Category Broadcasting News
29 Oct
Roger on the Radio ready to retire after 33 years behind the mic
Roger Burt was the first voice ever heard on Gaston College’s radio station, 91.7 FM WSGE, in 1980. After 33 years serving the station as a volunteer, he’ll hang up his microphone. … “I was extremely nervous,” Burt recalls. Those nerves never went away. Burt says starting up his radio show, “Roger on the Radio,” […]
READ MORE24 Oct
College radio sees wide growth, digital transition
“99 Rock is one of the largest and most listened to stations in the Upper Valley,” general manager Shane O’Neal ’14 said. Read more from TheDartmouth.com.
READ MORE18 Oct
Student-led stations’ decline indicates lost values, experiences, opportunities
For many, musical taste forms a major part of a person’s identity. College radio allows students, as well as college faculty and local community members, to share this identity with the world, or at least with a small chunk of it. Read more from The Cavalier Daily.
READ MORE16 Oct
WCRD at BSU Celebrates 25 years of Broadcasting
More than two decades ago, Ball State alumnus David Letterman partnered with former Ball State professor Darrell Wible to create WCRD, a student-run “carrier current” radio station available only on the AM band and only on campus. Twenty-five years later, WCRD 91.3 is a full-fledged FM station that continues to exemplify college radio as “The […]
READ MORE1 Oct
College Radio Day coverage
Associate Professor of Communication Rob Quicke, general manager of WP 88.7 FM, developed the event. “It’s remarkable how College Radio Day has grown into a global event,” said Quicke. “There has been a tremendous outpouring of enthusiasm and creativity produced by stations worldwide to support this creative medium. Read more from the Wayne Patch. The […]
READ MORE1 Oct
Larry Patrick shows his love for college radio
The Managing Partner of media brokerage powerhouse Patrick Communications read a story we penned about The University of Tennessee’s radio station needing some $15K to stay afloat, in the form of a new tower and possible transmitter. He quickly ponied up $5K toward that effort and is inviting others to do the same: “As a […]
READ MORE26 Sep
KCOU, Craft Studio celebrate 40 years
KCOU, MU’s only student-run radio station, is also celebrating its 40 years by having a birthday party and possibly something else. “We’re definitely trying to plan something … but we don’t want to give it away,” said Kendresa Cockrell, co-host of the KCOU radio show Inferno. Read more from The Maneater.
READ MORE25 Sep
Countdown to College Radio Day!
Wow! Only one week left to College Radio Day 2013! It’s been a frantic run here at WLFC 88.3, Ohio’s State Head Quarters for College Radio Day 2013. We’ve been reaching out to every station in Ohio we can get a hold of and seeing if and how they will be celebrating College Radio Day […]
READ MORE23 Sep
Help keep college radio alive in Knoxville
“If radio is going to survive, I think it’s going to survive on the left side of the dial,” says Smith, referring to where public radio stations are usually located. “Knoxville has been really blessed to have such great public stations.” Read more from Knoxnews.com.
READ MORE23 Sep
Hornbake honors WMUC’s history
To some, it’s only paper. But to the hundreds of alumni and university staff gathered in Hornbake Library Friday night, the fliers meant so much more: They were symbols of the past, inspiration for the future and a reminder of the year-long effort to put together the university archives’ latest special exhibit: “Saving College Radio: […]
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