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San Jose State University’s student radio station KSJS turned 50 yesterday. The 90.5 FM station broadcasts at 1500 watts from San Jose, California. I visited KSJS back in March, 2009 and the philosophy of the station seems largely the same today (although there have been technological advancements and KSJS now has regular online broadcasts in […]
The latest tweet from Pacifica station WBAI in New York City asks for help moving the operation out of its Wall Street digs: WBAI is “movin’ on up”. Volunteers are needed to help pack all day long this week. Email ops@wbai.org. According to a station staff announcement, BAI will temporarily move its studios to City […]
Last night, 11-year-old college radio DJ Myles Buchanan hosted his second radio show on Rockford College Radio, an Internet radio station in Rockford, Illinois. Dubbing himself the Radio Kid, Buchanan is behind the mic for The Scoop, a program aimed at kids like himself. On the first episode, which aired on January 22, Buchanan was […]
College radio station WBGU of Bowling Green University, Ohio, says that no less than 25 new DJs have passed their training exam. “Once they complete their studio observation hours they’ll have a cool new show on WBGU!” the station promises on its Twitter page. That’s quite a lot of DJs joining the current list of […]
A recent survey of college radio participants indicates that college radio DJs are still enthusiastic about the medium and believe that college radio has a bright future. In the first online survey conducted by College Radio Day, most of the 134 U.S. college radio DJs surveyed indicated an appreciation for new music and a strong […]
One of the most chilling college radio stories of 2008 was the sudden shut-down of student radio station KTXT at Texas Tech University. A post on the station’s website in December, 2008 included a quote from Susan Peterson, the director for Student Media in which she stated, “The overwhelming financial demands of operating an FM […]
Today the FCC released its quarterly list of the total number of licensed broadcast stations in the United States. Based on FCC statistics through December 30, 2012, the number of licensed broadcast radio stations is still on the rise, continuing the trend that we’ve seen every quarter this year. Based on this list, there are […]
College Broadcasters Inc. (CBI) just announced that its 2nd National Student Electronic Media Convention will be held in San Antonio, Texas this fall. Focused on all forms of student electronic media, including radio, television, video, and webcasting, the event will be similar to the organization’s first solo conference, which was held in Atlanta in October, […]
As we reflect back on 2012, there’s no clear answer about the state of college radio. In a way, college radio may be getting back to normal following a particularly dramatic 2011. Although some stations left the air this year, others continued to thrive and new stations were born. Fall-out from 2011 continued this year, […]
With 2012 drawing to a close, there’s a new twist in the nearly two-year-old saga of KUSF 90.3 FM. Although the FCC has approved the license assignment from University of San Francisco (USF) to Classical Public Radio Network (CPRN), various appeals are ongoing. Former KUSF listener Ted Hudacko, who filed a Freedom of Information Act […]
