Over the years I’ve seen references to the Black College Radio Conference and its annual award ceremony. Although scant information is available online, William Barlow writes about the convention’s origins in Voice Over: The Making of Black Radio. He says that the Atlanta-based event was launched by Lo Jelks and that the student-focused convention was […]
A year ago I rhapsodized about my love of televised yule logs and gave my report on some of the examples that aired during the 2014 Christmas holiday. Well, Christmas 2015 also brought with it many opportunities to view yule logs on TV and I ended up catching a few that I’d never seen before. […]
A few days ago I learned about a documentary about the “first all-woman radio station,” a commercial country station WHER which launched in Memphis in 1955. Of course it piqued my curiosity, not only because it sounds like an intriguing station, but also because I’m aware of college radio stations at all women’s colleges that […]
While attending the University of California Radio Network (UCRN) conference at Pomona College in Claremont, California last month, I was excited to once again revisit the Pomona College radio station KSPC-FM. I was a volunteer and DJ there during the 1997-1998 school year and it’s always nice to return to the station (I also visited […]
Earlier this year when I was recapping the College Broadcasters Inc. (CBI) conference for the Radio Survivor Podcast (an event that I also spoke at), Paul asked me if there was an overarching sentiment or theme that I gleaned from the conference. I struggled to point out any specific theme and as I’ve spent more […]
As the year draws to a close, more and more low power FM (LPFM) stations are getting on the air. In light of that, Paul offers some sage advice to new LPFMs, suggesting that they look closely at how a station is programmed from the very beginning. In FCC news, two LPFM applications were dismissed […]
I arrived a bit early in the Minneapolis area when I was in town for the College Broadcasters Inc. conference in October and was very thrilled to see some historic college radio stations, including WMCN 91.7 FM at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. (more…)
During my summer road trip to the Pacific Northwest, I visited a trio of radio stations (including college radio stations KWVA and KAOS), concluding with a journey to see community radio station XRAY.fm in Portland, Oregon. (more…)
I’ve covered a number of sad situations involving the shutdown of college radio stations and it’s been gratifying to see that sometimes there is a silver lining in these stories. In its column for Radio World, CBI shared stories about the triumphant return of two college radio stations in Texas: KTRU and KTXT. (more…)
Although I’d been to Portland, Oregon-based community radio station KBOO back in 2013 (when I did a crazy, jam-packed day of touring four radio stations), it was an unplanned, drop-in visit and didn’t warrant an official post. For that reason, I was glad to be able to schedule an proper visit when I was in […]
