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28 Feb

Article: “The Case for College Radio”

Olivia Yankey from CollegeMagazine.com wrote an article asking “When was the last time you listened to your campus radio station?” and stating that “College students are a part of the age group that’s abandoned radio faster than anyone else in the U.S. With iPods, music-enabled smart phones and websites like Pandora and 8tracks, it isn’t […]

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27 Feb

Weekly Showcase: Oregon State University

Our weekly showcase station this week is KBVR-TV from Oregon State University. KBVR-TV is a student-run television station that provides student-generated content to their school. They have a variety of different studio shows that are produced regularly such as Beaver News, Beaver Sports Show (a finalist in the 2011 CBI Best Sportscast category), Bombshell Music News, Locals […]

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20 Feb

Weekly Showcase: Bowling Green State University

 Our weekly showcase station this week is WFAL Falcon Radio at Bowling Green State University. Founded over 40 years ago in a student’s dorm room, it was originally the campus AM station known as 1610 AM-WFAL. Now known as Falcon Radio, WFAL broadcasts on the web and local radio airwaves.  The station offers a wide variety […]

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14 Feb

College Radio at Coastal Carolina University

WBTW News13 recently produced a story on CBI member station WCCU Radio at Coastal Carolina University.  The story talks about their online station and features one of the station’s shows, “The Real Situation.”  To see the news story, check out the video below or visit the link – College Radio is Alive and Well in […]

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13 Feb

Weekly Showcase: University of Texas at Austin

Our weekly showcase station this week is Texas Student Television at the University of Texas at Austin. Founded in 1995, they are the only student-run, student-produced, FCC-licensed, digitally broadcasting college television station in the country. They produce a wide variety of videos from news, sports, comedy, and commercials. One of their regular shows is “Shenanigans”, […]

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9 Feb

UConn Student TV Apologizes for Skit

UCTV, University of Connecticut’s student-run and student-funded television station, has been a hot topic in the last few weeks after a comedy sketch mocking rape aired on the station last month. The video shows a woman being chased by a suspected rapist, but when she goes to use the campus blue-light system for help it begins […]

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6 Feb

Weekly Showcase: University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

Our weekly showcase station this week is Titan TV at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.  This station has been around for 40+ years and continues to produce a wide variety of creative content. As stated on their Facebook page, “All of our shows are created and produced entirely by our student members and every student […]

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3 Feb

Clemson’s WSBF Recognized by RadioFlag

In November, Clemson’s student-run radio station and a CBI member station, WSBF 88.1FM, was recognized by RadioFlag as a Spirited College Radio Station. RadioFlag, as stated on their FaceBook page, is a live radio search engine where listeners can search their interests, stream stations live, and connect with other radio listeners, all from on device. RadioFlag […]

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3 Feb

Digital Radio at Montgomery County Community College

The Times Herald in Montgomery County, PA recently wrote a story highlighting the radio talent coming out of Montgomery County Community College.  Montco Radio, the student-operated Internet radio station, has been around for five years and has a direct link to their live feed on the school’s homepage. Morgan Betz, associate professor of communications and […]

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1 Feb

KCSM TV Put Up for Auction

San Mateo County Community College’s TV license, KCSM, was put up for auction last month with bids due on February 14, 2012. Unsuccessful in raisingadditional revenue and reducing expenditures, the school sees no other way to continue to support the station. The KCSM FM station will not be affected by this sale. KCSM put out an […]

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