Category Member News
7 Sep
College radio invades Myrtle Beach digital airwaves
This post from the myrtlebeach.thedigitel.com raised awareness of the Coastal Carolina University student Internet station “on the digital airwaves. WCCU appears to operate from a very minimal and uncluttered studio. Take a look at the pictures on their web site.
READ MORE7 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 MORE7 Sep
Column on KCSC Student Radio in The Orion (CSU)
The Orion at SCU ran a column about a students experience with the student radio station on campus, KCSC. Here is an excerpt from the column. “While sitting in my English 130 class as a sophomore, a fellow student stood up and pitched the KCSC radio meeting that was going on later that week. I […]
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.” […]
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Upcoming Saving College Radio Events
Jennifer at Radio Survivor has posted about the events being held concerning the survival of college radio (click the link to read the article). In this item, Jennifer includes the CBI convention along with the her appearance as well as representatives from WRVU and KTRU. Jennifer also mentions the special track of sessions (not just […]
READ MORE1 Sep
Four College Radio Stations offer showcase to feature local bands
According to this dailytarheel.com article, UNC-G’s WUAG, UNC-CH’s WXYC, Duke’s WXDU, and NCSU’s WKNC are working together to present a showcase of local bands. What a great idea to promote local music and the college stations! The FCC has long sought to require stations to do more to promote ‘localism’ and while this may not be exactly what the […]
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
College TV Highlighted in Campus Explorer
Campus Explorer offers a short item on campus college TV stations in this article. Here are some quotes from the article. “Some stations, such as Wheaton College’s WETN, started out as radio stations. As televisions became more commonplace in American households, eventually it began broadcasting video as well. Other schools have separate television and radio […]
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 […]
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