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20 Jan

Student Media in the News

Spinning Indie visits two more college radio stations Read about Rainy Dawg Radio and KEXP on Spinning Indie. College Radio Watch: LPFM Launches, Student Radio History in the U.S. and New Zealand, and More College Radio News Read more from Radio Survivor.

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14 Jan

Board Blog: Strategic Planning Made Simple

Strategic planning is a must for any student media organization. The nature of most student organizations – frequent leadership changes, lack of full-time employees, etc. – makes long-range planning extremely difficult. Even sticking to short- or medium-range plans can be a challenge when student leaders get bogged down in their day-to-day work. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column […]

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13 Jan

Student Media in the News

Focal Press Updates ‘Keith’s Radio Station’ Thirty years ago, Michael C. Keith entered a small New England college to start a new career. Keith had spent the past 10 years as a professional broadcaster and was now transitioning into the world of teaching. The first thing that he would learn was that the textbooks available […]

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11 Jan

Webcasting Rates & Recordkeeping for student “Radio” Stations

CBI has been working on behalf of student media outlets like yours to make sure pay a reasonable fee for webcasting music and to provide options concerning what you need to report to SoundExchange.  The current rates are the result of a negotiated settlement and are in effect through 12/31/2015.  CBI has negotiated a settlement […]

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11 Jan

2015 CBI National Student Production Awards

With close to 1,000 entries in the awards program, CBI has become a recognized leader in showcasing the best in student media. The CBI call for entries will be posted in the coming months. Entries are currently free for all member student media outlets. To see and hear 2014 winners click here. Can you do […]

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11 Jan

The 2015 National Student Electronic Media Convention

CBI will hold its annual convention this year in Minneapolis, which is a great city to visit and has a great music scene.  The convention will be Oct. 22-24 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.  We will be adding details as they become available at the convention website.

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7 Jan

Board Blog: Raising Expectations and Meeting Goals

The New Year’s parties are a memory. The top x lists of 2014 are old news. You have just returned to life as normal at your school and your media outlet. It is easy to put all of the new years thoughts behind you and just continue on the same road you have been on, […]

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6 Jan

Student Media in the News

WKNC announces headliners for Double Barrel Benefit 12 WKNC 88.1 FM will hold its twelfth annual Double Barrel Benefit concert Saturday, Feb. 7 at Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh and Saturday, Feb. 14 at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro. Lincoln Theatre will host Spider Bags to kick off the festival and Cat’s Cradle will feature Eternal Summers […]

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31 Dec

Board Blog: A Muskie Christmas

Although the holiday season is coming to a close, I’d like share how our Orbit Media students at Muskingum University spread Christmas cheer through a student-produced special program titled “A Muskingum Christmas.” [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” […]

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24 Dec

Board Blog: Looking ahead to 2015’s opportunities

I’m not the type of guy to do a Christmas blog, so instead I’ll touch upon a great conversation I recently had with audio/sound engineer, who produces for many well-known celebrities. [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”] […]

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