Category Broadcasting News
7 Sep
KCSB Looking for Movies That Prominently Include Radio
This student operated station in Santa Barbara, KCSB, is celebrating its 50th anniversary! Congratulations to the station for its long term success. As part of the celebration, it wants to present “a radio-themed film festival/series”, presumably for the students on campus. In this FB page item, the station expresses its desire to hold the festival […]
READ MORE2 Sep
Internet Spawns Yet Another College Radio Station!
Hilbert College now has a college radio station according to this article at metrowny.com. “Hawk Radio, which is geared toward listeners both on the campus and beyond. Although the station currently plays mostly alternative rock and hip-hop music, additional programs and on-air personalities will be added once students return to campus for the fall semester.” […]
READ MORE25 Aug
What next for college radio?
This article in the Metro Times discusses the current relevance of College Radio. From the article, “ “Back in the early ’90s, college radio stations were to some degree the minor leagues for mainstream broadcasting,” says Yee, then a University of Michigan undergrad who hosted the now-defunct “Jazz Till Noon” program on WCBN. Now he’s […]
READ MORE23 Aug
FCC Issues Additional Information on National EAS
Today the FCC issued a public notice providing FCC licensed stations with more information concenring the schedule national test of the EAS system. Click here to read the release. Is your station EAS compliant? Do you have the new equipment? Confused? Join CBI at the National College Media Convention in Orlando this October to get […]
READ MORE22 Aug
National Student Production Contest Finalists Announced
2011 CBI STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARD FINALISTS Combined CBI and its judges have finished their work and have announced the finalists in the 2011 (10th annual) Student Production Awards Contest.
READ MORE19 Aug
U92-FM, West Virginia University’s student-run radio Program
This Daily Athenaeum article talks about the educational value of the station and mentions the stations “opening day” remote. We often see stories about college radio and TV stations at the beginning of a new school year. Tell us what your station does in the way of promotions at the beginning of a school year […]
READ MORE9 Aug
August EEO Audit
“On August 1, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission mailed the second of its Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) audit letters for 2011 to randomly selected radio stations. In accordance with the provisions of Sections 73.2080(f)(4) and 76.77(d) of the Commission’s EEO rules, the FCC annually audits the EEO programs of randomly selected broadcast licensees and multi-channel […]
READ MORE9 Jul
FCC Main Studio Rules & Meaningful Staff Presence
From Radio Ink: “Last week Vision Latina’s KBPO in Port Neches, TX received a $25K fine from the FCC mother ship. It was for failing to maintain a main studio with a meaningful staff and management presence; and failing to maintain a complete public file. Do you know what “meaningful staff and management presence actually […]
READ MORE20 Jun
Assistance needed for lawsuit concerning radio and music storage
From the NAB Daily Email. A legal battle has been brewing between radio broadcasters and a company named Mission Abstract Data LLC, (doing business as DigiMedia). DigiMedia claims to have patents on a method and system for operating radio stations using a computer hard drives with a digital database of stored music that is programmed, […]
READ MORE15 Jun
Where Do You Find New Music? The New York Times Wants to Know.
The New York Times asks students about their relationship with radio.
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