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KFJC sign at college radio station. Photo: J. Waits

Happy 60th to College Radio Station KFJC

This fall has been a hectic time at the college radio station, KFJC-FM at Foothill College, where I am a volunteer DJ and Publicity Director. On October 20th, the station turned 60 years old and we celebrated with various on and off-air activities. With my interest in college radio history, I felt compelled to do […]

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LPs and CDs in college radio station WVKR's on-air studio. Photo: J. Waits

College Radio Watch: WVBU License to be Sold, KHSU Upheaval and More News

There’s some sad news on the college radio front this week, with word that Bucknell University’s student radio station WVBU will be losing its FM signal. VIA Public Media plans to purchase the license for $17,600. The Daily Item writes, that WVBU “will move to a streaming-only platform and VIA Public Media will take over […]

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Turntable in college radio station KSPC's lobby for reviewing vinyl. Photo: J. Waits

College Radio Watch: 168 hours of Vinyl, 50 Year Old Trivia Contest and More News

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 […]

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College radio station's WHPK production studio. Photo: J. Waits

College Radio Watch: CBI Panel on the Podcast, KFJC in Berlin and More News

I had a wonderful time at the College Broadcasters Inc. (CBI) convention last week in Seattle! It was great to see my long-time college radio friends and fun to meet so many other student broadcasting colleagues. We recorded a college radio-centric edition of the Radio Survivor show during the conference. Take a listen to the […]

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LPs in KDVS music library. Photo: J. Waits

College Radio Watch: WUEV’s Murky Future, KFJC Broadcasts from Berlin and More News

On Tuesday, supporters of college radio station WUEV gathered at University of Evansville to speak out against a rumored sale of the station’s FM license. I’m glad they are keeping up the fight, as WUEV was my shining example of how college radio stations could successfully convince and educate university administrators about the relevance and […]

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Inside the Takoma Radio studio in February, 2016. Photo: J. Waits

College Radio Watch: KFJC Broadcasts from Primitive Guitar Fest and More News

Over the next few days, the station where I volunteer, Foothill College radio station KFJC-FM is broadcasting live from a music festival several thousand miles from home. With a fixation on underground music and a growing obsession with undertaking ambitious remote broadcasts from afar; my KFJC cohorts continue to amaze me (see my tech-heavy account […]

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CD players, equipment in college radio station WXTJ's studio. Photo: J. Waits

College Radio Watch: KFJC in Liverpool, WXTJ’s Trash House, and More News

I’m in a musical haze because my home station KFJC is doing another live broadcast today, which began at around 7:30am PDT, this time from the Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia. For more back story, tune in to this week’s Radio Survivor Podcast. In addition to my chatter about KFJC’s international broadcasts (including last week’s from […]

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Podcast 109 - From Bainbridge to Iceland

Podcast #109 – News From Bainbridge Island to Reykjavík

As autumn kicks off in the northern hemisphere Jennifer, Eric and Paul circle back to share responses to last week’s episode, all about community podcasting, and look forward to what’s in store for community media this fall. Jennifer lets us know about two international festivals being broadcast by her home station KFJC, and reports on […]

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college radio station KFJC Record Library Sign

College Radio Watch: WIUS History and Reunion, More College Radio LPFMs, KFJC Tour and More News

Earlier this week, Greg Barman wrote a guest post (part one of two) for Radio Survivor, The WIUS Reunions: Why We Keep Hearing the Voices in Our Heads, Part 1, about the lengthy college radio history at Indiana University. Prompted in part by an upcoming reunion, he outlines the trajectory of numerous student-run stations, beginning […]

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