The Waves on the Mersey festival in Liverpool, England has concluded. From February 18 through the 22nd five giant radios aired historical documentaries about the famous city broadcast at 87.7 FM. Seventy students produced the docs. The huge radios themselves were situated at museums, churches, and other public places. On Monday, February 18, the first […]
Voting continues for the 2013 mtvU College Radio Woodie Award. After a preliminary nomination period, the number of college radio stations in the running was reduced to 25 and is now narrowed down to voters’ favorite 10 U.S. college radio stations. Online voters can cast ballots until 3:59:59 PM (ET) on March 14, 2013. The […]
Last October I was lucky enough to visit four different college radio stations in Atlanta: SCAD Atlanta Radio at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), WMRE at Emory University, WRAS at Georgia State University and WREK at Georgia Tech. Although each station had its own unique flavor, it was impressive to see the range […]
On the occasion of World Radio Day, a special event focused on LPFM opportunities will take place in Seattle today. Brown Paper Tickets is presenting a free community open house and press conference featuring several non-profit groups who plan to apply for new LPFM licenses in Seattle. The event will take place today (Wednesday, February […]
After an initial nomination round, mtvU has announced the 25 finalists for the 2013 College Radio Woodie Award. Online voting will whittle this list down to 10 finalists and web visitors can vote until Wednesday, February 20th at 4pm EST. The award recognizes stellar college radio stations. Last year’s winner was WASU at Appalachian State […]
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 […]
According to the Fifth Report and Order released in March, the FCC has started dismissing backlogged translator station applications based non ational and local caps. In that Order the FCC established caps for the number of applications a single applicant could pursue in a given market, and nationwide, in order to ensure open frequencies are […]
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 […]
I was sad to learn that the FCC will not reinstate the license for high school radio station WLMH. The 89.1 FM license, licensed to Little Miami Local Schools in Morrow, Ohio, was deleted in August, 2012 after the FCC realized that the station had been off the air for more than a year. Although […]
