The Gadsden Times reports Gadsden State Community College announced Monday that it’s selling the license for WSGN. The station was part of the school’s radio/television broadcasting program until 2004, when the program was discontinued.
September 18, 2018
Student Media in the News: Sept. 18, 2018
CBI seeks Events Director
College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) seeks a part-time paid Events Director to coordinate the National Student Electronic Media Convention (askcbi.org/seattle) and other programming. The director will work remotely with occasional travel required throughout the year.
Full details are available here.
Alabama Community College Is Selling Radio Station License
Gadsden State President Martha Lavender says it’s no longer necessary for them to maintain a physical location or continue to accept responsibility for requirements and regulations from the Federal Communications Commission because the school isn’t offering courses in radio-television broadcasting.
Read more from U.S. News.
KSYM 90.1 offers opportunities in broadcasting
“The program gave me the opportunity to learn a lot more about radio broadcasts and the production that goes into it,” Tommy Banks, assistant program director for campus radio station KSYM 90.1 FM, said Sept. 11.
He is a graduate of this college’s RTVB program.
“I definitely increased my knowledge and skills when it comes to working on the radio,” he said. “I went from listening to being the guy on the radio.”
Read more from The Ranger.
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