We had a fun chat about college radio’s Vinylthon at the start of this week’s Radio Survivor show. On Saturday, April 13, 2019, more than 140 radio stations played vinyl in celebration of the College Radio Foundation tradition.
At Foothill College’s radio station KFJC-FM, where I’m Publicity Director, we ended up playing vinyl for 7 days straight, for a grand total of 168 hours. It was tons of fun and was a good reminder to me about how creative projects can be both great for listeners, but can also help inspire DJs and create a sense of camaraderie as they work together on a shared goal.
High school radio station VCS Radio (see my tour post) did a wild project last week as well. On the podcast we share the scoop on how they attempted to communicate with space denizens as part of their High School Radio Week celebration.
And, it’s amazing to read that one college radio station has been doing a very elaborate trivia contest for 50 years. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s college radio station WWSP put on the “World’s Largest Trivia Contest” last week; with this year’s edition dubbed “Trivia 5-0” in honor of the event’s 50th anniversary. According to the WWSP website, “Since 1970 the contest has been held each year in spring. The contest runs for 54 consecutive hours and keeps teams running, searching, and paging for answers.” Players must listen to WWSP to hear trivia questions recited over the air every hour.
Know of other intriguing college or student radio projects? Let us know!
Profiles of Stations and Staff
- Artist of the Week: Zeke Timen of WMUH (Muhlenberg Weekly)
Events
- Foothill College Radio Station Plays More than 100 Straight Hours of Vinyl (Los Altos Town Crier)
- Owens Students Spin Vinyl: Record Store Day Brings DJs out to Play (Sentinel-Tribune)
- Morningside College’s Radio Station Played Nothing but Vinyl Records for 24 Hours (Siouxland News)
- World’s Largest Trivia Contest on WWSP (WSAW)
- UW-Stevens Point Radio Station Trivia Contest Celebrates 50 Years (WJFW)
- WIUX Culture Shock Festival this Weekend (Indiana Daily Student)
- Radio Professionals Head to Student Radio Event in Swansea (RadioToday)
- It’s Rainy Dawg Radio’s Birthday, and They’ll Battle if they Want To (Daily UW)
- At WKCO Fest, Students Musicians Rock out Under the Sun (The Kenyon Collegian)
- Freedom Fest Preview (The New Hampshire)
History
- WMOT Roots Radio Celebrates 50th Anniversary (Rutherford Source)
Infrastructure, Leadership, Campus Relations
- Bailrigg FM to Lose Broadcast License in Lancaster (RadioToday)
- U Arizona Student Media Facing Uncertainty after being told to Vacate Offices (Student Press Law Center)
- Radio Silence at Public Radio Station KHSU (The Lumberjack)
- HSU Journalism Department issues Statement on KHSU Dismantling (Mad River Union)
- KHSU Dismantling Rebuked, KEET Board to Discuss Possible Radio Venture (North Coast Journal)
- Six Students Chosen to Lead Student Media (University of Arkansas)
Awards and Accolades
- Cork Student Triumphs in National Media Awards (Echo Live)
- Alumnus Who Restarted Slippery Rock’s Radio Station Inducted into Media Hall of Fame (SRU the Rocket)
- WKU Staff, Students Honored in AP Broadcasters Competition (Western Kentucky University)
- Butler Students Receive Awards at Kansas Association of Broadcasters (Butler County Times Gazette)
- Southwestern Illinois College Students Win at College Broadcasting Conference (AdVantage News)
- MSPR Wins 13 AP Awards (Morehead State University)
- KCSU Among Winners at Colorado Broadcasters Association Awards (AllAccess)
- Florida AP Broadcasters College Awards Announced (US News)
- Rebel Radio Wins Regional Award (Daily Mississippian)
- Iowa Broadcast News Association Honors KWAR Advisor (KOEL)
- CommArts Student from WSOU Accepted into NAB Technology Apprenticeship (Seton Hall University)
Alumni
- Alumnus Ed Lucas: First Blind Student at Seton Hall Shares His Story (The Setonian)
- The Winding Road of Sportscasting (The Herald Argus)
