Student Media in the News: Aug. 7, 2018

KTSW-FM 89.9 Partners With Campus Organizations To Raise Funds For Apartment Fire Victims

KTSW-FM 89.9, the official radio station of Texas State University partners with S.C.O.P.E. and The University Star to present a benefit concert show to aid the victims of the Iconic Village apartment fire that took place on July 20.

Read more from Corridor News.

WNCW Interns Catch “The Radio Bug” Through Experiential Learning

At WNCW, the interns are given many different tasks to gain the 160 hours required by educational institutions to fulfill requirements for completing their degrees. They work hard, are valued members of the station, and they get an extreme close up of what goes down, on a daily basis, at a real radio station.

Read more from WNCW.com.

A KUNV Format Tweak Cuts Back the Station’s Eclectic Programming

On June 13, Roy Leon, aka DJ 5’8, took control of the boards at 91.5-FM KUNV to air his Word Up hip-hop show, like he has every Friday since 2000. Little did he know it would be his last broadcast. Five days later, UNLV’s radio station announced a format shift that would expunge many of its community programs from the station’s weekly schedule. “We didn’t have a chance to say goodbye to our audience,” Leon says. “We’ve been on the air for 30 years. That’s like Seinfeld not getting a final episode.”

Read more from Las Vegas Weekly.

Plus, Radio Survivor Podcast episode 152, and the College Radio Watch column.