The FCC just released its quarterly list of the total number of licensed broadcast stations in the United States. Based on their statistics through March 31, 2012, the number of licensed broadcast radio stations is still on the rise, continuing the trend that we saw in last quarter’s update. Based on this list, there are […]
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Visiting KCNL in San Jose
In my free time I like to schedule visits to radio stations in order to get a glimpse into their day-to-day operations. This project started way back in 2008 when I made my first field trip to WECB at Emerson College. Along the way some studios (like KUSF) have sadly been dismantled, others have moved […]
Is the FCC proposing rules for non-commercial radio local marketing agreements like KUSF’s?
A local marketing agreement (LMA) is when a station owner permits another broadcaster to rent the station, taking over the programming and advertising for a fee. However, the station owner retains all rights and liabilities for the station, including the license. LMAs have often been used to let a large owner, like Clear Channel, operate […]
WPRK Celebrates 60th Anniversary with All-Day Event Today
Rollins College radio station WPRK is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a fundraiser and a free all-day event and live broadcast today from the Rollins College campus in Winter Park, Florida. According to an article in the Orlando Sentinel, the station has 120 student and community volunteers. The article states, “It’s community and student involvement […]
WASU Wins 2012 mtvU College Radio Woodie Award
At SXSW last week mtvU held its Woodie Awards, recognizing artists popular with the college audience. The College Radio Woodie Award was given to FM radio station WASU at Appalachian State University (Boone, North Carolina) based on results of online voting. According to the WASU website, “MTV called to say out of all the college […]
Radio Guide to SXSW 2012
Once again it’s that time of year when my social media world is flooded with reports about BBQs, Austin weather reports, band showcases, and panels happening at the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference. The interactive portion is wrapping up to make way for the start of the music conference today. Some radio-related events have […]
San Francisco Bay Area’s Bounty of Independent Radio Offerings
Yesterday I was excited to see that the cover story for the San Francisco Chronicle’s “pink section” was all about independent radio in the San Francisco Bay Area. Based on the cover’s headline, “Up in the Airwaves: The state of independent radio in the Bay Area,” I expected to see a comprehensive list of local […]
Soundtap Madness Pits Independent Radio Stations in Head to Head Listening Tournament
With a nod to March Madness, Soundtap has just released details about “Soundtap Madness 2012,” an 18-day tournament beginning this Thursday featuring consecutive rounds of head to head battles between independent college and community radio stations. Soundtap, which bills itself as “the only crowd-sourced, show-specific way to enjoy independent radio,” is an online tool that […]
Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Announces its Student Radio Award Winners
Over the weekend the 72nd annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) conference was held in New York City. The student radio event provided an opportunity for high school and college radio stations to participate in sessions, workshops, and special events focused on the art of broadcasting. On Saturday, March 3, IBS held its annual Student Radio […]
University of Colorado’s College Radio Station Radio 1190 to Revamp
An article in the Colorado Daily last week announced that changes are afoot at University of Colorado’s college radio station KVCU-AM, popularly known as Radio 1190. A re-branding effort along with a new website, the elimination of several paid student staff positions, a stronger collaboration between student journalists and the station, and the digitization of […]