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8 Jan
2014 World Radio Day to Celebrate Women in Radio
With this year’s emphasis on gender equality, UNESCO hopes “to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment” by encouraging stations and organizations to work on alleviating stereotypical portrayals in radio, to develop youth radio programs particularly focused on girl producers, and to promote safety of women journalists. Read more from Radio Survivor and the World Radio […]
READ MORE3 Jan
Seton Hall’s WSOU Sends Two On-Location in Jamaica
Seton Hall University’s student-run radio station WSOU(FM) will cover the Seton Hall University College of Arts & Sciences annual servant-leadership trip to the Alpha Boys’ School and Orphanage. The station made a point of announcing it this week in a press release. News Director Elizabeth Pavlovsky and staff member Jenna Romaine will report daily from Kingston, […]
READ MORE2 Jan
Station Spotlight: University of La Verne TV
Special thanks to Don Pollock, adviser, for answering! Tell me a little history about your station and where your station is now? The University of La Verne Communications Department has contracted with the city of La Verne to run their cable access channel for over 20 years. Four years ago the university took over operation […]
READ MORE19 Dec
Algonquin College students spread Christmas cheer
With a dash of decorations, a pinch of Christmas cheer and an elf, the students surprised unsuspecting OC Transpo bus riders last Friday night. The television broadcasting students captured the Christmas commute to the Rink of Dreams on hidden cameras for a video they hope will go viral. Watch their video. Read more from the […]
READ MORE15 Dec
WKNC Double Barrel announces 2014 headliners, sends one night to Carrboro
88.1 WKNC may be the college radio station for N.C. State University, but its signal is powerful enough to reach past Raleigh to most every point in the Triangle. This February, the station will try to leverage this broad territory, stretching its annual Double Barrel Benefit into two weekends in two different cities. On Feb. […]
READ MORE13 Dec
Stillman College freshman lays groundwork for Web-based radio station
When Stillman College’s WSTL The Den begins broadcasting early next year, it will mark the return of student radio to the campus after a 10-year hiatus. While the Internet-based station will offer a new source of music, sports, topical discussions and news, the student and college officials behind the launch hope it will also strengthen […]
READ MORE12 Dec
Station Spotlight: Westminster’s Titan Radio
Tell me a little history about your station and where your station is now? Westminster’s radio station has been around for a long time now. I don’t know the exact age, but a believe it started in the 60s. Now, we’re a commercial-free Hot Adult Contemporary station in Lawrence and Mercer counties. We’ve been […]
READ MORE5 Dec
Station Spotlight: Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-fm
Special thanks to Waldy Diez, student station manager, for answering the questions! Tell me a little history about your station and where your station is now? The station began operating in 1964 in the basement of one the academic buildings on campus. Only a few members ran the radio station, and there are about 60 […]
READ MORE2 Dec
York College Radio pumps up volume
“It was just, basically, a desk, with a computer, with microphones,” said Bruno. “Now, we have a lot of equipment. We have soundboards. We actually have a sound system that helps us produce our shows. We have more computers. We’re in a good stage right now.” YC Radio Lead Operator Bryan Graves agreed. Read more […]
READ MORE26 Nov
Radio Gives Young DJs A Voice At Perkins School For The Blind
Shaw, who’s sighted, explained how working with DJs who can’t see has been eye-opening because it’s dramatically different than at your typical radio station. For instance, many of the 30 DJs he oversees read scripts and Facebook comments via a device called a refreshable braille note-taker. Shaw also explained how communicating while a show is […]
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