Category Broadcasting News
22 Jun
Want and FM Signal: FCC Announces LPFM Application “Window”
If your station is not licensed for broadcast by the FCC, there is a rare opportunity to file for an FCC application coming this October. The FCC has announced a limited time (window) of opportunity to apply for an LPFM license which would allow you to operate with 100 watts or less of power to […]
READ MORE11 Jun
DA by day, (college radio) DJ by night
By night — well, at least on Thursday nights — John Friedmann steps into the metaphorical phone booth, a la Clark Kent, and emerges as Johnny Morgan, a boisterous spinner of “the Steel City’s hits” who sounds as if he arrived straight from 1967. Read more from the SF Gate.
READ MORE7 Jun
International Radio Fest DJ competition – win a trip to Zurich
Spring break will come early for one talented college student this fall! The International Radio Festival (IRF) launches the 2nd annual Search for the Best College Radio Jockey & Radio Show, and this year the contest has been extended to include Canada. For more information, visit the International Radio Festival website.
READ MORE22 May
FCC announces waivers for tornado relief fundraising on non-comm stations
Tuesday the FCC announced procedures for obtaining waivers to permit non-commercial stations to raise money on-air for Moore, Oklahoma tornado relief efforts. Although the Commission has yet to approve rules for non-commercial stations to do on-air fundraising for third-parties, the agency has granted waivers in response to significant natural disasters. Without a waiver it is […]
READ MORE21 May
CCHS radio station helps observe High School Radio Day
It is estimated that there are only about 200 high schools in the nation with either a terrestrial over-the-air non-commercial, educational radio station or an Internet-only radio station. “And that number is dropping,” said Radio Day founder Bowers. “That’s why we need to unite on High School Radio Day and make the public aware of […]
READ MORE21 May
‘Teen Day’ Turns Young Broadcasters Pro
“We selected area teens, 14 and up, as broadcast team members,” said organizer Dan Pettegrew. “Using local music, education and sports activities as homework assignments, Teen Day introduced them to the radio station environment firsthand.” Read more from Radio World.
READ MORE20 May
BCC radio station inks deal with Soul football team
Following the example of the Camden Riversharks, the Philadelphia Soul have developed a partnership with Burlington County College’s radio station, WBZC-FM (Z88.9), to give students an opportunity to broadcast area professional sports games. Read more from PhillyBurbs.com.
READ MORE3 May
Special savings for flying with Delta
Planning for your flights to the National Student Electronic Media Convention? Book through Delta airlines and save up to 10% with CBI’s special registration code. To book, go to delta.com and use our Meeting Ticket Designator code: NMG8N or our Group Ticket Designator code: NG8V7. You can also book by calling 1-800-328-1111, but a booking […]
READ MORE2 May
Castleton State College station growing
The Castleton State College radio station — with its studio located in the Campus Center — has seen its live programming grow from 15 hours a week in August to a current programming schedule of 70 hours a week. All it took to kick off this radio renaissance was some grass-roots marketing, said Program Director […]
READ MORE1 May
University of Oregon hosts podcasts from ‘What Is Radio?’ conference
For those of us who couldn’t make it, five journalism students at the University of Oregon recorded a series of short podcast interviews with some of the presenters and conference attendees. You can listen to Jeff Jacoby, Associate Professor of Audio and Radio at San Francisco State University, discuss “Radio Pedagogy in a Post-Radio Era,” […]
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