In the fall, I had a great visit to see college radio station WHPK at University of Chicago. The focus of my 143rd station tour report (posted this week); WHPK just celebrated its 50th anniversary of FM broadcasting, although radio history at University of Chicago stretches back further.
Chicago College Radio Tours
I feel lucky to have been able to visit a number of Chicago-area college radio stations in the past decade. With numerous college radio stations in the Chicago area (there are at least six more that I have yet to visit in Chicago alone), I still have a ways to go before I’ve seen every college radio station in Chicagoland. Here’s a quick recap of my Chicago-area college radio tours thus far:
Field Trip 7 – WNUR at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL
Field Trip 31 – WLUW at Loyola University in Chicago, IL
Field Trip 35 – Radio DePaul at DePaul University in Chicago, IL
Field Trip 42 – WZRD at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago
Field Trip 81 – WONC at North Central College, Naperville, IL
Field Trip 142 – WIIT, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
Field Trip 143 – WHPK at University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
More College Radio News
One Station Sold, Another Gets Budget Increase
Shaw Says Goodbye to Raleigh Area FM (Radio and Television Business Report)
Shaw’s WSHA Sale Price Revealed in FCC Filing (News and Observer)
WWPV Gets Budget Boost, While Other Orgs See Cuts (The Defender)
Events
Cougar Radio Hosts Lip Sync Battle (The Highlander)
College Radio Stations Go “Bonkers” for Vinylthon (College Media Matters)
Music on the Mind: Seek out Local Music and Embrace Community Pride (The Royal Purple)
Grassroots Radio Conference to Be Held Oct 5-7 in Portland (Radio Survivor)
Programming
KCSB is among the Stations Reporting on the Housing Crisis (The Progressive)
Radio Sleepytime (recorded at a student radio station) Brings Bedtime Stories for Syria’s Bereft Children (The Guardian)
History
WSOU 1982 Video (YouTube)
Profiles of Stations, Staff, Alums
Radio Station Visit #143: WHPK at University of Chicago (Radio Survivor)
After Hiatus, WJMD Comes Back On-Line for Student and Public Listeners (The Index)
Trailblazer in Radio Ready to Broadcast Word of God (The Setonian)
College Radio DJ’s Make-a-Wish Dreams Come True (Toledo Blade)
WSOU’s Tchotchke Tsunami (Jacobs Media)
From College Radio to NPR: Profiling 4 Barrier-Breaking Latina Journalists (Remezcla)
Popular Culture
College Radio Station Makes Appearance in Video Games (The Southern)
Importance of College Radio
The Case for Valuing Originality of Student Artists (The Kenyon Collegian)
Awards and Accolades
Winners Announced in Tennessee AP College Journalism Awards (Bristol Herald Courier)
Accolades for UW-Oshkosh Radio TV Film Productions (UW Oshkosh Today)
Berkeley Student Wins BMI Scholarship (Radio Ink)
WCLH Named Best College Radio Station (The Weekender)
Ham Radio
In a World of Skype and FaceTime, A Kettering Freshman Is Bringing Back Ham Radio Club (Michigan Radio)
