An article on PolicyMic, 4 Awesome College Stations Keeping Radio Alive, posits that college radio was in a downward spiral and is now in a period of renaissance. After author Chelsea Hawkins takes a look at some recent CMJ-award-winning college radio stations, she surmises, “Two years ago, it looked like student radio was heaving its […]
This year’s CMJ Music Marathon drew to a close over the weekend, after a hectic week full of concerts, parties, panel discussions, and workshops. On Thursday, at the annual College Day, college radio stations from all over the country were honored at the 2013 College Radio Awards. Nominated (see the complete nominee list here) by […]
With LPFM-hopefuls in a holding pattern during the government shut-down, it’s nice to see that colleges are continuing to launch online radio stations. Lubbock Christian University (LCU) brought radio back to campus on October 9th, with the official launch of its new station ChapRadio (named after the school mascot, the Chaparral). Although radio hasn’t been […]
The CMJ Music Marathon takes over New York City and environs October 15th to 19th, for a dizzying number of music showcases, panels, parties, and special events. Originally a conference focused on college radio, these days the CMJ Music Marathon caters to not only young radio DJs, but also to the hundreds of musicians who […]
As we wrote back in August, changes were planned for Knox College radio station WVKC, following a deal with Tri States Public Radio. The student radio station in Illinois was slated to move off its 90.7 FM signal in exchange for a beefed up Internet feed and an HD channel. With the new school year […]
Tuesday marked the 3rd annual College Radio Day and by all accounts it was a successful day full of added attention for student radio stations all over the world (including Colombia, Canada, and Israel). According to College Radio Day founder Rob Quicke, more than 700 radio stations in 43 countries participated. In Georgia, 13 radio […]
The impending government shut-down didn’t stop President Barack Obama from penning some kind words about college radio in advance of World College Radio Day on October 1, 2013. In a letter submitted to College Radio Day organizers, Obama writes: “I send greetings to all those participating in World College Radio Day 2013. Since its beginnings, […]
University of Tennessee’s college radio station WUTK 90.3 FM is living on borrowed time as far as its aging transmitter goes. In the midst of a fundraising campaign in order to replace the transmitter and console (to a tune of $25,000 for both), the station is hoping to reach more listeners in the Knoxville area […]
I love college radio history and couldn’t be more thrilled about the exhaustive effort undertaken by the University of Maryland in its new exhibit, Saving College Radio: WMUC Past, Present and Future. Curated by sound archivist, ethnomusicologist and WMUC DJ Laura Schnitker, the exhibit can be viewed in the university library in College Park, Maryland […]
With the start of a new semester, college radio stations are often getting nice write-ups in their campus publications. In a profile in The Phoenix, the back-story of Swarthmore College’s long-time radio station WSRN is revealed. According to the piece, “…WSRN was founded by engineers prior to the ’70s. At one point they ‘rigged up […]
