At last night’s NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner and Show, Seton Hall University’s college radio station WSOU was named the 2016 Non-Commercial Station of the Year. The metal-oriented college radio station was up against public radio station KPCW-FM (Park City, UT), high school radio station WSDP-FM at Salem High School (Canton, MI) and fellow college radio stations WRHU-FM at Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY) and WHSN-FM at Husson University (Bangor, ME).
Radio Station Tours Resume
I’m working to get caught up on my backlog of radio station tour reports from my summer travels. First up, I share my tour of college radio station KUCI at University of California, Irvine. In a fitting coincidence, KUCI General Manager Kevin Stockdale celebrated 33 years at the station TODAY. In the weeks to come, I’ll have a few more write-ups from additional tours in Southern California and Colorado. I hit the road again next month, so I’m hoping to be up-to-date by then…
More College Radio News
Events
Behind the Scenes Tours of Calgary on Sept. 24 include Open House at CJSW (the Weal)
Student Broadcasters Bring 5th Annual iMusic Festival to Fayetteville State University (Fay Observer)
Campus View: CBI Student Media Gathering to Offer Sessions, Workshops (Radio World)
WRUW’s Studio-a-Rama Rocks through the Rain (The Observer)
KAMP Student Radio and Daily Wildcat Hosting Producers of MTV’s Catfish (Arizona Daily Wildcat)
Awards
Northwest Student Media Nominated for Pinnacle Awards, including Station of the Year (News-Press Now)
WHSN up for Marconi Radio Award (WABI)
Husson University Station up for NAB Non-commercial Station of the Year (PR Web)
New Stations
University of South Alabama’s The Prowl Launches LPFM Station (Lagniappe)
NIT-Tiruchi Set to Launch a Community Radio (Trichy NYOOOZ)
College Radio History and Anniversaries
KBGA Turns 20, Celebrating with Birthday Bash (Montana Kaimin)
Unseen Footage of Eminem Studio Rap on Stretch and Bobbito’s Show (GQ)
Station Profiles and Personalities
Longtime DJ Wears Many Hats at Pomona College Radio Station KSPC (Claremont Courier)
Programming
Black Market Creative Slam Radio on WGUR (Georgia College)
On the Verge Radio Show on WTBU (Verge Campus/Boston University)
WUSM’s “Desert Island” Dozen Brings Listeners into Studio (The Student Printz)
Crutcher Audio Documentary to be part of World College Radio Day (Greenwood Index-Journal)
Funding, Upgrades and RPG Lore
Scarborough Campus Community Radio Seeks 200% Levy Increase in Referendum (The Varsity
Role Playing Game Dagorhir’s College Radio Roots (The Penn)
WZIS to Install New Transmitters (Indiana Statesman)