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National College Media Convention Broadcast Sessions Announced
Here’s the latest on the Fall Convention, happening now:
New Session:
Thursday, 9-9:50am
The Faculty Summer Internship Adventure
What happens when a college television adviser spends a summer working for a local small town radio station? She stretches her critical thinking skills to bridge the gap between the town and gown while also providing her students with exciting local radio and TV experiences. She also learns all sorts of things that can be integrated into her
existing mass communication curriculum and assessment plan. Come and listen to her air check!
8C, Convention Center, 3rd Floor, 4th Street Exit from Hilton
Maureen Carrigg, Wayne State College
New Session:
Thursday, 10am-10:50am
Media Promotion/Student Media/Broadcasting/Advising
Targeting your demographic: A focus on Radio Disney. Learn how Disney Radio network uses research to target their demographic. Then take the next step and discuss how college media can apply the Radio Disney model to target specific demographics in your own market.
8C, Convention Center, 3rd Floor, 4th Street Exit from Hilton
Candace Walton, University of South Dakota
Judy Oskam, Texas State University
Session Change:
Thursday, Noon-12:50pm to Friday or Saturday, time and location to be determined
Addressing New Technology Challenges for College TV Stations
Add Presenter:
Thursday, 1-1:50pm
Radio Roundtable: Management
Maggie Brennan, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Change Presenter:
Thursday, 4:30-5:30pm
Alternatives to Licensed Broadcasting
Will Robedee, Rice University
Gregg Newton,
Add Presenter:
Thursday, 4:30-5:30pm
Radio Imaging for College Stations
Gregory Weston, University of Pittsburg
Change Presenters:
Friday 9-9:50am
Advising the Radio/TV Station: A Faculty Caucus/Workshop
Dave Black, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lisa Marshall, Muskingum University
John Morris, University of Southern Indiana
W. Joe Watson, Baker University
Want the latest on the broadcast sessions being offered at the National College Media Convention in Austin, Texas? Look below. Additional information will be added as the convention nears, so check back often. A list of other convention sessions is available on the College Media Advisers Web site.
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Some FCC Reports Due
FCC licensed noncommercial stations in Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Washington and the Pacific Islands need to electronically submit a biennial ownership report by deadline October 1.
Under new rules, ALL commercial stations need to file biennial ownership reports on November 1, 2009
October 10 is the deadline for placing stations quartlery Issues and Programs list in the Public File.
Student Radio Reaches Larger Audience via HD-2
According to tbo.com, be
ginning Saturday, Bull Radio will be carried over WMNF’s HD2 signal. Bull Radio is the University of South Florida’s student operated radio station, which is currently limited to “AM in the vicinity of the USF Tampa campus”, presumably, carrier current or other Part 15 operations. The article also describes WMNF as, ” an independent community radio stationed supported by donations and volunteers.”
WJIF $19k forfeiture for EAS and failure to respond
The FCC has notified Opp Educational Broadcasting Foundation, licensee of WJIF that it is apparently liable for $19,000 due to the failure to comply with EAS rules ($8,000) and for twice failing to respond to the FCC ($11,000). Word version of Notice. PDF version.
OU TV Station reach grows, name changes
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According to http://newsok.com/, the student run cable TV channel TV4OU has changed its name to OUTV. The channel has also moved from channel 4 in Norman to digital channel 124. The move increases the reach of the station from 30,000 homes to more than 180,000.
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