"The Right Path has implemented a curriculum in each sixth grade classroom in the county, assisted youth with planning community activities to take place this summer and most recently, begun working with Marietta College Mass Media students to film area childrens' perceptions about their communities. The pieces will later be broadcast on the college's television channel."
"WAILUKU - Akaku: Maui Community Television has reached a tentative agreement with Maui Community College and the state Department of Education for the distribution of cable franchise fees."
"The San Antonio Express-News reports that Clear Channel has sent an e-mail to its employees reinforcing its zero-tolerance policy for payola. Every Clear Channel employee involved in station programming must swear in writing that he or she has not engaged in payola, according to a memo obtained by the Express-News. "
Editor: Perhaps college stations should add something to their policy manuals concerning this topic if they have not already.
"'No other broadcaster has attempted to launch the number and caliber of programs on this scale all at once,' it stated. 'KCRW's decision ten years ago to launch a website and begin streaming its programs positioned the station as an 'early adopter' of the new digital technologies.' (For more on Podcasting, see your print copy of Radio World, Feb. 2, page 26.) "
Editor: This station has started podcasting. According to the article, it appears that the podcasts do not run afowl of copygihts (they don't contain music).
"Unless you have been living under a rock or were off campus last semester, you know that the sale of WCAL was quite controversial on the hill. Despite the protests, T-shirts sold and money raised, Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) bought the radio station from St. Olaf for $10.5 million. In December, MPR announced that 89.3 FM would switch from classical music to a new format and be renamed �The Current.� According to program director Steve Nelson, the new format is �the anti-format.� "
Editor: For the "average" college station, I think this article features a theme I have commented on before. Many commercial stations seem to be AGAIN copying college radio. Am I wrong or is this not more highly understated (or perhaps unsaid) in the CMJ that put Nick H. on the cover. Putting him on the cover of CMJ says what about college stations? That we need to be led by non-students? Don't get me wrong, advisers at many station play essential roles. The point is, commercial stations are again (still) seeking to emulate the college station. Do the "alternative" or "anti-format" college stations need to change their "non-format" programming again to stay ahead of the curve? If so, where do we go from here?
"Jahreal and Paco are safe and warm inside the climate-controlled studios of KRUA-88.1 FM on the fringe of the University of Alaska Anchorage campus. The only signs of the brutal weather outside are the white long underwear top beneath Paco's shirt and the pair of winter jackets hanging up in the corner."
"The MAB will present the awards to the students and faculty involved with the stations at the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference and Exposition on March 8 at the Lansing Center. Professional radio and television broadcasters in Michigan judged more than 130 entries from seven Michigan universities in this year�s competition. Entries included an array of college radio and television pieces, which are divided into specific categories, such as radio sportscast and television talk show."
"Granted, it's not easy to get used to the idea of logging on to your favorite radio station. A few years after the earlier version of WJHU, circa 1970, left student hands, the new WJHU debuted in 2002, broadcasting a constant mp3 stream from their site to anyone with a high-speed Internet connection. Regular mixing boards in the station's three-room unit on the terrace level of McCoy Hall instantly convert the DJ's play lists into one mp3 file. All you have to do is hit up http://www.wjhuradio.com. "
"Leading the charge is Howard Stern, whom the mag named 'Wired Renegade' of the year. He is celebrated as one of the 14 people 'changing your mind.' Wired says, 'Stern's battle with the FCC and upcoming move to Sirius Satellite Radio is reshaping the future of radio.'"
"A storm brewing at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell's venerable radio station, WUML-FM (91.9), pits students trying to keep control of airtime against administrators looking to bring in minor league baseball and former public radio talker Christopher Lydon. "
"A storm brewing at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell's venerable radio station, WUML-FM (91.9), pits students trying to keep control of airtime against administrators looking to bring in minor league baseball and former public radio talker Christopher Lydon. "
"On March 1 at 10 a.m., Hanson will be visiting Georgia State's radio station, Album 88.5 (WRAS). Hanson will be streaming a live question-and-answer session from Georgia State University for students and anyone wanting to participate. Hanson believes there is something college students need to know-- that there is a whole lot of good music out there that corporate record labels are keeping from eager audiences."
"Michigan Tech's campus radio station, WMTU, will soon be heard throughout most of the Keweenaw. The switch to a new tower and powerful new transmitter, slated for installation this summer, should broadcast the Wadworth Hall-based station's programming throughout an area extending from north of Calumet to just north of Baraga, everywhere in betwee and also well into Lake Superior. "
"David Hinckley writes in the New York Daily News that under siege from the 'indecency' legislation rumbling through Washington these days, broadcasters are trying to come up with a 'self-regulation' plan that might make the government feel less need for punitive measures. But at least one broadcaster thinks his colleagues should stiffen their resistance. "
"And though UH officials enjoy the $812,310 the school received in record rights fees last season from pay-per-view � nearly double the $463,038 it earned in 2002 � others worry about that it might just be getting easier for fans to sit at home and watch the game rather than fill Aloha Stadium. "
EDITOR: As the pressure mounts on many college media outlets to carry institutional sports, is this a god send?
Editor: A side note. Many news sites cited in this blog require a user name and password. I have found that when I visit such sites, I will use a 'generic' user name and password. When I do this, I find that many web sites use the same database (and cookies) and thus I am not required to enter data for each story! YMMV.
"Tucked away in the basement of Stewart Center is a small set of rooms packed with video equipment where Purdue students work diligently to produce a weekly news magazine show.
This is the first year COM 497V, 'Video Journalism,' and COM 497W, 'News Magazine Production' have been offered. The two classes meet as one and give students the chance at hands-on news production experience."
"Following the KSHU's first newscast last Thursday the radio/television department will be airing the first live Spanish newscast from KSHU on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.
The newscast is considered to be the only Spanish newscast from a college TV station."
"RIVIERA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 22, 2005 - According to the latest figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, 2,867 children - an average of eight each day - were killed by gunfire in 2002. Now teens are standing up and saying enough is enough: Students from Suncoast Community High School in Riviera Beach, Fla., have formed a group called Alter8tion (http://www.alter8tion.com) and recorded 'Stop the Violence,' an album speaking out against gun violence. And they're challenging radio stations and schools across the country to unite against gun violence by playing the album's first track, 'Touch Your Mind,' at noon on March 15, 2005."
"The BEA Festival of Media Arts Committee is pleased to announce winners in the 2005 competition. All entries were reviewed by a panel of professional judges and the entries have been pared down to the winners announced here."
"In the past couple of years the station has seen its operating costs rise and the dire need for equipment to be updated. It is for these reasons that WVUM is going to the students for help. The proposed $1 referendum in next week's election is vital in keeping WVUM's high-quality programming on the air."
"'It's old-school radio with new-school technology,' says McHugh, who does all the pre-production for the show out of his Baltimore apartment, including editing and research. He's earning college credit for his work on Hoopsville, and he views it as a hands-on workshop in broadcasting and audio. Although Hoopsville airs only on Goucher Student Radio, its appeal reaches far beyond the Baltimore campus. "
"WASHINGTON--A federal appeals court on Tuesday sharply questioned whether the Federal Communications Commission has the authority to ban certain types of digital TV receivers, including peripheral cards, starting in July. "
.Station Under Pressure! .: WUML :.: 91.5fm :.: Lowell, MA :.: " The future of your radio station is in jeopardy. WUML, the station that YOU pay for, is having more time taken away from the students. Starting in the summer, the administration of this college plans to rob the students of 21 hours of airtime during primetime hours. If this goes into effect such classic shows as The Stress Factor, Soul Power, and Live From The Fallout Shelter, which is now its 19th year on the air, will be forced to be cut from the schedule. These 21 hours will be filled with broadcasts of NON-STUDENT Sports that are unrelated to this school. Why would they want to do this? Image branding and money. These games that will be broadcast are already currently being broadcast on WCAP. In addition to the 21 hours being stolen from the students, the administration also has plans to replace the majority of programming with non-student produced NPR (National Public Radio) programming. Which may mean the end of having a student run radio station on this campus. For those of you involved in student groups, how would you feel if the administration came in and completely changed around what your group stood for and how it operated? How would most students feel if the administration controlled almost every aspect of their dorm room?"
"Additionally, the bill would require the full Commission to review five percent of all license and renewal applications, and would command broadcasters to post on their Internet sites information detailing their commitment to local public affairs programming. The bill also calls for the FCC to complete its open proceeding on whether public interest obligations should apply to broadcasters in the digital era. "
Editor: The title and the text don't match exactly, but that would be the easiest means of complying with the requirement in the proposed bill.
This bill, as the text of the speech indicates, would put a lot more requirements on stations like yours. A link to the complete bill will be next.
