Student Media in the News

Last Updated on January 24, 2017 by askcbiorg

Community Broadcaster: The Selling of a College Radio Station

Community radio advocates were upset when the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth announced plans to sell its WUMD(FM) signal space to Rhode Island Public Radio. This was not new as several college stations over the last few years have been sold. Those passionate about community radio often ask how they can fight back against these trends.

Read more from Radio World.

Student-Owned WUVA, Inc. Sells FM Radio License to Endow WUVANews.com Video and Print News Enterprise

After operating a Charlottesville radio station for 70 years, including 37 years as a commercial FM station, today the University of Virginia student-owned media organization, WUVA, Inc., announced that it has agreed to sell its radio station  WUVA-FM 92.7 to Saga Communications, Inc. (NYSE – MKT: SGA).

Read more from Charlottesville Tomorrow.

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