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7 Sep

Column on KCSC Student Radio in The Orion (CSU)

The Orion at SCU ran a column about a students experience with the student radio station on campus, KCSC. Here is an excerpt from the column. “While sitting in my English 130 class as a sophomore, a fellow student stood up and pitched the KCSC radio meeting that was going on later that week. I […]

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2 Sep

Fall Convention On-Line Registration is OPEN

ACP is handling the registration for the fall National Student Media Convention with CBI and CMA. Register on-line NOW! Book your hotel room on-line! Additional registration and hotel information is available here. There are a number of opportunities to market products and services  to student broadcasters!  Contact us via our toll free number 855-ASK-4CBI.

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2 Sep

Internet Spawns Yet Another College Radio Station!

Hilbert College now has a college radio station according to this article at metrowny.com. “Hawk Radio, which is geared toward listeners both on the campus and beyond. Although the station currently plays mostly alternative rock and hip-hop music, additional programs and on-air personalities will be added once students return to campus for the fall semester.”   […]

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2 Sep

Upcoming Saving College Radio Events

Jennifer at Radio Survivor has posted about the events being held concerning the survival of college radio (click the link to read the article).  In this item, Jennifer includes the CBI convention along with the her appearance as well as representatives from WRVU and KTRU.  Jennifer also mentions the special track of sessions (not just […]

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1 Sep

Four College Radio Stations offer showcase to feature local bands

According to this dailytarheel.com article, UNC-G’s WUAG, UNC-CH’s WXYC, Duke’s WXDU, and NCSU’s WKNC are working together to present a showcase of local bands.  What a great idea to promote local music and the college stations! The FCC has long sought to require stations to do more to promote ‘localism’ and while this may not be exactly what the […]

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25 Aug

What next for college radio?

This article in the Metro Times discusses the current relevance of College Radio.  From the article, “ “Back in the early ’90s, college radio stations were to some degree the minor leagues for mainstream broadcasting,” says Yee, then a University of Michigan undergrad who hosted the now-defunct “Jazz Till Noon” program on WCBN. Now he’s […]

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25 Aug

Fall Convention Registration Booklet Now Available!

It is hard to contain the excitement about the National Student Media Convention!  We have brought in so much that stations have been asking us for registration materials long before we were able to make them available.  Working with our friends at ACP and CMA we are able to announce that registration is now open […]

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23 Aug

College TV Highlighted in Campus Explorer

Campus Explorer offers a short item on campus college TV stations in this article.  Here are some quotes from the article. “Some stations, such as Wheaton College’s WETN, started out as radio stations. As televisions became more commonplace in American households, eventually it began broadcasting video as well. Other schools have separate television and radio […]

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23 Aug

FCC Issues Additional Information on National EAS

Today the FCC issued a public notice providing FCC licensed stations with more information concenring the schedule national test of the EAS system.  Click here to read the release.  Is your station EAS compliant?  Do you have the new equipment?  Confused?  Join CBI at the National College Media Convention in Orlando this October to get […]

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22 Aug

National Student Production Contest Finalists Announced

2011 CBI STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARD FINALISTS Combined CBI and its judges have finished their work and have announced the finalists in the 2011 (10th annual) Student Production Awards Contest.

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