Touring KSPU at Seattle Pacific University
I love visiting college radio stations and it’s been awhile since I’ve had a new report. Last week I published an article about my tour of Seattle Pacific University’s KSPU. The online station has a tiny, but active staff who oversee big projects like quarterly campus events, concerts, and a blog full of music and show reviews. It’s hard to believe this is my 157th radio station tour report.
Paperwork Filed for WUEV License Sale
Paperwork has been filed with the FCC for the sale of the FM license for University of Evansville’s college radio station WUEV to Way Media. According to the Asset Purchase Agreement, the sale price is $150,000. In its application, Way Media indicates that it holds licenses for 21 FM radio stations across the country, from Florida to Colorado.
Religious broadcaster WAY-FM “…is a family of listener-supported radio stations based in Colorado Springs, CO,” according to its website. Its programming airs on more than 50 frequencies around the United States.
It’s unclear what the future looks like for radio at University of Evansville, but the call letters “WUEV” are listed as an excluded asset in the Asset Purchase Agreement.
I’ve heard from students and alumni who are displeased with the WUEV license sale and will take a closer look at this story in the weeks to come.
More College Radio News
Infrastructure and Funding
- Ford Adjusts Volume of Campus Radio in Ontario (TheSpec)
- CJAM Radio Cuts Staff, Braces for Lost Funding (Windsor Star)
- CJAM Holds Emergency Fundraising Drive (Blackburn News)
- Student Federations Launch Court Challenge to Block Ontario Government’s Student Choice Initiative (The Globe and Mail)
- CIVL-FM Campus Radio Station in Abbotsford Expands to Chilliwack (Abbotsford News)
- HSU President Outlines Barriers to Potential KHSU Sale (Del Norte Triplicate)
Profiles of Stations and Staff
- Death comes to SJCC through Harris Ahmed (San Jose City College Times)
- Look, Mom, I’m on the Radio! (The Banner Newspaper, College of Staten Island)
- ‘Small Rebellions’ – The History of WCWM, William & Mary’s Radio Station (Williamsburg Yorktown Daily)
- Disaster Strikes – How WCWM Almost Lost Everything, and Where they go from Here (Williamsburg Yorktown Daily)
- DJ Roob’s Not so Serious Radio Calls it Quits? (San Diego Reader)
- Get to Know U92, WVU’s College Radio Station (The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University)
Events
- University of St. Francis Radio Station Collecting Items for Annual Rummage Sale (The Herald-News)
- WNUR Sponsors Experimental Music Festival, Transference Fest (Daily Northwestern)
Programming
- New BYU-Idaho Radio Show to Feature Music Students (Idaho State Journal)
- Faces of Faith: Gospel Radio Hour on Skidmore College’s WSPN Collects Global Fans (Albany Times Union)
Alumni
- College Radio Past of Frank Thorp, Producer and Off-air Reporter Covering Congress for NBC News (Politico)
- ‘Jeopardy’ Lover and College Radio Alum Lives a Dream (MetroWest Daily News)
Awards and Accolades
- NYSAPA Broadcast, Newspaper Awards Winners Announced, including WFUV and WRHU (Biloxi Sun Herald)
