Category Member News
9 Sep
Student Media in the News
WRKC’s Radio Home Visitor show marks 40 years on air Radio Home Visitor turned 40 this week, with no signs of slowing down for middle age. The hour-long program aimed at keeping the blind, visually impaired and homebound informed about their community has aired daily on WRKC, the King’s College radio station, since Sept. 2, […]
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Social News Desk discount for CBI members
CBI members are eligible for a 30% discount from Social News Desk. Providing our members with discount programs and special offers when available is one of the benefits of CBI membership. Social News Desk is a social media content management system designed originally for broadcasters, but is now used by universities, government agencies, and others […]
READ MORE2 Sep
Student Media in the News
How important is college radio to today’s underground bands? Local station WPRK at Rollins College continues broadcasting, as it has since 1952. On air every Wednesday at 5 p.m. is “Local Heroes,” which has been on air since the ’90s, when alternative rock dominated freeform shows. Currently hosted by George Wallace, Ilene Lieber and Daniel […]
READ MORE26 Aug
Student Media in the News
New Digs for WHWS and WEOS Radio Catawba Foundation buying second Salisbury radio station, WSTP Flagler College invites public to Pollard Hall open house Solar panels to power Emory & Henry radio station Plus all the news from College Radio Watch on RadioSurvivor
READ MORE5 Aug
Student Media in the News
College Media Matters interviews Reid Laurens, formerly of WRAS During his time at the student-run radio station WRAS, Reid Laurens fell in love — with the news, broadcasting and his future wife. The Georgia State University alumnus worked in the WRAS news department from 1976 to 1978. So did his wife, Mary Ann. As he […]
READ MORE17 Jul
Spotlight: SCAD Atlanta’s SCAD Atlanta Radio
Special thanks to Matthew Rusak, General Manager, for answering the questions! Tell me a little history about your station and where your station is now? The station was started in the fall of 2007 by a handful of ambitious SCAD Atlanta students. We are still a very young station but we have learned a great […]
READ MORE11 Jul
Streetsboro High School radio station upgrades in high gear
Four control boards at WSTB 88.9 FM, the Streetsboro High School radio station, will be replaced before the start of the new school year in August. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] On June 25, the Streetsboro […]
READ MORE10 Jul
Spotlight: University of the Incarnate Word’s KUIW
Special thanks to Christopher Reyes, Sports and Operations Director, for answering the questions. Tell me a little history about your station and where your station is now? KUIW started in the spring of 2005. Since then KUIW has progressed and evolved into a division one radio station. KUIW members “DJ” majority of the campus events. […]
READ MORE1 Jul
CBI Update: Student Media in the News
College Radio Stations protest WRAS Deal, GSU considers alternative options From Radio Ink: After a unique radio protest last week, where college stations across the country showed their support for WRAS in Atlanta, Georgia State University now says it is pursuing daytime broadcast options for WRAS Album 88. A release posted by the University Friday […]
READ MORE24 Jun
CBI Update: Student media news
Students, alumni and fans continue to support Save WRAS movement More than 11,000 people have signed a petition in support of WRAS, the student radio station of Georgia State University. The college inked a deal with Georgia Public Broadcasting, a state public broadcasting network of 17 public radio and nine television stations in Georgia, to […]
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