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Photo of pole with white round college radio sticker on it that says WSLC Radio. Photo: J. Waits

Radio Station Visit #171: College Radio Station WSLC at Sarah Lawrence College

I felt nostalgia for so many different eras of college radio during a visit to Sarah Lawrence College’s student-run radio station WSLC in Bronxville, New York. Located in beautiful Bates Hall, built in 1928 as one of the college’s first buildings, the station’s large windows afford DJs fresh air and a view of the lush […]

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photo at college radio station BSR. Banner reads BSR Brown Student and Community Radio. Shelves of CDs are behind the sign. 2023 Photo: J. Waits

Radio Station Visit #170: College Radio Station BSR at Brown University

Tucked away on the 3rd floor of the Campus Center at Brown University is a college radio station with a fascinating history. BSR (Brown Student and Community Radio) currently broadcasts online and over 101.1 FM in Providence, Rhode Island, with call letters WBRU-LP, but it is the descendant of likely the first AM carrier current […]

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Clock Tower Becomes Radio Station Again at John Carroll University “Turn Back the Clock” Event

The clock tower on the campus of John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio, has been unoccupied for more than 14,000 days (over 38 years), though once housed the school’s radio station. The station returns this coming Tuesday, March 28, for a six hour broadcast beginning at 6 PM EDT. WJCU 88.7 FM will host […]

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Photo of college radio station WXBC in 2022. WXBC in block letters atop bookshelves full of CDs. Photo: J. Waits

Radio Station Visit #169: Bard College Radio Station WXBC

On a crisp November afternoon, I marveled at the autumnal beauty at Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. Bright red leaves clung to the trees within view of Ward Manor, a gorgeous 1916 mansion that is now a residence hall and home to college radio station WXBC. Tamar Faggen, WXBC’s General Director enthusiastically greeted […]

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WRUC Alternative Power 89.7 FM sticker at college radio station WRUC. Photo: J. Waits

Radio Station Visit #168: Union College Radio Station WRUC

To say that my visit to college radio station WRUC 89.7 FM at Union College in Schenectady, New York was eagerly anticipated is an understatement. Rumored to be the “first” commercial college radio station, its predecessor stations have a fascinating history, making Union College an important stop for every college radio historian. Lucky for me, […]

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Wall mural at college radio station WRPI. WRPI in red letters. 91.5 FM Troy is below it in black letters. It's all on a white wall. Photo: J. Waits

Radio Station Visit #167: College Radio Station WRPI at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

College radio stations are generally very welcoming spaces, so much so that I often have to tear myself away at the end of a visit. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s WRPI 91.5 FM in Troy, New York had that effect on me. It had it all: comfy couches, the requisite Leo Blais sign, shelves of vinyl records, […]

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Image of cover of Princeton Review Best 387 Colleges book, which includes "Greatest College Radio Stations"

Flashback to Princeton Review’s “Great College Radio Station” 2022 List

What are the best college radio stations? I’ve enjoyed scrutinizing these sorts of lists for years, in particular Princeton Review’s “best college radio station” rankings in its yearly college guides. Based on student surveys, these lists attempt to rank the popularity of college radio on the campuses which participate in the Princeton Review surveys. The […]

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Wall of WCDB stickers. Lettering in black accented with yellow. Photo: J. Waits

Radio Station Visit #166: College Radio Station WCDB at University at Albany

As I wandered through a labyrinth-like campus center building looking for college radio station WCDB after a long day of cross-country travel, it felt like the olden days before 2020, when I used to regularly take field trips to radio stations, often mapping out ridiculously ambitious schedules for myself in order to see as many […]

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Photo of college radio station door at WCDB plastered with stickers, including WCDB sticker. Photo: J. Waits

Podcast #329: New York College Radio Tours

The Radio Survivors return with a new podcast episode! Jennifer reports on her visits to four college radio stations in New York state in November, 2022. Part of a longtime project to document radio station field trips, these recent tours are her first since 2019. As COVID-19 restrictions have loosened, stations are largely back to […]

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