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Archive April 2011

25 Apr

Student stations sold/transferred to non-student operations

Here is a draft list of student stations that have been sold or transfer to non-student operations. This list is not complete. If you are aware of another station that should be listed, please email me the call letters, school and new operator, and any other information that will help substantiate the station’s sale. Please […]

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25 Apr

Minute of Silence to bring attention to the impact of sale of college radio stations.

Press Release PDF For Immediate Release Contact: Candace Walton, cwalton@usd.edu April 26, 2011 A national Minute of Silence will be held on Thursday, April 28 at 12:00 p.m. Central on college radio stations. College Broadcasters, Inc (CBI) is organizing the grassroots effort. The goal of the Minute of Silence is to bring awareness of the […]

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9 Apr

KUSF Upgrade Meets Opposition

As reported earlier, the initial upgrade to the KUSF signal hit a road bump and was derailed by the FCC even before objections were heard. The Radio Survivor Blog reports that the proposed move of the transmission facilities of the student station sold by the University of  San Francisco, is running into new problems.  “the […]

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9 Apr

Missing Mic Causes Station to Go Silent?

WRAM (Farmingdale State College, NY) , according to this web page, the station board decided to turn the station off after a microphone went missing.  Perhaps there is more to the story.

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9 Apr

KGRG 89.9 Goes HD

According to this article, KGRG (Green River Community College – Auburn, WA) turned on its new transmitter on April 7, 2011 with HD capabilities.  Nothing in the article offers any insights into HD radio or how the station plans to promote the HD ‘upgrade’.  Regardless, congratulations are in order!

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3 Apr

Fall Convention Proposals Now Being Accepted

CBI is now accepting session proposals for our annual Fall convention which will be held in Orlando, FL October 27 - 30, 2011. To propose a session, please visit the session proposal submission page! Session proposals are due no later than June 1, 2011.

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