Archive
27 Aug
Take a sneak peek at CBI’s Kansas City conference session topics
CBI is offering more than 80 educational sessions at the National College Media Convention in Kansas City. Want a taste? Check out some of these top titles: Using Social Networking Sites to Promote Student Video News Excuses… A Humorous Look at Excuses Give By Student Deejays for Not Showing Up For a Shift And What […]
READ MORE27 Aug
2008 National Student Production Awards Finalists Announced
Finalists in the 2008 College Broadcasters National Student Production Awards have been selected. Awards will be presented at the National College Media Convention in Kansas City, Oct. 29-Nov. 2. Best Student Media Website (combined) WGLS Rowan University ICTV Ithaca College KTSW University of Texas-San Marcos SBU-TV SUNY Stony Brook Television
READ MORE13 Aug
WSUM looking forward to new location
Staff and students at the University of Wisconsin’s WSUM are preparing to move into a new location this December. According to Matt Rockwell, WSUM will occupy a fourth floor space in the University Square Development and will boast some neat features inside and out, including “LED lighting that can change color.” Rockwell reports Axia Livewire […]
READ MORE13 Aug
Registration Information for CBI/National Student Media Conference in Kansas City
CBI/ACP/CMA Kansas City Fall 2008 Annual Convention! Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2008 Back to where it all began! Ten years ago, CBI was created in Kansas City by partnering with College Media Advisers. Ten years later, CBI is a vibrant organization representing students in electronic media having worked to protect your interests before Congress, Copyright Office, […]
READ MORE31 Jul
Accidental EAS Test Generates Fine
While it is difficult to glean all of the details from the FCC order, it appears that an accidentally sent required weekly test resulted in a $5,000 fine. The triggering factor seems to be that the station had not taken proper steps to prevent an accidental activation of the EAS equipment.
READ MORE24 Jul
CBI Files Comments on Localism with help from Members
In response to the FCC’s proposed new regulations concerning localism, CBI filed comments on behalf if its members. In preparation for the filing, CBI conducted a survey of stations, the results of which are included in its comments. Many stations also filed comments using the information provided by CBI. This is actually the third filing […]
READ MORE24 Jul
Public File Update Required
The FCC has updated the document “The Public and Broadcasting”, which provides a brief, non-technical overview of the FCC’s regulation of radio and television, including Public Inspection File requirements. Full-service FCC licensed broadcast stations are required to keep a copy of this document in its Public Inspection File. Copies of the document may be obtained […]
READ MORE23 Jul
CBI membership renewals on the way
CBI membership renewal invoices will be mailed during the last week of July, 2008. Membership renewals are still $100 per year with the three-year discount membership of $265. Each station at your institution is considered an individual member. Therefore, if you have a radio station and a TV station, your membership rates would be $200 […]
READ MORE23 Jul
NPR reporter visits SCAD Radio
Neda Ulaby, National Public Radio national arts and culture reporter, received a tour of the Savannah College of Art and Design Student Media Center from undergraduate sequential art student Ben Frisch April 23. Frisch, who serves as SCAD Radio news director, interned with the NPR Arts Desk in Washington, D.C., during Summer 2007 and met […]
READ MORE23 Jul
CBI welcomes first international member
CBI welcomes its first international student station member, Radio Fusion of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Radio Fusion has Bradley Freeman as its station advisor and has joined CBI for a three-year membership beginning in April, 2008.Radio Fusion is the first international station outside North American to join CBI since its inception in the late […]
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