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21 Sep

What Is College Radio Day?

To learn more, click the link to learn more about this event as written in the Radio World site.   The author will be on hand at the CBI conference in Orlando this fall to talk about the first College Radio Day ever.  The conference offers a ton of sessions relevant to students that operate student […]

21 Sep

College TV Station Recruits Talent

How to recruit talent for TV.

14 Sep

One Fine Leads to Another

This notice from the FCC should help stations to notice that the FCC, once given a reason to inspect a station, will inspect a station beyond the original issue.  In this case the station had a problem with its tower lighting.  The FCC inspected and confirmed the problem.  It then asked the station to produce […]

13 Sep

WKCS – Falcon Radio Interviews Mayor

WBIR-TV, an NBC affiliate in Knoxville posted this item on its web site.   From the post, “On Tuesday, the students behind Falcon Radio kicked off a new program and had a special guest. Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett was the first big interview for the students.” The stations web site says this HS station started […]

13 Sep

WZND Given LPFM!

According to this post on Radio Survivor, the student station at Illinois State University, Normal has been gifted an LPFM station license from Rock in Victory Ministries. From the post, “ISU’s Student radio station WZND, which plays a mix of rock, hip-hop, country, and classic hits, is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary as a cable radio […]

12 Sep

CBI Press Release

CBI issues press release announcing highlights of National Student Media Convention. CBI Press Release

9 Sep

KSUA General Manager, Ephy Wheeler, wrote this item for the Sun Star, which is the student-run newspaper of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Some quick quotes… “KSUA’s mission is to provide programming otherwise unavailable to the community and provide an outlet for students interested in the broadcast industry. In 1993 the UAF student community voted to […]

8 Sep

Don’t Defy the FCC!

The FCC fined WRLE-LP, owned by Power Ministries, $5,ooo for problems associtated with its transmitter and then upped the amount by $7,000.  From the FCC Notice, ” In this case, we find that the violation was particularly egregious, warranting a $7,000 upward adjustment in the base forfeiture. The violation in this instance was particularly serious because […]

7 Sep

College radio invades Myrtle Beach digital airwaves

This post from the myrtlebeach.thedigitel.com raised awareness of the Coastal Carolina University student Internet station “on the digital airwaves.   WCCU appears to operate from a very minimal and uncluttered studio.  Take a look at the pictures on their web site.

7 Sep

KCSB Looking for Movies That Prominently Include Radio

This student operated station in Santa Barbara, KCSB,  is celebrating its 50th anniversary!  Congratulations to the station for its long term success. As part of the celebration, it wants to present “a radio-themed film festival/series”, presumably for the students on campus.  In this FB page item, the station expresses its desire to hold the festival […]