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7 Mar
Student Media in the News
WBRU radio station may be going up for sale soon WBRU-FM may be for sale in the near future.In a letter sent to WBRU alumni Thursday morning, general manager and Brown University student Kishanee Haththotuwegama said the station’s nine-member board of directors had passed a resolution to begin seeking a buyer. The Station Membership, which […]
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Board Blog: Practice Making Mistakes
In 2nd grade, on a school project for South Carolina history, I misspelled the name of the state of “Georgia.” All of our posters were hung in the hallway, and there was mine, with my teacher’s big red circle around my mistake, for all passers-by to see. Granted, this was a small elementary school in […]
READ MORE28 Feb
Student Media in the News
CBI election nomination period extended College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) is now accepting nominations through Monday, March 6 for the offices of Secretary, Development Director and Student Member. The Secretary and Development Director are each 3-year terms beginning December 1, 2017. The Student Member is a one year term beginning May 1, 2017. To be considered, […]
READ MORE21 Feb
Student Media in the News
Another College Station Sold Cincinnati.com reported that supporters of the station showed up to a special regents meeting Tuesday to try to save the station. Many left in tears. Cincymusic.com’s Ian Bolender said, “You’re not just selling a radio station, you’re selling off the well-being of our music community. Without WNKU, a lot of artists […]
READ MORE14 Feb
Student Media in the News
Syracuse radio station returning to airwaves for first time in 6 years WERW, a student-run station at Syracuse University, announced Friday that it would soon begin broadcasting on the AM dial again. The college radio broadcaster had been operating online only since 2011, when a transmitter was removed from Booth Hall on campus. The new […]
READ MORE7 Feb
2017 Summer Workshop • #CMMegaWorkshop
Registration is now open for the Broadcast Management track of the College Media Mega Workshop! Registration fee for the Broadcast Management track is $199 for four days of workshops, training and special programs tailored specifically for student leaders and advisers for broadcast media outlets. Lodging and parking are available at University of Minnesota residence halls. In […]
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Student Media in the News
Radio station KSVR works to serve Spanish-speaking audience Seated in a studio at KSVR 91.7 FM last week, Francisco Farias pulled off his headphones as he took a break from recording his weekly Spanish-language music and news radio show. Farias, who started volunteering at the station a few months ago, believes the station’s Spanish-language programs […]
READ MORE31 Jan
Student Media in the News
Tune in to 90.7 WCLH for the station’s 45 birthday “One the biggest highlights for WCLH has been the ability to keep our equipment and software current to reflect what’s being used at commercial radio stations,” Kristen Rock, station manager said. “From vinyl to cart machines to compact discs and MP3’s, WCLH has been able […]
READ MORE26 Jan
Board Blog: Listen to my Mother
“I make my lists and list my dates” are words I heard mom every time she would have someone ask her how she could juggle working, advocating for special needs children/adults, painting, raising a teen, managing a husband, and being a Minister’s wife. She lived by her lists and had a color coding system in […]
READ MORE24 Jan
Student Media in the News
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 […]
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