May 31, 2016
Student Media in the News
Last Updated on May 31, 2016 by askcbiorg
Alabama college radio station WLJS to reach more listeners
“We are just in the final phases of getting the legal paperwork and everything worked out,” said Mike Stedham, manager of JSU student media and adviser to the university’s radio station.
The new radio translator being put into place will take the 91.9 frequency and rebroadcast it onto a different frequency, 102.1, which will allow the JSU radio station to reach into other communities such as Anniston and Oxford.
Read more from the Anniston Star.
Indiana doctoral student hosts radio show named ‘Native Spirit’
Once a week, Two Bears provides her listeners contemporary and traditional Native American music with a show called “Native Music,” which airs from 10 a.m. to noon the first and last Sunday of the month on 91.3 and 98.1.
“I have always loved Native American music and Native American musicians,” Two Bears said.
Read more from the Indiana Daily Student.
KWDC organizers leaving for new venture; station offline until fall semester
Organizers of San Joaquin Delta College’s fledgling radio station are taking their voices elsewhere after college officials decided that KWDC must shut down for the summer.
Their permanent departure is also the apparent result of a disagreement over whether the station should serve primarily the campus or the surrounding community.
Read more from Recordnet.com.
Spinning Indie visits 100th college station: WPRB
Are you ready? Drum roll… It’s time for my 100th radio station field trip post. Eight years after my first radio station field trip, I’ve traveled to various pockets of the United States (covering 14 states, plus District of Columbia) and Ireland in order to feast my eyes on a wide range of radio stations, including high school, college, commercial, religious, pirate, community, low power FM, and even a pop-up radio station. For my 100th report, I ventured to Princeton University’s college radio station WPRB-FM.
Read more from Radio Survivor.
CBI convention hotel reservations, session proposals and registration open
Reservations are now open at the Philadelphia Sonesta Hotel for the 2016 CBI National Student Electronic Media Convention Oct. 20-22. Submissions are being accepted for session proposals as well. For more information, visit the CBI Philadelphia convention site.
Plus, the Radio Survivor podcast and College Radio Watch columns are new.
CBI is a member-driven organization serving students and advisers of student media. Through events, programs and a network of expertise, CBI fosters experiential learning, professional opportunities and advocacy for the success of student media programs.