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CBI Organizes Minute of Silence on April 28 to Protest College Radio Station...
I spend a lot of time fretting over the future of college radio and have been particularly distressed by the very recent sale of the license for Rice University’s student radio station KTRU, the...
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Bad Few Weeks for College Radio at WXLV, WJMF and WRVU
It’s shaping up to be a really weird and sad couple of weeks for college radio news. Two weeks ago I wrote about the possibility that college radio station WXLV at Lehigh Carbon Community College is...
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Saving College Radio Stations Panel at NFCB Offered Tips for Stations in Peril
Of the many fine panels at the recent National Federation of Community Broadcasters’ conference (you can find our complete coverage here), the one that was closest to my heart was the “Saving College...
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Sad Final Moments of WRVU’s Terrestrial Broadcast Recounted as Supporters...
As I read through the accounts of WRVU’s final terrestrial moments last week, I get a horrible feeling of deja vu as I recall how I felt when learning about the sudden shut-downs of KTXT and KUSF....
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College Radio Day Hits the Airwaves on October 11, 2011
I make it a habit to evangelize the importance and relevance of college radio and that passion led me to create my Spinning Indie blog back in 2008. One of my main goals was to spread the word about...
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Motion to Dismiss Filed with FCC Regarding Pending KUSF Sale
The contentious pending sale of college radio station KUSF to Classical Public Radio Network continues to keep the lawyers busy, as a Motion to Dismiss the entire application was filed with the FCC...
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New Zealand’s Radio One 91 FM Fends Off Sale of Student Station
It’s nice to hear some good news amid all the battles over the future of college radio. After a very public protest over a rumored sell-off, the University of Otago student radio station Radio One...
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Upcoming Saving College Radio Events
It’s encouraging to see that a number of upcoming events and conferences will be addressing the future of college radio. I will be speaking on a panel at the National Student Media Convention in...
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Fighting for College Radio…and Winning: Part One – WWPV
Last week, I helped fact-check a lengthy list of colleges who had sold or transferred control of their student radio stations to outside entities. It was a depressing chore, as I delved into the...
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6 Things You Should do to Support College Radio on College Radio Day
Today marks the first annual College Radio Day. More than 350 stations all over the United States and Canada have signed up to participate. The concept’s fairly simple, it’s a day when people are...
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Fighting for College Radio…and Winning: Part Two – WUEV
People on the front lines fighting college radio station sales are always looking for signs of hope and for evidence that protests can make a difference. There have, in fact, been a number of college...
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Saving College Radio Panel at CMJ offers Tips for Stations in Peril
In the past year, a number of high profile college radio stations have been moved off FM. Many claim that we are in the midst of a crisis, in which university officials are contemplating selling or...
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Northeastern Illinois University Suspends DJs at College Radio Station WZRD...
On Friday the volunteers and DJs at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU)’s student radio station WZRD 88.3 FM were called into a meeting and told that all shows were being suspended at the...
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Northeastern Illinois University Evaluating the Future of WZRD
In a statement today, Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) acknowledged that it is reviewing the student radio station WZRD and has decided to “temporarily place the student organization on...
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Penn College Radio Station WPTC Faces Uncertain Future
According to a story on WNEP, Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn College) radio station WPTC 88.1 FM in Williamsport, Pennsylvania is facing an uncertain future after the college’s mass media...
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Is College Radio Making a Comeback?
An article on PolicyMic, 4 Awesome College Stations Keeping Radio Alive, posits that college radio was in a downward spiral and is now in a period of renaissance. After author Chelsea Hawkins takes a...
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College Radio Watch: WRAS-FM Changes Spark Protests
The big college radio news this week is of course the format changes coming to WRAS-FM. On Tuesday, WRAS-FM student staffers were surprised to hear that they would soon lose programming control over...
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