Last Updated on March 8, 2016 by askcbiorg
WKNC 88.1 FM raised $6,000 from its Double Barrel Benefit 13 event, an annual two-night concert that serves as one of the station’s primary fundraisers. Money raised from events like this account for about 14% of WKNC’s annual operating budget.Double Barrel Benefit 13 was held Saturday, Feb. 13 at Kings in Raleigh and Saturday, Feb. 20 at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro. This marked the third time WKNC hosted the event on two different weekends and on two ends of the Triangle. The station’s 25,000-watt signal can be heard throughout the region.
“We are looking to get college students involved and informed about FM chips in smartphones and to introduce or re-introduce them to live, local radio,” said Maura Kautsky, vice president of marketing for NextRadio in an announcement.
Selected participants will receive a NextRadio-enabled smartphone with a three-month phone plan, $100 Visa gift card and NextRadio promotional items. The first-place winner will receive a $1,000 gift card, with smaller denominations for second and third place.
Read more, and get submission deadlines, from Radio World.
WVU Parkersburg radio station WPKM ‘The Beet’ now online
Listeners in Wood and Washington County can turn the radio dial to The Beet at 96.3 FM. Anyone anywhere can experience the student programming of The Beet by downloading the TuneIn Radio app or online. Live streaming is available on the WPKM website at wpkmradio.com and a link is available on the homepage of the WVUP website at wvup.edu.
Hopkins WJHU Radio provides outlet for expression
“A school radio station is important because it allows students an additional outlet for self-expression,” he wrote in an email to The News-Letter. “On insular college campuses like Hopkins, it can be difficult to find opportunities for your opinions to be heard, especially on topics such as music.”
Read more from The Johns Hopkins News-Letter.
KTUH: 100 percent student-run, 100 percent listener-funded
KTUH General Manager Nick Ciuffetelli said one week out of the year for about 60 hours, KTUH fundraises from callers, raising donations varying from $10 to $1,000.
Read more from Kaleo.org.
SoundExchange launches ISRC search site
“We are proud to announce today the launch of the SoundExchange ISRC Search Site, the fast, easy and FREE way to look up International Sound Recording Codes (“ISRCs”) for your sound recording metadata. Please read our press release for more information, or visit the site today to check it out at http://isrc.soundexchange.com.”
Plus, Radio Survivor’s LPFM watch and College Radio Watch.
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