As I look back over 2013, I feel optimistic about the state of college radio, especially after a complicated 2012, a contentious 2011, and a challenging start to the 2000s. In November, 2013, I started writing weekly reports about college radio for our College Radio Survivor feature every Friday and for the most part, good news […]
As my winter break draws to a close, I’m ready to get back to work next week with some more in-depth reports about college radio. But first, it’s time to sit back and relax with a glimpse of a selection of college radio documentaries from the past few years. Here are some inspiring reports from […]
It’s no secret that I’m passionate about college radio. It’s more interesting to me than commercial radio and I love that it’s for the most part programmed by individual DJs. Because of that, I was tickled to spot some kind words for college radio in an article in Radio Ink about the tired state of […]
Even though some college campuses are already closed for the winter break, there’s still a bunch of news on the student radio front this week. This week’s College Radio Survivor includes some year-end charts from CMJ, details about another holiday special, the latest on college LPFM applications, and word on some changes at a few […]
This week’s College Radio Survivor includes some LPFM updates, word about a rumored station sale, details on some special Christmas programming at a few stations, and information about a college station that may lose space during campus construction. As far as LPFM, a few of the recent applications from college and universities were dismissed by […]
Some of today’s most successful non-commercial radio stations owe much of their success to making good use of internet platforms to reach new audiences and provide ever-improving service to their own listeners. Younger listeners tend not to differentiate between a terrestrial broadcast signal and an online one, while plugged-in listeners of all ages increasingly want […]
As the FCC works its way through the recent batch of LPFM applications, we’re continuing to see some reports from college radio stations who are anxiously awaiting news. One such applicant, Middlesex Community College in Middletown, Connecticut, is hoping to build a radio station in partnership with the local community and with a local high […]
This week I’ve been largely fixated on digging into the details of LPFM applicants from all over the country. As I mentioned last week, it looks like there could be around 100 college radio groups applying for new licenses, including a few in the San Francisco Bay Area. Upon further research, I found out that […]
The competition for a new low power FM (LPFM) radio license in San Francisco is even tougher than I thought. Earlier this week I took a look at the 15 applicants who are seeking LPFM licenses in San Francisco proper. It turns out, if one looks outside the city, there are additional applications for the […]
I begin this week’s installment of College Radio Survivor with the great news that many colleges and universities took advantage of the recently opened LPFM window and applied for new LPFM licenses. I’m still sifting through the data (there were nearly 3,000 total applicants), but I was thrilled to see that several college radio stations […]
