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Photo of black flag with image of white flag with WPIR logo on it. At college radio station WPIR Pratt Radio. Photo: J. Waits

Radio Station Visit #173: College Radio Station WPIR Pratt Radio

The phrase “The neighbors complain,” circles around what appears to be a black WPIR pirate flag. This imagery on the website for college radio station WPIR Pratt Radio alludes to rumors and half-truths about student radio’s legacy and mysterious history on the Brooklyn, New York campus of the Pratt Institute. As is the case at […]

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Wall of college radio station WSVA. Photo: J. Waits

Radio Station Visit #172: College Radio Station WSVA at The School of Visual Arts

With killer views from the 7th floor of a building in the heart of New York City, it’s no surprise that DJs at The School of Visual Arts’ (SVA) college radio station WSVA joke about wanting to live at the station. “I would love to have this as my apartment,” said Michelle Mullin, WSVA’s Manager […]

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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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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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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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