FCC Fines Station for Public File Violations 1. In this Forfeiture Order (“Order”), we issue a monetary forfeiture in the amount of four thousand dollars ($4,000) to Snow Hill Broadcasting, L.L.C. (“Snow Hill”), licensee of station WQMR, Snow Hill, Maryland, for willful and repeated violations of Sections 73.3526(e)(6), 73.3526(e)(8), 73.3526(e)(9), and 73.3526(e)(12) of the Commission's Rules ("Rules"). The noted violations concern Snow Hill’s failure to retain in its public inspection file a political file, “The Public and Broadcasting” manual, a file of letters and e-mail from the public, and a file with quarterly issues/programs lists for the year 2003.
EDITOR: While this is not a college station, it serves as a reminder of the need to properly maintain your Public File!
PBS station scans dial for radio license: "WLVT-TV 39 officials began last month testing the waters at Muhlenberg College to see if WMUH-FM 91.7's Federal Communications Commission license is available. This week, representatives of the Bethlehem-based television station and Lehigh-Carbon Community College reportedly plan to meet about the WXLV-FM 90.3 license. 'As far as I'm aware, there are no signals for sale at this point,' said Pat Simon, the WLVT president and chief executive officer. 'If something would come up, I would be interested in talking to anyone who would be interested in working with us.' "
NAB Joins Forces With Red Cross: "Radio PSAs, which are 10, 25 and 30 seconds long, can be downloaded from www.nab.org, while a free overnight dub can be ordered for television by contacting Sarah Roberts at sroberts@nab.org. Each PSA can be customized with local chapter information. "
WeeklyDig : > ALEXANDRA ROUSSEAU OF MELODY DU JOUR: "Do you get nervous on air? I�m not as nervous as I used to be. The first time, my voice was shaking. I don�t prepare as much now�I can rely more on inspiration and flow of the music to dictate what comes next. I want the listeners to have a good experience and it�s not something I take lightly. It�s important to me."
New MTU Lode website for: "WMTU, Michigan Tech�s college radio station, has always been a great organization, as well as one of the school�s largest. You might expect that with an organization of WMTU�s size, there might be some loss in genuine care for what the group is all about. This is not the case with WMTU and it�s easy to tell if you hang around the radio station for any amount of time. There is a genuine love of music that seems to be shared by all WMTU members equally. "
WFYI Public Radio Expands Reach: "'We're delighted to enter this partnership with WFYI that brings Public Radio back to Montgomery County,' said Wabash President Andrew T. Ford. 'Simulcasting WFYI's signal throughout Montgomery and surrounding counties will provide a real benefit to radio listeners. We're also excited about the possibilities our students will have to learn from WFYI's staff through summer internships.'
The collaboration will present Wabash College students with full-time summer internship opportunities in the areas of broadcast journalism, radio and television production and marketing. A portion of WNDY�s schedule will be reserved for Wabash College�s football and basketball games, along with student-produced programming in the evening. WNDY�s signal is streamed in Real Audio on the Wabash College Web site � Wabash.edu. "
The Rebel Yell: KUNV needs a format change: "When I was a freshman at Arizona State University I was looking for a fun, new way to break into the field of communications, so I ended up volunteering for ASU's historic college radio station, The Blaze 1260 AM."
Airwaves for the People - The Daily Californian: "So yes, college radio can get pretty terrible. But this is Berkeley folks. We have amazing record stores. Our homeless people rule. Does it not follow that we'd have an awesome radio station as well? Enter KALX, which resides in the bowels of Barrows on campus and at 90.7 on your FM dial. "
Radio World NewsBytes - How Many LPFMs Are There?: "As of June 30, there were 13,557 U.S. radio stations, of which 4,759 are AMs, 6,213 are FM commercial and 2,585 are FM NCEs. In addition to those 13,557, there were 3,906 FM translators and boosters and 498 LPFMs. "
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Editorials: "With that in mind, Daytona Beach Community College contracted with Cornerstone Broadcasting to be its news source for students. Cornerstone (FM 89.7 and 90.3, and AM 1450) is a so-called Christian radio station. Its mission is to 'save the lost and disciple the saved for Christ.' DBCC is a public community college. The partnership between the college and the radio station is causing some concern. A public institution isn't supposed to endorse or fund or subsidize a religious operation. But the concern in this case is itself improper."
Knox Ranked in Princeton Review - Knox College News: "Knox's eighth place ranking in 'Best College Radio Station' is included in Princeton Review's surveys of extracurricular activities. Knox's 1,000-watt station, WVKC FM, has been on the air for more than 50 years, and its staff is one of the largest student organizations on campus. Knox's radio station has earned a spot on this list for the past four years."
Claremore Progress - College radio upgrades production, sound: "But, �as much as an asset as the new equipment is for RSU Radio, the bottom line is that the new equipment provides a better laboratory for our students,� Gentry said. �They can be in the classroom at 9 a.m., learning about something, and be on the air at 3 p.m. that day doing it.�"
