Happy Winter Solstice! A number of college radio stations are doing seasonal on-air celebrations, including multiple marathon broadcasts.
Jon Solomon’s 30-Hour WPRB Christmas Marathon
The penultimate Christmas experience might be WPRB DJ Jon Solomon’s 30-hour on-air marathon that extends across Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Celebrating his 30th year of lengthy Christmas Eve shows over Princeton University’s college radio station, he decided to stretch the usual 24-hour affair to 30 hours in honor of the anniversary. Learn more in my interview with Solomon.
24 Hours of Metal on KFJC’s “Christless Eve”
Foothill College radio station KFJC (where I volunteer) will hold its annual metal music marathon, Christless Eve, starting at 6pm on December 24 and continuing for 24 hours until 6pm on December 25. Rumored to be in its 15th year, Christless Eve features a roster of DJs curating portions of the schedule.
WSOU’s Holiday Programming: Metal and Mass
The range of Christmas programming over Seton Hall’s college radio station WSOU is fitting for a metal station at a Catholic University, with a mix of religion, metal, radio drama, and classical music. On the metal side of things, the station will air metal, punk and hardcore covers of Christmas songs from 6am to 8pm on Christmas Eve as well as a Top 89 tracks of 2018 countdown on December 26th.
Additionally, WSOU will present a range of religious programming, including talk programming, a live broadcast of Christmas Eve Mass, Christmas morning mass, and music programs featuring carols and more. Other traditions including the airing of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio on Christmas morning.
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Listeners
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Events
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College Radio in Pop Culture
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Participant Accounts and Station Profiles
WTJU’s DIY Spirit Inspired Some of Indie Rock’s Greatest Bands (nonCOMMusic Alliance)
Goodbye Column (Western Herald)
Audio Stories about Seattle Stations and College Radio Participants (Community Radio Journalism class assignment at UW Bothell):
College radio: UW Bothell’s UWAVE and Seattle U’s KXSU
Student leadership in college radio
UWave Dial Dilemma on Community Radio Outreach
The State of Media
Montclair State Media Students on the Future of Media (WCBS Newsradio 880)
Awards and Accolades
Student Media Collaborations Named Finalists for National Awards (Arkansas State University)
2018 Spirit of College Radio Awards (College Radio Day)
Fundraising
WUVT Launches Fundraising Campaign (Roanoke Times)
