Category CBI News
26 May
Student Media in the News
Ball State to create ‘David Letterman Collection’ to honor late night TV host’s retirement “We saw in him someone who caught on quickly, extremely bright but was extremely funny,” said Al Rent, former manager at WBST, Ball State’s public radio station. Read more from CBS4Indy.com. Illinois Central college radio teaches English on the air The loud […]
READ MORE6 May
Find out more about sponsorship and exhibit opportunities
This year’s sponsors and exhibitors brochure is available for anyone interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the 2015 National Student Electronic Media Convention, Oct. 22-24 in Minneapolis. Sponsorships are available at many levels, plus there are discounts for early sign-up. Check out the full Minneapolis site for information on registration, the pre-convention workshop, hotel reservations […]
READ MORE5 May
Student Media in the News
KFJC kicks off annual Month of Mayhem For over half its lifespan KFJC has been dedicating their airwaves each fifth month of the year to become the month of Mayhem. What that means is an entertainment packed month – referred to as Mayhem (never “May”) throughout the next 31 days – of special programming features […]
READ MORE6 Apr
CMA joins February joint statement from CBI and SPLC
College Media Association joins the CBI Board of Directors and Student Press Law Center in our position on college athletics broadcasts below as a downloadable PDF. Requests for information may be directed to the Executive Director here. Statement including CMA (PDF) Original statement on athletic broadcasting (PDF) CMA joins CBI and SPLC in Stance […]
READ MORE12 Dec
Student Media in the News
CWU radio station launches food bank benefit Student staff and volunteers at Central Washington University’s college radio station have written, produced and performed an Ellensburg-related remake of the 1984 song “Do They Know It’s Christmas” as part of an effort to spread word about the needs of the FISH food bank, which burned down late […]
READ MORE18 Nov
Student Media in the News
88.1 The Burg manager gets tattoo to memorialize station’s award A slightly anxious Travis Box was right on time for his 2:30 appointment — no doubt thanks to the 10 members of his crew who walked him to the tattoo studio to witness the occasion. Box is general manager of CWU’s student radio station, KCWU-FM […]
READ MORE21 Oct
NSEMC Update: Welcome to Seattle!
If you’re here already, we’ll start seeing you around! If you’re not here yet, here’s a rundown of different ways to get to the hotel from SeaTac airport: Link light rail: Cheap and easy. The University Street and Pioneer Square stations are both close to the hotel. Warning: there are steep hills, but the walk […]
READ MORE15 Oct
Board Blog: Creating a Campus Event Centered around your Media Outlet
Finding your place in the host of campus clubs and organizations can be a struggle. Trying to not overreact when you hear a senior student say, “What? We have a radio station on campus?” can be a challenge. My station, like many of yours, has had these struggles. We responded with an annual event that […]
READ MORE14 Oct
Student Media in the News
College Media Day grows “This year’s celebration of College Radio Day definitely built off of last year,” Station Manager Erica Szczepaniak said. “Last year, WSOU focused mainly on discussing college radio with students throughout New Jersey from colleges such as Montclair State and NJIT. This year, WSOU not only met and broadcasted with students from […]
READ MORE8 Oct
Press Release: CBI and SoundExchange Reach Settlement On Many Webcasting Issues
October 7, 2014 — Royalty payments will remain at current levels for the vast majority of student radio stations webcasting music under an agreement reached between College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) and SoundExchange. A joint motion filed today by the organizations with the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) would freeze royalty payments for the next five years. […]
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