroit’s college radio stations offer a fresh sound”
“Metro Detroit’s college radio stations (including CJAM, broadcasting from the University of Windsor) offer a fresh sound” according to an article on metromodemedia. This is a good read about the metro area college stations and their perspective on what college radio “is”.
READ MORE14 Nov
PilotSlam2K8 – CTV
Columbia University Television (CTV) has a “PilotSlam2K8”, which is a contest open to students to create a new program for the first annual CTV competition, according to the Columbia Spectator – online. This seems like a great idea to get more folks involved content creation, raise awareness of the station and get people to watch! […]
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