Station Spotlight: HCTV-6 and KFKX-FM

With 10 years of convergence experience, HCTV 6 and KFKX-FM are set to embark on another successsful year.

“We first and foremost want our students to be good overall journalists,” said Sharon Behl Brooks, KFKX advisor.

Brooks along with her television counterpart, Chad Power, proudly speak of their students’ accomplishments.

Last spring, Hastings College’s students media once again joined forces to cover the NAIA Division II Women’s National Basketball Tournament in Sioux City, IA.

“HC Media was the sole provider of live video for the NAIA web-stream for 30 of the 31 tournament games,” according to Power.

Hastings College, located in Hastings, NE, is a private 4 year college with Presbyterian affiliation. HC’s enrollment is around 1100 students. Both stations are housed in the state-of-the-art Gray Center for Communication Arts building which Brooks refers to as “… a multimillion dollar treasure hidden in the middle of Nebraska.”

When asked why HC Media joined CBI, Brooks said, “.. we have appreciated the expertise of CBI in helping students make the transition between learning their personal development responsibilities in the classroom and their emerging professional responsibility to their listeners. That is invaluable.”

HCTV 6
Station Type: Cable
Student Staff: 55 Students
Adviser: Chad Power
Webstream: www.hcworldnews.com
HCTV 6 began cable casting in 1988 and web streaming in 2002.

KFKX-FM
Station Type: Noncommercial FCC Licensed
Student Staff: 40-55 students
Advisor: Sharon Behl Brooks
URL: www.hcworldnews.com
Live Stream: not yet
KFKX-FM began broadcasting on December 23, 1997. Like many other stations, KFKX faces challenges with music licensing and changing listener preferences.

Student Staff: 55 Students
Advis