January 6, 2015
Student Media in the News
WKNC announces headliners for Double Barrel Benefit 12
WKNC 88.1 FM will hold its twelfth annual Double Barrel Benefit concert Saturday, Feb. 7 at Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh and Saturday, Feb. 14 at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro. Lincoln Theatre will host Spider Bags to kick off the festival and Cat’s Cradle will feature Eternal Summers for the final night. The full lineup will be announced in early January.
Read more on the WKNC website.
Flagler College Radio DJ with post-polio syndrome signs off
Sandra Rodrigues may not see much of the world these days, but that hasn’t kept her from listening to it.
For 21 years, Rodrigues volunteered at Flagler College’s WFCF 88.5 FM, where she hosted the world music program. Saturday was her final show.
Read more from the Daily Journal.
10 Fascinating Things Spotted at College Radio Stations in 2014
Next week I’ll write up a comprehensive “2014 year in review” post about the state of college radio, but as I reflect back on the year, I wanted to highlight some of my favorite moments from my radio station tours.
Read more from Radio Survivor.
They Might Be Giants Resurrect Dial-A-Song in 2015
On top of all that, for the stations in the ever-growing Dial-A-Song Radio Network, each week They Might Be Giants will create custom materials for the Dial-A-Song segment, complete with interviews and other “programming notes.” So far, the band have already recruited 100 terrestrial stations to join the Dial-A-Song Radio Network, spanning college radio stations and underground networks from Germany, Ireland and Fairbanks, Alaska to Los Angeles’ A Fistful of Vinyl on KXLU to WHER 100.3 FM Seattle’s Under the Influence.
Read more from Rolling Stone.
2014 – A Pivotal Year for LPFM
While some applicants have already gotten their new LPFM radio stations up and running (including college radio station KRFH at Humboldt State), others are still working to build their stations.
Read more from Radio World.
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