Category Member News
23 Nov
KCOU Funding Transition Discussed – KJHK Mentioned
As posted here, the Missouri Students Association has decided to cease funding KCOU by 20% per year over the next five years. At this point, the station will need to be completely self-funded. The Missourian article reports on the planned transition and the concerns the station has, including whether to hire an adviser. Some comparisons […]
READ MORE14 Nov
CBI and 8 Others Recognize Rowan Documentary
WGLS submitted an entry into the CBI National Student Production awards contest and took first place, but according to this article, CBI is not alone in recognizing the production! The documentary has been recognized by 8 other organizations for its excellence! You can listen to this program and other winners. CBI is adding more […]
READ MORE14 Nov
“Metro Detroit’s college radio stations offer a fresh sound”
“Metro Detroit’s college radio stations (including CJAM, broadcasting from the University of Windsor) offer a fresh sound” according to an article on metromodemedia. This is a good read about the metro area college stations and their perspective on what college radio “is”.
READ MORE14 Nov
PilotSlam2K8 – CTV
Columbia University Television (CTV) has a “PilotSlam2K8”, which is a contest open to students to create a new program for the first annual CTV competition, according to the Columbia Spectator – online. This seems like a great idea to get more folks involved content creation, raise awareness of the station and get people to watch! […]
READ MORE12 Nov
WICB wins mtvU college radio award
92 WICB-Ithaca, NY won the 2008 mtvU Woodie Award for best college radio station in the nation. The station beat out 19 other college radio stations from across the country for the award, including finalists KSSU from Sacramento State University, WEGL from Auburn University, and WGRE from DePauw University.
READ MORE11 Nov
WCRD Gets Boost
According to the Ball State Daily News Online, WWHI (WCRD) has installed a new antenna which means more coverage. Previously, Umansky said, the station was difficult to hear in the dorms, anywhere north of McGalliard Road or in metallic buildings. But now WCRD can be heard, clearly, anywhere from Anderson to Gaston. WCRD general manager, […]
READ MORE3 Nov
2008 CBI Student Production Awards Winners Announced
Winners in 23 radio and television categories for the 2008 College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) 7th annual Student Production Awards were announced October 31st at the Awards Ceremony attended by several hundred students and advisers in Kansas City for the annual National Student Media conference.In 2008, 398 entries were received and judged by advisers and industry […]
READ MORE28 Oct
KFJC: Student Radio or NPR Training Ground?
According to this article, KFJC, a radio station where “(P)articipation in the radio program is open to Foothill students and requires enrollment in the broadcasting class and “students within the radio program suggest they are content with the present format, and see no reason to add or subtract from a station that has been growing […]
READ MORE26 Oct
KCOU “Ownership” Change
According to themaneater.com the Missouri Students Association (“MSA”) “would also gradually give up ownership of the radio station” after it agreed to fund a new tower for its transmission facilities. It appears that this means that the MSA will gradually stop funding the radio station operations, because the station license is actually held by the […]
READ MORE26 Oct
Heidelberg College gains radio station
From advertiser-tribune.com – Donors Doug Stephan and Tony Paradiso are in the process of giving Tiffin’s 500-watt AM station, 1600 WTTF, to Heidelberg, and at least 50 people gathered Friday afternoon in Herbster Chapel to hear about the gift… Heidelberg was the first place where Stephan, who has a national talk radio show called “Doug […]
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