FCC Deadlines
The FCC has indefinitely suspended the Nov. 1 deadline for submitting biennial ownership reports for commercial radio stations. Licensees will have a minimum of 30 days to file their reports once the new 323 forms are approved.
Noncommercial biennial ownership reports for radio stations in Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island are due Dec. 1.
Mid-Term Reports (Form 397) are due 12/1 for radio stations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island. The reports must be filed electronically.
EEO reports must be placed in Public Inspection File by Dec. 1 for radio stations in Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island.
KWSC has “smashing success” with 14th Annual Turkey Drop promotion
Inspired by a promotional stunt gone awry on the 1970s television situation comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” Wayne State University’s KWSC 91.1 “The Cat” combined a canned food drive with the spectacle of seeing objects dropped off a three story building, as reported by the Sioux City Journal:
“It’s become a fall tradition in which a donation of two cans of food for the local food pantry allows students to enter various items, then watch them shatter or splat on the south side of Pile Hall the Thursday before Thanksgiving. Entrants can win in four categories: longest hang time, biggest splat, best dressed and sharpshooter — for the item that lands nearest the target painted on the tarp below.”
Photos by Lois Brunnert
WBCX – Brenau radio begins streaming online
According to the Gainsville Times, WBCX has started webcasting. The article does indicate that the station has received funding from NPR, but it is not clear how much programming is from NPR and how much is student/community oriented. If the article is correct and the station is NPR/CPB funded, then its webcasting operations are likely covered under the CPB/NPR/SX agreement which likely requires server and programming logs. If the station is not CBP eligible, then WBCX may be able to use the CBI/SX WSA 2009 settlement to avoid strict logging requirements. If your station has questions about webcasting fees, logging requirements or anything else, contact CBI!
Entries Sought for 31st College Television Awards
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is now accepting entries in the 31st College Television Awards. Categories include Animation, Children’s, Comedy, Commercial, Documentary, Drama, Interactive Media, Magazine, Music (Best Composition), Music (Best Use), Newscast Series – Narrative and new this year, Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship. The deadline for submission is Jan. 13, 2010. Click here for more information.
2009 National Student Production Awards Winners
The winners of the combined, television and radio categories of the National Student Production Awards were announced at the National College Media Convention in Austin on Oct. 30. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists.
Combined Category
Best Student Media Web site
KUOM, University of Minnesota
www.radiok.org
Television
Best General Entertainment Program
HUTV, Harvard College
“Ivory Tower”
Watch It!
Best Comedy
Viking Fusion, Berry College
“The Conference Room”
Watch It!
Best Technical Production
CTV, Colorado State University
“Head for the Hills”
Best Promo
SCAD Atlanta, Savannah College of Art and Design
“SCAD Atlanta Radio Commercial”
Watch It!
Best PSA
Carolina Week, University of North Carolina
“Cold Is Hotter”
Watch It!
Best Live Sports Production
UTVS-Channel 21, St. Cloud University
“Husky Productions”
Watch It!
Best Sportscast
ICTV, Ithaca College
“Sports Final March 22, 2009”
Watch It!
Best Newscast
ICTV, Ithaca College
“11.11.08”
Watch It!
Best News Reporting
COM 409, Purdue University
“Attica House Fire”
Watch It!
Best Special Broadcast
Channel 5, Rowan University
“Life Behind Beards”
Watch It!
Best Documentary/Public Affairs
Documentary Production Class, Rowan University
“Generation RX”
Watch It!
Radio
Best DJ
WRST, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
“Country 101”
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Best Documentary
WGLS, Rowan University
“From First Snap to Stagg: The History of Rowan Football”
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Best Technical Production
KTSW, Texas State University-San Marcos
“War Torn”
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Best Station Promotion
WZND, Illinois State University
“Z-106’s Freakin Fridge! Giveaway”
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Best PSA
WSWI, University of Southern Indiana
“Recycle”
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Best Sports Reporting
WRHU, Hofstra University
“Changes Since Real Quiet”
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Best News Reporting
WMUL, Marshall University
“White Water Release”
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Best Newscast
KRFU, Humboldt State University
“April 30, 2009”
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Best Regularly Scheduled Program
WCRX, Columbia College
“Sound from the Underground”
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Best Sports Play By Play
WRHU-FM, Hofstra University
“Hofstra at ODU CAA Quarterfinals”
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Best Promo
WCRX, Columbia College
“Masters in the Mix – Lunch Mix Live”
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Best Feature
WJMU, Millikin University
“The Playground”
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Keynote and going home
The Keynote for the last day John Burnett. He did a great job in his speech. If you left early you have no idea what you missed out on. Mr. Burnett is a from NPR. He talked about some of the big stories that he covered like going to Iraq for a while and traveling through there. He shared his experience of Hurricane Katrina which he thought would just be another hurricane. This one turned out unlike any other. Then he talked about covering the war at the Mexican American boarder. He summed up the stories and gave details like a reporter would and since that is my field of study it was really inspiring to hear.
I got the chance to talk to him after and I told him what I wanted to do. I told him that I would love to do what he is doing and be able to just pick up and go to Iraq and cover a story. I also told him that I wanted to be able to travel and do a documentary on something like poverty. He told me how he got started and how I should not just expect to be able to pick up and leave, especially since I will be the newbie in the business. Many need to start out at the bottom and work their way up, which I expected. Just shows what a lot of hard work can do.
Anyways, it was a great way to end the conference. Congrats to all finalists and winners in the Pacemaker Awards. Good luck and have a safe trip back home!
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