Southeast Missouri State University cancels student radio station

Last Updated on May 9, 2014 by askcbiorg

A college radio station is going off the air, and Southeast Missouri State students will move to a new home.

The group broadcasting Thursday might be the last group of Southeast students to broadcast on RAGE 103.7.

Director Karie Hollerbach said students will now partner with the NPR station KRCU to create news content.

She said three factors went into the decision: student interest in running the radio has declined, expenses exceed revenue and the emphasis on the degree has changed to multimedia journalism.

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