Archive June 2013

29 Jun

EEO Audits by the FCC

“On June 26, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission mailed the secondof its Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) audit letters for 2013 to randomly selected radio stations. In accordance with the provisions of Section 73.2080(f)(4) of the Commission’s EEO rules, theFCC annually audits the EEO programs of randomly selected broadcast licensees. Each year, approximately five percent of […]

27 Jun

Indecency – UPDATE & Call for Action

Act now to help protect student stations from censorship.

26 Jun

CSU-Pueblo’s Rev 89 carries long legacy of college radio into 43rd year

On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Brittny Balderston seamlessly jumps from a computer screen full of music to a screen full of Facebook comments, filling the airwaves with chatter about who would be the best person to crash a wedding. It’s the kind of one-sided, light-hearted conversation typical of American Top 40 radio stations, but with […]

26 Jun

Lake Land College broadcasting students earn their radio marketing professional certificate

Several Lake Land College broadcast sales students recently earned certification as radio marketing professionals. These students completed their training as part of the broadcast sales class that is offered by the radio and television program at Lake Land College. The Radio Marketing Professional (RMP) designation is the entry-level course in a comprehensive, multi-level training and […]

24 Jun

New FCC Leniency Policy for “Student Stations”

In the form of a “POLICY STATEMENT AND ORDER” (“PSO”), the FCC announced a new leniency policy for student run stations. The policy is limited for “first-time violations of certain documentation requirements…”. In the PSO, the FCC states that it will, “first afford the licensee an opportunity to negotiate a consent decree in which the […]

22 Jun

Want and FM Signal: FCC Announces LPFM Application “Window”

If your station is not licensed for broadcast by the FCC, there is a rare opportunity to file for an FCC application coming this October. The FCC has announced a limited time (window) of opportunity to apply for an LPFM license which would allow you to operate with 100 watts or less of power to […]

11 Jun

DA by day, (college radio) DJ by night

By night — well, at least on Thursday nights — John Friedmann steps into the metaphorical phone booth, a la Clark Kent, and emerges as Johnny Morgan, a boisterous spinner of “the Steel City’s hits” who sounds as if he arrived straight from 1967. Read more from the SF Gate.

7 Jun

International Radio Fest DJ competition – win a trip to Zurich

Spring break will come early for one talented college student this fall! The International Radio Festival (IRF) launches the 2nd annual Search for the Best College Radio Jockey & Radio Show, and this year the contest has been extended to include Canada. For more information, visit the International Radio Festival website.

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