Category CBI News
13 Mar
Student Media in the News
WPRK is returning to the airwaves Ever since Irma irreparably damaged their antenna last September, Rollins College’s best basement radio station, WPRK, has been off the air. Since then, the college radio station has been streaming their programming online only but that’s finally about to be rectified. Read more from Bungalower.com. Livingstone College launches new radio […]
READ MORE6 Mar
Student Media in the News
Seton Hall’s WSOU Enters Hall Of Fame WSOU 89.5 FM, Seton Hall University’s much-heralded, student-run radio station, received a surprise at the annual Kilpop Radio Convention and Rock Radio Awards in Las Vegas: The station was inducted into the Rock Radio Hall of Fame during the Rock Radio Awards Ceremony, the evening of February 23. […]
READ MORE27 Feb
Student Media in the News
Hopelessly late but worth the wait No more “big old speaker” outside blasting neighbors or faulty and exposed wiring from 20 years ago – just a couple of the issues radio station KJCC has endured over the years. At least, according to Station Manager Jeff Ochoa, who can breathe a sigh of relief these days, […]
READ MORE20 Feb
CBI Board of Director positions opening soon
CBI is accepting nominations for the following Board of Directors positions: • Vice President (three-year term) • IT Content Director (three-year term) • Secretary (two-year term) • Development Director (two-year term) • Student Representative (one-year term) Each newly elected Director shall take office on Dec. 1, 2018, with the exception of the Student Representative, whose […]
READ MORE20 Feb
Student Media in the News
Yale radio suspends operations According to Section 118 of the United States Copyright Act, noncommercial broadcasting entities are required to obtain a compulsory license for the use of published music in works that, unlike visual performances or theatrical plot lines, are not dramatic. Keyes softened her stance in a follow-up email on Saturday evening, apologizing […]
READ MORE13 Feb
Student media in the news
WVBR to Bring Alternative Music to Ithaca WVBR 93.5 FM Ithaca’s “real rock radio” is out and “Ithaca’s Alternative” is in. This change of genre for the independent, Cornell student-run radio station comes after increasing confusion as to what constitutes “real rock.” In the recent years, the station has failed to focus its efforts on […]
READ MORE7 Feb
Board Blog: Easy tips to keep your social media pages active
College broadcasters have to find many different ways to reach and engage their audience. But today, it is crucial to find interaction between your audience and your organization. Social media is one of the most important assets to use at your radio/television station. It gives you a chance to attract familiar, as well as unfamiliar, […]
READ MORE6 Feb
Student Media in the News
‘Thank God For Monday’ to Present Special Series on Sexual Harassment “As a program dedicated to helping people improve their work environment and careers, ‘Thank God for Monday’ has dealt with sexual harassment since the show’s beginning,” said Brother Greg Cellini. “As the #MeToo movement has shown, there is still much work to be done […]
READ MORE30 Jan
Student Media in the News
Attempting to shed “white” label, WBAR takes steps toward improving diversity Nevertheless, WBAR’s long-standing reputation as a space for white students—albeit those with unconventional music taste—has proven difficult to shake. Although it was founded in the early 1990s as an alternative to Columbia’s student radio, WKCR, WBAR has often been a space dominated by white […]
READ MORE23 Jan
Student Media in the News
William Paterson students visit Vieques, forge radio partnership Nearly four months after Hurricane Maria touched down, battering the secluded island and knocking out its only radio station, nine communications students from William Paterson University traveled to Vieques this month for a weeklong humanitarian mission. The students, including members of the college radio station’s staff, donated […]
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