At Foothill College radio station KFJC-FM where I am a volunteer DJ and Publicity Director, we are in the midst of 100+ hours of all-vinyl programming as part of College Radio Foundation’s 4th annual Vinylthon. As Paul outlines in his post this week, the official Vinylthon celebration of vinyl records is scheduled for Saturday, April 13 to coincide with Record Store Day.
While KFJC is awash in vinyl records (nearly 45,000 cover every corner of the space), not every college radio station has a physical music library. On my radio station tours, I’ve seen the full range. Some stations cherish vinyl and have large collections, whereas others solely play digital music. It’s not unusual for college radio stations to only add new releases in digital form, with a smaller number adding new vinyl records to their libraries.
As Record Store Day is a testament to, vinyl records are still being pressed and purchased by music fans. There’s even an adorable record player available as a Record Store Day special that only plays 3-inch records!
More College Radio News
Profiles of Stations and Staff
- KBCS: 46 Years of Promoting Unrepresented Voices (Bellevue Reporter)
- More than a Radio Station, Trent Radio is Breaking Down Barriers and Building Connections in the Community (KawarthaNOW)
- Student Hosts at WLVR Radio Station Find Their Voices On Air (The Brown and White)
- WVU’s Student Radio Station is Looking to Expand its Creative Side (The DA Online)
- The Life of a Radio Nerd: Jacob Borislow (Muhlenberg Weekly)
Anniversaries and History
- DePauw University Celebrates WGRE’s 70th Birthday (WISH TV)
- TV station spotlights WGRE, USA’s First NonComm FM Station, as it celebrates 70th Anniversary (DePauw University)
- MTSU’s WMOT Roots Radio Celebrated 50th Anniversary with Live Special (Murfreesboro Voice)
Events
- 140 Stations Celebrate Vinylthon this Saturday (Radio Survivor)
- Vinylthon is Saturday, as 140 Radio Stations will go Vinyl-only for Charity (PR Newswire)
- Morningside College Prepares for ‘Vinyl-thon’ (KCAU 9)
- KFJC/Los Altos Hills to Launch Vinylthon for 60th Anniversary (AllAccess)
- Texas Tech Student Radio to Host 24-Hour Vinylthon (Daily Toreador)
- Vinylthon Comes Back to SXU (Saint Xavier University Student Media)
- WJJW to Hold 3rd Annual Downtown Sound (the Beacon/MCLA)
- Campus Community Radio to Broadcast Continuously for 107.8 Hours, Set Record (Times of India)
Programming
- Hillsdale College Launches Syndicated Talk Show (AllAccess)
- New College Show Has Academic Slant (Radio Ink)
- Plugged in: Music Picks from the Sounds of Colorado College (KRCC)
Campus Infrastructure, Funding, etc.
- Arizona Student Media Highights Lack of Student Input as Main Issue in Move (The Daily Wildcat)
- ‘It Feels Insulting’: Lancaster University SU Radio Boss Speaks after Bailrigg Loses FM Licence (LancsLive)
- Humboldt State Announces the Evisceration of KHSU (Lost Coast Outpost)
Alumni
- DJ Lamont – and his 14,500 records- come to SF’s Mission (Mission Local)
- Chief of Staff Alexis Wiley Debates Detroit with ML Elrick (WJBK)
Music Industry
Awards and Accolades
- Winners in 2018 Louisiana-Mississippi AP College Awards (New Haven Register)
- Indiana State Student Radio Station Wins Six Broadcaster Awards at State Level (Indiana State University)
- King’s College Radio Station Receives Awards at Competition in New York City (Times Leader)
