Category Member News
31 Mar
Student Media in the News
The Radio City WBAR and WKCR: two college radio stations with two different aesthetics and two sets of challenges. It’s the middle of the night, and most of us are asleep, finishing papers, or watching just one more episode on Netflix. But a handful of people at Columbia are wide awake and broadcasting their thoughts […]
READ MORE24 Mar
Student media in the news
Students of WRAS 88.5 FM file appeal against GSU-GPB partnership Although the Georgia State – Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) partnership to obtain 14 hours of analog air-time from WRAS 88.5 FM went into effect on June 29, students of the station filed an appeal against the decision with the Georgia Board of Regents (BoR) on […]
READ MORE17 Mar
Student Media in the News
Student DJs file Board of Regents appeal over GSU’s role in WRAS deal The fight for Album 88’s future doesn’t appear to be ending anytime soon. After months of protests, heated meetings, and unsuccessful negotiations, Georgia State University student DJs have filed an appeal with state officials to contest the deal that handed over most […]
READ MORE5 Mar
Spotlight: WMCX Monmouth University
Special thanks to Danielle Gerts, general manager, for answering the questions! Give a little history about your station and where your station is now? WMCX was started in the 1960s in a closet on the top floor of Monmouth University’s student center. A studio was built in the same place two years later, and we […]
READ MORE3 Mar
Student Media in the News
Wofford students start campus radio station Wofford College students are bringing their love of radio and communications to the Internet with the launch of a new campus radio station. WOCO Radio officially launches at 7 p.m. Sunday, at www.woffordradio.com. The station, in partnership with online radio company Live365, will feature a variety of music, talk […]
READ MORE24 Feb
Student Media in the News
MTVu announces finalists for College Radio Woodie awards For the first time in show history, nominees will vie for the chunks of wood LIVE in primetime on MTV, with a 60-minute special starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, March 20 from the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas. The jam-packed hour will feature epic performances […]
READ MORE19 Feb
Spotlight: Bearcast
This week’s spotlight comes from Bearcast at the University of Cincinnati! Interested in having your student broadcasting group on the spotlight blog? Email Jessica!
READ MORE17 Feb
Student Media in the News
KTRU Rice Radio returning to FM On Feb 9, music lovers in Houston rejoiced at the news that KTRU would be back on the airwaves. The station had been off the air, but available online since 2010 when their broadcast tower was sold. After a lengthy application approval with the FCC, KTRU will be assigned […]
READ MORE10 Feb
Student Media in the News
Cleveland metalheads throw benefit concert for WJCU radio station at Maple Grove “Let me think. . . . Wow, I started in 1982, so I’ve been on for 33 years,” says Peters, who sounds as if he had added up the years for the first time and was surprised by the tally. “Yeah, that’s pretty crazy […]
READ MORE3 Feb
Student Media in the News
MCN87 Rings in the New Year with Upgrade The studio had been upgraded to and analog platform in 2005. Analog is the most basic form of a television studio, which involves tapes and a lengthy process of completing and exporting finalized work. With the upgrade complete, the communications department is able to work in a […]
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