FCC announces waivers for tornado relief fundraising on non-comm stations
Posted by Jessica Clary
Tuesday the FCC announced procedures for obtaining waivers to permit non-commercial stations to raise money on-air for Moore, Oklahoma tornado relief efforts. Although the Commission has yet to approve rules for non-commercial stations to do on-air fundraising for third-parties, the agency has granted waivers in response to significant natural disasters. Without a waiver it is against FCC rules for non-commercial stations to use airtime to fundraise for any organization except the licensee.
Read more from Radio Survivor.
KUTX Takes Mind Over Music Crown
Posted by Jessica Clary
Last night’s Mind Over Music at the Palm Door had all the wonder and suspense of your usual trivia night, only with a score more geeks who hang out at record stores. The fourth annual fundraiser, put on by the Chronicle, finished after three hours of brain-racking competition with one clear champ: the radio whiz kids at KUTX.
Read more from The Austin Chronicle.
CCHS radio station helps observe High School Radio Day
It is estimated that there are only about 200 high schools in the nation with either a terrestrial over-the-air non-commercial, educational radio station or an Internet-only radio station. “And that number is dropping,” said Radio Day founder Bowers. “That’s why we need to unite on High School Radio Day and make the public aware of what we do, how we do it, and the service we provide to our communities,” he said.
‘Teen Day’ Turns Young Broadcasters Pro
Posted by Jessica Clary
“We selected area teens, 14 and up, as broadcast team members,” said organizer Dan Pettegrew. “Using local music, education and sports activities as homework assignments, Teen Day introduced them to the radio station environment firsthand.”
Read more from Radio World.
BCC radio station inks deal with Soul football team
Following the example of the Camden Riversharks, the Philadelphia Soul have developed a partnership with Burlington County College’s radio station, WBZC-FM (Z88.9), to give students an opportunity to broadcast area professional sports games.
Read more from PhillyBurbs.com.
WMBR DJ’s 8-hour Radio Marathon during Boston Lockdown
Posted by Jessica Clary
I hadn’t really given much thought to how DJs in Boston coped with the the lockdown during the search for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect until I read a fascinating story about a college radio DJ at M.I.T. radio station WMBR in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jon Bernhardt, the long-time host of the Friday morning edition of “Breakfast of Champions,” ended up pulling an 8-hour shift at the station on April 19 after the DJs following him called in to say that they couldn’t make it to the station due to the lockdown in Boston.
Read more from Radio Survivor.
ESPN radio to use Hofstra feed on Islanders game
Posted by Jessica Clary
Hofstra’s WRHU is believed to be the only college radio station that has an affiliation with a professional sports franchise. WRHU began airing Islanders hockey games in 2010.
The games are broadcast by a professional play-by-play announcer, Chris King, and a student color analyst, Kevin Dexter.
Read more from the WSJ.
Middletown’s WESU Voted Hartford’s Best College Radio Station
Posted by Jessica Clary
Currently, WESU operates 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week, and is supported by a volunteer staff of over 150 student and community volunteers, 2 part-time paid staffers, and one full-time General Manager. WESU is supported by a partnership between Wesleyan University and listeners, organizations, and businesses throughout the CT River Valley. As evidence of WESU’s transformation over the last decade, for the first time, WESU was crowned “The Best College Radio Station” in the 2013 Hartford Advocate’s Annual Readers’ Poll!
Read more from the Middletown Eye.
Special savings for flying with Delta
Posted by Jessica Clary
Planning for your flights to the National Student Electronic Media Convention? Book through Delta airlines and save up to 10% with CBI’s special registration code.
To book, go to delta.com and use our Meeting Ticket Designator code: NMG8N or our Group Ticket Designator code: NG8V7. You can also book by calling 1-800-328-1111, but a booking fee will apply for tickets booked by phone.
The discount is available for flights on Delta and Delta Connection flights from anywhere in the U.S. to San Antonio (airport code SAT) from Oct. 26 – Nov. 6, 2013.
Castleton State College station growing
Posted by Jessica Clary
The Castleton State College radio station — with its studio located in the Campus Center — has seen its live programming grow from 15 hours a week in August to a current programming schedule of 70 hours a week. All it took to kick off this radio renaissance was some grass-roots marketing, said Program Director Zach Scheffler.
Read more from the Rutland Herald.
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