At the end of May, directly following the Battle of the Bands, the Quadrangle tried to shed some light on where Manhattan College's own Student Run radio station, WRCM, had disappeared to. Students taking the time to vote for student government elections two weeks ago may have noticed that WRCM was completely gone. One of the survey questions, which were part of a series that were required to be answered prior to a vote actually being cast, concerned the ill fated radio station. "
EDITOR: There are a lot of problems here. First workable space needs to be obtained. Second, the station appears to have an image problem that is not unique. Third, they need to look at existing technologies in order to deliver a signal to the students on campus. The satellite option mentioned in the story is, IMO, not viable as it includes a large initial and ongoing cost for something that most students won't bother to hook up anyway. Leaky cable, maintenance of the carrier current system are a couple of options that they need to explore.
The format is likely an issue. If the format is extremely niche, it is a harder sell to students who pay for it if it is not a licensed station. The only community, other than the Internet is the campus community. It appears that the station needs to find at least some programming that captures the interest of the student population.
"LA PLUME - Keystone College's first student-run radio station - WKCV, the Voice of Keystone, at 103.5 FM - is on the air.
According to Julia Peterson, advisor to WKCV, the station began its application process to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) nearly two years. After reviewing the application, the FCC granted a construction permit and work on the facility began. Keystone built studios for the station, installed equipment and the station's 100-foot signal tower was put in place in early November of last year. "
"Dr. Edward G. Boehm Jr., Keystone College president announced the college has been granted a license by the Federal Communications Commission to operate a low power FM radio station. The station is located at 103.5 on the FM dial and the call letters are WKCV-FM, the Voice of Keystone College. "
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