Category Broadcasting News
22 Apr
Montco Radio to hosts ‘WeeCanned’ event in support of Manna on Main Street
The student-run Internet radio station at Montgomery County Commuity College will host a “Montco Radio WeeCanned” event this month to wrap up a non-perishable food drive that benefits Manna on Main Street in Lansdale. On Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the community is invited bring donations to the Montco Radio Studio, […]
READ MORE22 Apr
SLU student named Louisiana’s top student broadcaster
“It is a tremendous honor to win Student Broadcaster of the Year,” Ferrando said in the news release. “The Louisiana Association of Broadcasters is an extremely prestigious organization. Being the only student awarded alongside the best professionals in the state made this award very meaningful. I am so thankful for this recognition because I have […]
READ MORE15 Apr
Saving College Radio Symposium Highlights Importance of Archiving Radio History
On Friday I spent an amazing day at University of Maryland, College Park for the Saving College Radio Symposium. Hosted by the University of Maryland Libraries’ Special Collections, the symposium was held in conjunction with the exhibit Saving College Radio: WMUC – Past, Present and Future. Throughout the day, archivists, scholars, and college radio participants […]
READ MORE14 Apr
Out in Radioland: Who’s Coming to LPFM Next?
“Right now the biggest thing is defining community radio,” said Anthony “BeGee” Henry Sr., Stone Soup’s station/program manager. “You tell people its community radio and they say, ‘What’s that?’ “ Read more from The Record. “Since it is low-power, the radius that we hope it will cover will be 8 to 10 miles on […]
READ MORE8 Apr
David Letterman on WAGO Ball State University, from 1969
Now a recording of a 21-year-old Letterman’s April Fools Day 1969 broadcast has surfaced on the “non-profit digital library” Internet Archive. And although the sound quality isn’t great (what do you expect from a 40 year old college radio recording?) this broadcast time capsule shows Letterman’s absurdist sense of humor in its infancy. Read more […]
READ MORE7 Apr
Out in Radioland
Henry Ford Community College to host WHFR Radiothon beginning Sunday Henry Ford Community College’s student-run radio station WHFR-FM (89.3) will hold Radiothon Week 2014 from Sunday, April 6, to Saturday, April 12, with live concerts and special on-air events scheduled, including the chance to win a weekend lease of a brand new Ford vehicle. Read […]
READ MORE27 Mar
WMUC Hosts Free Saving College Radio Symposium
The University of Maryland has zealously supported college radio for over 75 years. The school’s student-run station, WMUC, kicked off from what was initially a course in the Speech Department. Since then, generations of ambitious and brilliant students have helped it progress into a huge success. Today, the university is celebrating the accomplishments and contributions […]
READ MORE23 Jan
Webcasting Rates for 2011-2015 Almost Final (Again)
Rates and terms for webcasting are set in five year increments through a federal rate setting process. CBI negotiated a settlement which was available to any student station and asked the Copyright Royalty Board to adopt those rates and terms as applicable to all student stations and it did. Another organization objected to many facets […]
READ MORE22 Jan
Newly Granted College and High School LPFMs are Next Wave of Student Broadcasters
Last week the FCC began granting new LPFM applications and so far, it has granted several applications for new LPFM college, high school, and middle school radio stations. I profiled two of the college stations, Washington College and York Technical College, in College Radio Survivor on Friday and in this post I will run through […]
READ MORE8 Jan
2014 World Radio Day to Celebrate Women in Radio
With this year’s emphasis on gender equality, UNESCO hopes “to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment” by encouraging stations and organizations to work on alleviating stereotypical portrayals in radio, to develop youth radio programs particularly focused on girl producers, and to promote safety of women journalists. Read more from Radio Survivor and the World Radio […]
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