Student Media in the News

Last Updated on November 25, 2014 by askcbiorg

Brockport alumnus fulfills dream as CNN reporter

“I came to Brockport because it was a perfect fit for me and it was two hours from home,” Nobles said. “There were also a lot of people from similar backgrounds and I really got the opportunity to find a lot of great opportunities there. I was really big at the college radio station. … The opportunities at Brockport were great because there were not a lot of kids, but there were a lot of jobs that needed to be done.”

During his time at WBSU 89.1, Nobles worked as sports director, news director and operations manager, as well as DJed and called football games. He was also president of the Brockport Student Government his senior year.

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Spinning Indie visits WLOY

WLOY, located on the ground floor of Bellarmine Hall, was built in fall 2002, although radio at Loyola University dates back to at least 1975. Currently broadcasting at low power (under the FCC’s part 15 rules) at 1620 AM as well as online, WLOY also hoping to be granted a new LPFM license.  It’s still awaiting word from the FCC, as it is facing heavy competition for the license in Baltimore. Seven groups, including another college radio station (Johns Hopkins University) applied for the same frequency (92.7 FM).

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R.E.M. credits college radio for laying the groundwork for their career

Every successful band had to start from somewhere. R.E.M. had their big breakthrough while touring college campuses and being played day and night on college radio.

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