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9 Apr
KUSF Upgrade Meets Opposition
As reported earlier, the initial upgrade to the KUSF signal hit a road bump and was derailed by the FCC even before objections were heard. The Radio Survivor Blog reports that the proposed move of the transmission facilities of the student station sold by the University of San Francisco, is running into new problems. “the […]
READ MORE9 Apr
Missing Mic Causes Station to Go Silent?
WRAM (Farmingdale State College, NY) , according to this web page, the station board decided to turn the station off after a microphone went missing. Perhaps there is more to the story.
READ MORE9 Apr
KGRG 89.9 Goes HD
According to this article, KGRG (Green River Community College – Auburn, WA) turned on its new transmitter on April 7, 2011 with HD capabilities. Nothing in the article offers any insights into HD radio or how the station plans to promote the HD ‘upgrade’. Regardless, congratulations are in order!
READ MORE3 Apr
Fall Convention Proposals Now Being Accepted
CBI is now accepting session proposals for our annual Fall convention which will be held in Orlando, FL October 27 - 30, 2011. To propose a session, please visit the session proposal submission page! Session proposals are due no later than June 1, 2011.
READ MORE18 Mar
KUSF Sale Runs into a Problem
Does the FCC action denying the move of the KUSF transmitter mean the sale is dead and if so, what does that mean?
READ MORE26 Feb
WTSR to Carry AA Baseball
According to this this article, WTSR, the student station at the College of New Jersey will be broadcasting minor league baseball games and, we assume, be financially rewarded. “The College of New Jersey’s student radio station, WTSR, will broadcast all 142 Trenton Thunder games plus playoff games for at least the next three seasons. WTSR […]
READ MORE26 Feb
CMJ Covers the Possible Sale of WRVU
College radio can’t seem to catch a break lately, even in Music City as Nashville’s Vanderbilt University has proposed selling its WRVU broadcast license and switching to an internet-only format. This comes on the heels of San Francisco’s KUSF announcing its shift to the internet after more than 30 years of being on air. In […]
READ MORE3 Feb
Non-Satellite programs available to non-commercial radio stations
Here’s the latest copy of the list of programs available to non-commercial stations by means other than satellite as compiled by Randall Davidson. Since there was no comprehensive list of such programs, he began collecting this information as a way to assist community and college broadcasters and to help program producers get the word out […]
READ MORE21 Jan
NYC College Media Convention – UPDATE
There will be one more bright light on Broadway March 12-15 shining from the NYC Spring College Media Convention! For a list of broadcast sessions and speakers, visit the CBI sessions page. A full list of sessions, which include print oriented media is available at CMA site, our convention partners. If you want to learn […]
READ MORE22 Dec
LPFM Bill Passes Congress
This past weekend, both houses of Congress passed a new bill that allows for new LPFM stations. The bill directs the FCC to eliminate certain rules that previously prevented many of those interested in LPFM stations from applying for new stations because of potential interference to other stations. While we won’t get into the technical […]
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