Category Broadcasting News
27 Feb
Haverford High School Radio Station Celebrates $10K Gift
One of the oldest licensed high school radio stations in the United States, WHHS was awarded a construction permit (PDF) from the FCC in February, 1949 and began broadcasts later that year as a 10 watt radio station at 89.3 FM. A program (PDF) from its opening night states that the station was located on […]
READ MORE21 Feb
Reviving the radio star: WERW celebrates 25 years
“It used to be a room with a desk, a computer and the grossest couch in America,” the senior mechanical engineering major said. “When I signed up for the station, I checked off engineering as an interest, and Marina, the station manager, showed me the studio and said, ‘Fix it.’” Read the whole story in […]
READ MORE27 Jan
They Might Be Giants want to talk to you, DJs!
Hey–do you have a radio show in the US and want to chat with TMBG on air? Well, this is you golden opportunity. TMBG are going on the road from February to May promoting their brand new album Nanobots as well as their fantastic little iphone app. Read more on They Might Be Giants’ website.
READ MORE13 Jan
Could Your Station have or add an FM Frequency? LPFM & Translator Report
The news from the FCC for those stations looking to begin broadcasting on an FM frequency or to use a previously applied translator application became clearer last month when the FCC issued its decision on how to proceed with the processing the 2003 translator applications and prospective LPFM applications. What is LPFM? LPFM is a […]
READ MORE19 Dec
CBI Conference Addresses College Concerns
What was the main point about new media and the future of radio? If anything, college radio should be kind of at the forefront of being early adopters of new technology and being a little more open to that than maybe a more established company can be. Read the whole interview at Radio World.
READ MORE8 Dec
College Radios and Indie Bands
Do you have a brand new CD or EP? Are you going on tour? Do you have a label? Are you currently getting any notable press? Has David Bowie been showing up at your shows? The more of these items you say “yes” to, the more college radio is likely to show you some love. […]
READ MORE3 Dec
Radio Survivor’s 2012 Holiday Gift Guide for Radio Fans
Including: 1. Tower Site Calendar 2013: Every year Scott Fybush offers up a new version of this calendar. Full of photographs of tower sites, it’s a must-have for tower-loving radio engineers. Pay a little extra to get the limited edition (50 copies) version, which is hand-signed and hand-numbered. Read the whole list on Radio Survivor.
READ MORE26 Nov
College Radio, By Way of Peachtree Street
Attendees included students and advisers from high school and college radio stations, student television stations and online operations. Held at the Sheraton downtown — which concurrently hosted a Vampire Diaries celebrity autograph convention — the event contained three days of sessions. Tour opportunities were peppered throughout the schedule, including trips to Cartoon Network, WREK(FM) at […]
READ MORE21 Nov
Tuning in to College Radio at New University
“Hey everybody, you’re tuning in to Shaving Your Eyebrows at KUCI. I’m Paul and you just heard the Swell Maps, pretty seminal post-punk from the 80s, and their song Midget Submarines, which I think is a pretty awesome song title … coming up next on the program is, as you’d expect, more music. This track […]
READ MORE12 Nov
Bethany College Radio Station WVBC May Be Sold to Pittsburgh Public Media
There are reports that the license for Bethany College radio station WVBC-FM is in the process of being sold to Pittsburgh Public Media for use as a jazz station. Read more from Radio Survivor.
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