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Archive
1 Aug
Out in radioland
A few things we saw this week that perked up our ears: Radio Survivor’s resources for college stations going for LPFM this year. WUML hits up the Lowell Folk Festival. Toronto’s new indie station hits the airwaves. CBI’s 2014 conference to be held in Seattle! See you there, but see you sooner in San Antonio! […]
READ MORE31 Jul
Hello Seattle! CBI will see you in 2014!
College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) is proud to announce that the 3rd annual National Student Electronic Media Convention (NSEMC) will be held at the Renaissance Seattle Oct. 23-25, 2014. The NSEMC is America’s only convention dedicated exclusively to the interests of student TV/ video outlets, radio stations, and webcasters. The convention will feature three days of […]
READ MORE30 Jul
The Internet helps WSUM and WORT leverage their indie cred
Considering these developments, is there a place for college and community radio? Do small, independent stations staffed by volunteers, places like WSUM and WORT 89.9 FM, have a future? And can college radio still provide an entry into the music industry like it did for Ravid? Read more from The Isthmus.
READ MORE29 Jul
Help CBI prepare comments on FCC indecency policies
College Broadcasters, Inc. is seeking input from FCC-licensed student radio stations to prepare comments with the FCC regarding the commission’s indecency policies. More info is at https://www.askcbi.org/?p=3982. If you represent an FCC-licensed radio station or are planning to file for an LPFM license in October, please consider responding to a brief survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8Q8HY6N by […]
READ MORE11 Jul
North Central College senior named Best Sportscaster in Illinois
North Central College student broadcaster Kevin Jackman was named Best Sportscaster in the state at the 2013 Illinois Broadcasters Association (IBA) Silver Dome Awards, held June 19 in Peoria. The Silver Domes are the most prestigious broadcast performance award in the state. Jackman, a resident of Glenview and a senior majoring in broadcast communication and […]
READ MORE29 Jun
EEO Audits by the FCC
“On June 26, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission mailed the secondof its Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) audit letters for 2013 to randomly selected radio stations. In accordance with the provisions of Section 73.2080(f)(4) of the Commission’s EEO rules, theFCC annually audits the EEO programs of randomly selected broadcast licensees. Each year, approximately five percent of […]
READ MORE27 Jun
Indecency – UPDATE & Call for Action
Act now to help protect student stations from censorship.
READ MORE26 Jun
CSU-Pueblo’s Rev 89 carries long legacy of college radio into 43rd year
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Brittny Balderston seamlessly jumps from a computer screen full of music to a screen full of Facebook comments, filling the airwaves with chatter about who would be the best person to crash a wedding. It’s the kind of one-sided, light-hearted conversation typical of American Top 40 radio stations, but with […]
READ MORE26 Jun
Lake Land College broadcasting students earn their radio marketing professional certificate
Several Lake Land College broadcast sales students recently earned certification as radio marketing professionals. These students completed their training as part of the broadcast sales class that is offered by the radio and television program at Lake Land College. The Radio Marketing Professional (RMP) designation is the entry-level course in a comprehensive, multi-level training and […]
READ MORE24 Jun
New FCC Leniency Policy for “Student Stations”
In the form of a “POLICY STATEMENT AND ORDER” (“PSO”), the FCC announced a new leniency policy for student run stations. The policy is limited for “first-time violations of certain documentation requirements…”. In the PSO, the FCC states that it will, “first afford the licensee an opportunity to negotiate a consent decree in which the […]
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