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22 Jun
Want and FM Signal: FCC Announces LPFM Application “Window”
If your station is not licensed for broadcast by the FCC, there is a rare opportunity to file for an FCC application coming this October. The FCC has announced a limited time (window) of opportunity to apply for an LPFM license which would allow you to operate with 100 watts or less of power to […]
READ MORE11 Jun
DA by day, (college radio) DJ by night
By night — well, at least on Thursday nights — John Friedmann steps into the metaphorical phone booth, a la Clark Kent, and emerges as Johnny Morgan, a boisterous spinner of “the Steel City’s hits” who sounds as if he arrived straight from 1967. Read more from the SF Gate.
READ MORE7 Jun
International Radio Fest DJ competition – win a trip to Zurich
Spring break will come early for one talented college student this fall! The International Radio Festival (IRF) launches the 2nd annual Search for the Best College Radio Jockey & Radio Show, and this year the contest has been extended to include Canada. For more information, visit the International Radio Festival website.
READ MORE22 May
FCC announces waivers for tornado relief fundraising on non-comm stations
Tuesday the FCC announced procedures for obtaining waivers to permit non-commercial stations to raise money on-air for Moore, Oklahoma tornado relief efforts. Although the Commission has yet to approve rules for non-commercial stations to do on-air fundraising for third-parties, the agency has granted waivers in response to significant natural disasters. Without a waiver it is […]
READ MORE21 May
KUTX Takes Mind Over Music Crown
Last night’s Mind Over Music at the Palm Door had all the wonder and suspense of your usual trivia night, only with a score more geeks who hang out at record stores. The fourth annual fundraiser, put on by the Chronicle, finished after three hours of brain-racking competition with one clear champ: the radio whiz […]
READ MORE21 May
CCHS radio station helps observe High School Radio Day
It is estimated that there are only about 200 high schools in the nation with either a terrestrial over-the-air non-commercial, educational radio station or an Internet-only radio station. “And that number is dropping,” said Radio Day founder Bowers. “That’s why we need to unite on High School Radio Day and make the public aware of […]
READ MORE21 May
‘Teen Day’ Turns Young Broadcasters Pro
“We selected area teens, 14 and up, as broadcast team members,” said organizer Dan Pettegrew. “Using local music, education and sports activities as homework assignments, Teen Day introduced them to the radio station environment firsthand.” Read more from Radio World.
READ MORE20 May
BCC radio station inks deal with Soul football team
Following the example of the Camden Riversharks, the Philadelphia Soul have developed a partnership with Burlington County College’s radio station, WBZC-FM (Z88.9), to give students an opportunity to broadcast area professional sports games. Read more from PhillyBurbs.com.
READ MORE13 May
WMBR DJ’s 8-hour Radio Marathon during Boston Lockdown
I hadn’t really given much thought to how DJs in Boston coped with the the lockdown during the search for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect until I read a fascinating story about a college radio DJ at M.I.T. radio station WMBR in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jon Bernhardt, the long-time host of the Friday morning edition of […]
READ MORE13 May
ESPN radio to use Hofstra feed on Islanders game
Hofstra’s WRHU is believed to be the only college radio station that has an affiliation with a professional sports franchise. WRHU began airing Islanders hockey games in 2010. The games are broadcast by a professional play-by-play announcer, Chris King, and a student color analyst, Kevin Dexter. Read more from the WSJ.
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