Student Media in the News

Last Updated on February 16, 2016 by askcbiorg

WSUM continues to share music and more with UW-Madison area

Hands-on experience with media production offers students involved in WSUM a leg up in applying for jobs post-college, Black explained. He said students involved in WSUM get more experience on the air and are able to make more important decisions for the station than what an internship would provide.

Black said several WSUM alumni go on to work for large stations across the nation.

Read more from the Daily Cardinal.

Michigan student radio stations to undergo program changes

Both student radio stations under WMHW-FM, Moore Rock 91.5 and Mountain 101.1, will undergo program changes at midnight Sunday, welcomed by a full week of nonstop live DJs. Mountain programming will move to the 91.5 signal, which gets a wider reach. The 101.1 signal will switch to a hip hop format. The change was driven by Moore Rock losing popularity and a need for funding.

Read more from Central Michigan Life.

Merrimack College’s Radio Station, WMCK, launches new logo

The logo design competition launched in mid-November to the whole college and resulted in about 35 to 40 entries. Out of these entries, all radio DJs were invited to vote on which logo they felt represented WMCK the best. This narrowed the competition to three logos by Michael Giammasi, Erika Caires, and Anthony Forman. At this point the President’s Office was sent the three logos, and from there President Christopher E. Hopey approved the winning logo.

Read more from Merrimack.

Plus, College Radio Watch wants to know what the 100th station visit should be, and their latest podcast on radio history is up.