"But while eclectic playlists are often heard on low-wattage college stations, The Current is notable for its high-wattage corporate parent -- Minnesota Public Radio. "
"The 'Morning Show' airs on WGTD-FM (91.1) from 8:10 to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday. The radio station is a public service of Gateway Technical College"
"There are probably at least one or two FM stations in your area which transmit a great signal and music you want to hear. They're worth seeking out. Public radio, college and classical stations sound best here in New York City. "
"OSU's own KBVR TV and radio stations will see a changing of the guard next term with new station managers. But new positions don't necessarily mean new faces -- both of the new managers are long-time student media veterans."
"The Atlantic City Board of Education, which has been looking for a way to get more information out to the community, has accepted an offer from local gospel radio station WXXY-FM 87.7 to form a partnership with the district and the city high school's student radio station FM 87.9."
EDITOR: The frequencies are incorrect. WXXY is 88.7 and WAJM is 88.9
"The FCC and WVRM, licensee for WCNJ(FM) in Hazlet, N.J. have reached an agreement to settle a case under which the station pays $10,000, payable in installments."
EDITOR: To see the order and consent decree... http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-537A1.pdf
"A 18-year-old intern with Toledo, Ohio, FM WXKR was setting up for a remote broadcast on Saturday morning when his truck 'became electrified by high voltage,' according to WTVG(TV)."
"A coalition of religious, community and media watchdog groups asked federal regulators Wednesday to stop granting low-power broadcast licenses, alleging speculators at three Idaho companies improperly made more than $800,000 selling the government-issued permits to religious broadcasters. "
"The educational agencies also asked for a third of the voting seats on Akaku�s board, a third of the cable channels Akaku operates, a third of Akaku�s capital funds and a third of any lease profits Akaku will receive if it goes ahead with a plan to buy the building it currently occupies"
"A 1997 graduate, Mitchum studied mass communication at Towson. He landed a part-time editing job at Channel 2 three months before he graduated. His work as president for the college TV station, WMJF, served him well at WMAR."
"There's a legend Radio K staffers recount with pride. Minnesota Public Radio, the story goes, has attempted to buy the station three times during the years. Each time, Radio K survived. "
"Like the course of music at Ohio University during the past 35 years, the All Campus Radio Network, OU's student-run, all-volunteer radio station, has its own long history of rock, roll and everything in between."
"The College Television Awards is a major TV Academy Foundation competition which recognizes excellence in college student film/video productions. It is national in scope, accepting entries each year from scores of colleges and universities. The entire program, including $30,000 in cash prizes, is sponsored by the Academy Foundation."
LATE LAST Thursday afternoon, March 3, the Merrimack Valley airwaves were crackling with righteous indignation. WUML was broadcasting Wall of Sound, and the day’s fare was classic doo-wop. In between tracks, the young female host urged her listeners to get on over to the O’Leary Library, where a protest meeting was gathering within the hour. She also played a tape of a local Cub Scout den yelling its enthusiasm for WUML, a recording it had made during a tour of the station. Given the context, it was a not-so-subtle reminder that the station is part of the community.
"In 2003, students protested the launch of the professionally run ''Sunrise' programming every weekday morning from 6 to 10. They recently revived their protests to voice disapproval of the further encroachment on student programming time by the proposed Lydon show and by Lowell Spinners baseball games, which will be broadcast beginning in June."
"The FCC has clarified that stations using the Ibiquity Digital IBOC system may apply for experimental authorizations to split their digital signal into multiple channels. The commission notes in its Public Notice that 'several' public radio stations have tested the concept, although the agency is not restricting multiple channel use to noncoms. "
FCC Keeps HD Multicasting as "Experimental": "Having said that, the commission also said its bureaucratic hands are tied and that it can't give a blanket approval for multiple digital channels -unless those channels are approved as experimental operations. The FCC says it will continue to handle such requests this way until the agency finalizes rules for In-Band On-Channel digital broadcasting."
"WBRU-FM, Brown University, won News Station of the Year in the college radio division and EIV, at Emerson College, took the same award in the college TV division.
In the Massachusetts high school TV contest, Shrewsbury High School won first place, with Acton-Boxboro High School an honorable mention. "
"Southern California usually is a sunny destination for many college students on spring break, but Indiana University student Ole Brereton isn't going there for the sun and the glitter. He's going there to accept an award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the same people who hand out Emmy Awards. "
"Two candidates applied for the positions of Channel 12 station manager and for editor of The Daily Mississippian. One candidate applied for each of the positions of Ole Miss editor and Rebel Radio station manager."
The Full Stack/It's Like Pirate Radio ... Without the Scurvy - The Round Up - Arts and Culture"KRUX 91.5-FM, the student-run New Mexico State University radio station, is launching a new look this week. KRUX staff and DJs have decided to be even more dedicated to the students by providing a variety of music, sponsoring more on-campus events and giving local bands the recognition they deserve. "
"Today, a subcommittee of the University's Student Services Fees Committee will hear public reaction to its recommendations concerning a number of organizations, including Radio K. The subcommittee is currently recommending a dramatic reduction of more than 30 percent to the Radio K fees request. "
"The assertion that Minnesota Public Radio�s new station, The Current, �goes further by including a much wider selection and variety of music,� is a completely empty claim. It is likely based on the MPR press release promising a library of �50,000 albums.� This ridiculous claim (as it is not physically possible to select, buy and catalog even half that many albums in one month) was oft repeated in local media, including The Minnesota Daily. "
I am writing as an alumna of the University and as the mother of a Radio K volunteer. I attended the hearing on Wednesday, but was unable to speak because of time limitations. I felt so strongly about the issue of funding cuts to Radio K that I rearranged my work schedule just so I could attend the hearing. I would like to let you know just how important Radio K has become to my family.
I am writing as an alumna of the University and as the mother of a Radio K volunteer. I attended the hearing on Wednesday, but was unable to speak because of time limitations. I felt so strongly about the issue of funding cuts to Radio K that I rearranged my work schedule just so I could attend the hearing. I would like to let you know just how important Radio K has become to my family.
