Former College Station Employee Indicted

4-10-15
John Valenta (pictured) was indicted on 12 counts of theft he allegedly made over seven years at WDCB-FM at the College of DuPage, some of which were made while on probation for stealing from another local college. According to theChicago Tribune Valenta stole more than $100,000 through late 2013 by submitting phony invoices from his private company, Broadcast Technologies, for materials and services the college never received. WDCB is a jazz station supported by tax dollars and listener donations.

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WPTS Awarded Best College Radio Station

3-26-2015

The University of Pittsburgh's student-run college radio station, WPTS, has been recognized as America's Best College Radio Station in the mtvU Woodie Awards. WPTS Station Manager Rachel Mauer notes, I'm really proud of our staff. We dedicate ourselves to providing unique, quality content for our listeners. Winning the Woodie for Best College Radio Station is a great validation of the hard work that we do."

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College FM In Springfield Sells For $1.3 Million

10-21-14

Greg Guy and Jason James of Patrick Communications fill us in on the details in Missouri. 100,000-watt KWFC-FM (airing a Southern Gospel format) is sold to Radio Training Network, which is run by James Campbell. Radio Training also owns KWND-FM in Springfield, as well as 24 other stations in 14 markets. The seller was Baptist Bible College.

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Is Radio A College Student's Friend?

9-5-14

What role do cars play in the lives of today's college students, and what do young people expect from their personal transportation, today and in the future? Many students are accustomed to being constantly connected, and it's clear we can expect those habits to extend to the car as in-car Internet becomes more common (and ultimately ubiquitous). And as that happens, what role will broadcast radio play for millennials on the road? 
Nielsen Audio has been asking the important questions about how college students are using digital, and you need to hear the answers. At the DASH conference, coming up October 15-16 in Detroit, Nielsen Audio VP/Measurement Innovation Ed Cohen will give attendees the first look at a long-term Nielsen study looking at how college students are weaving digital into their lives -- especially in the car.

The future of radio is in the hands of young people -- and in cars, phones, tablets, and laptops. Do you understand how to appeal to millennials, and how to make sure radio stays part of their increasingly active and connected lives? Come to the DASH conference next month, and get the answers you need to know.

DASH 2014
October 15-16
Westin Detroit Metropolitan Airport Hotel
Detroit, MI
www.dashconference.com

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College Radio Is Dying -- We Need To Save It

6-3-14

That's the headline from a Salon piece written by Garrett Martin. It's about college radio in general and about Georgia State's WRAS specifically, which will soon replace its independent music for public broadcasting after a deal with GPB was announced last month. Martin writes the demise of WRAS is bigger than Georgia State or even Atlanta. "Today college radio is threatened by the same forces that undermine the commercial radio industry. The Internet has upended the entire notion of radio, as listeners can find almost anything they want at any moment."

Martin says younger listeners don?t grow up with a love for college radio, and thus don?t go out of their way to volunteer at a station when they?re in school, which leads to the increasingly common sound of older voices on the college frequency as community members fill in the gaps on the schedule. "Beyond letting students gain experience on FM radio or serving as a social club for students who aren?t into sports or Greek culture, college radio is still one of the easiest entry points into subcultures ignored by mainstream media. It provides college students and teenagers bored with the pop music that?s played everywhere else with a window into a secret and more honest world. It isn?t just for the young, though; college radio is for anybody bored by the artless sounds and repetitive playlists of commercial radio."

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College Radio Station Helps Raise $5 Million

12/28/13
Colgate University, located in Hamilton, New York, is home to college radio station WRCU. It's radius is 25 miles. It's power, thanks to the fact it streams, is enormous. According to an article in Forbes, the college held a fundraising campaign that centered around WRCU and took in $5.1 million in a single day. WRCU GM Brandon Fiegoli told Forbes
, ?It was the most any liberal arts school had raised in a day. The school loves the radio station. The alumni love it now, too. It was a good way to get our name out there.?
Over 5,600 donors gave money. Under 3,000 students attend the school. Colgate?s Vice President of Institutional Advancement Murray Decock told Forbes
, ?WRCU played a significant role in the success of our challenge?especially with its live-stream that was heard world-wide. It was really the foundation upon which we built the momentum through DJ and public-service announcements with progress and updates.? Because the station streams, it was able to reach hundreds of alumni living all over the world.
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College Radio Competition Opens

6-4-13

The International Radio Festival announced the launch of the 2nd Annual Search for Best College Radio Jockey, and this year the contest will be expanding to include Canada. The Campus Radio Competition for Best Radio Jockey is open to all college radio jockeys in the United States and Canada who submit a radio show for consideration by the competition deadline of July 15, 2013. The festival is a four-day long celebration of global radio that brings hundreds of radio professionals together to network and share formats and audience preferences. DJs from over 30 countries will convene at the festival to broadcast their contemporary radio shows live September 4-8 in Zurich.

HD Radio developer iBiquity Digital and CMJ are teaming up to send one college radio jockey to perform ?live? at the 4th International Radio Festival in Zurich, Switzerland, September 4-8, 2013. "iBiquity is thrilled that our partnership with the International Radio Festival will introduce the next generation of radio professionals to the enhanced sound and creative possibilities of HD Radio Technology," said Joseph F. D?Angelo, Senior Vice President at iBiquity Digital Corporation.

Entrants can upload their shows to http://www.mixcloud.com/, an inaugural partner of the IRF.

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Olberman Donates Big To His College Station

2-7-2013

The Cornell University radio station WVBR-FM will soon be called the Olbermann-Corneliess Studios after the former MSNBC and ESPN star made a substantial donation. Keith Olbermann graduated from Cornell in 1979 where he was the sports director for the upstate New York college radio station. Olbermann purchased naming rights to the studio as part of a $935,000 capital campaign, of which $555,431 has been raised. The studio will be named in honor of Olbermann?s late father, Theodore Olbermann, and former program director Glenn Corneliess.

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Northwestern College Acquires KLJC In Kansas City

1-30-2013

Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Calvary Bible College in Kansas City, Missouri, have entered into a purchase agreement for Northwestern to acquire KLJC-FM from Calvary. KLJC is a 100,000-watt non-commercial station that has had a Christian format since it signed on in 1970. Brokered by Greg Guy of Patrick Communications, the transaction requires FCC approval which is expected later this spring.

Dr. Clark, President of Calvary Bible College, states: ?Music and biblical teaching have been the trademark of KLJC, which has ministered to the Kansas City metropolitan area for 43 years. Over the years, the college has also trained more than 200 men and women, who are in Christian radio today, through a major degree program in Christian Broadcasting. Our desire is to see that same commitment for Christian radio to continue in the future. We feel confident that Northwestern College will serve as the right vehicle to proclaim the good news to Kansas City in message and song for years ahead.?

?Our Northwestern Media ministry exists to lead people to Christ and nurture believers in their spiritual growth,? says Northwestern President Alan S. Cureton. ?The model of ?high touch? listener and community engagement has effectively served our listeners in five states, and the addition of Kansas and Missouri to our roster is a responsibility and a privilege.?

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WWNO Launches News Website With College

7-30-2012
The University of New Orleans announced a plan to create a new nonprofit multimedia newsroom in a partnership with WWNO. Built on a public radio funding model, the new service will be made possible through the support of the community, including voluntary donations from listeners and website users; corporate sponsors; and foundation funders and major donors. WWNO is an NPR affiliate. 

WWNO General Manager Paul Maassen will manage NewOrleansReporter.org to coordinate digital and broadcast content. WWNO and NewOrleansReporter.org will share a common newsroom on UNO?s campus, with reporters producing content for both online and radio formats.

Maasen said, ?This is an exciting opportunity to converge digital, mobile and broadcast together in a multiplatform newsroom for New Orleans. We are grateful for the support the community has shown for this initiative.? University President Peter Fos said, ?This initiative demonstrates the University of New Orleans? commitment to our community. We are an innovative, engaged and solution-oriented institution, and we are thrilled to be incubating this project. Public universities should be beacons of light in their communities, and we feel NewOrleansReporter.org will help illuminate the issues that are important to the people of the greater New Orleans area.?  

The new news site is expected to be live by the end of the year.

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Florida College Station Hit with $10K Fine

7-25-2012

This public file fine should be a reminder to all college stations around the country that rules are rules and even you need to keep your public file up to date. WPRK is licensed to Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. The Commission hits the college with the $10,000 fine for failing to maintain and make available a complete public inspection file.  The FCC says the college's station manager was unable to explain why the issues/programs lists were missing for 2008-2011.

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Cox Sells Two Stations To College

Cox Media says it will sell  WNLK & WSTC to Sacred Heart University. Both are AM Stations. The deal is expected to close in Q1 of 2012. The University will begin operating the radio stations November 7th. They plan to hire additional staff to provide coverage to the Stamford/Norwalk market. The two stations will share a local news operation with WSHU-FM at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield.

Local content will be bolstered by the addition of new local news reporters and on-air hosts. The WSHU news operation won the national Edward R. Murrow Awards in 2010 and 2011 for its investigative reporting. The station has also won numerous state and regional awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists. WSTC and WNLK will be supported by local listeners and will not carry commercials.

Cox Connecticut Market Manager Kristin Okesson said, "Cox Media Group greatly values the substantial service that the employees of WSTC/WNLK have made to these stations and the service they?ve given our valued audience and clients in the Stamford/Norwalk market. CMG explored many options and chose Sacred Heart University because of their commitment to remain locally owned and

operated, to support the Stamford/Norwalk community, and their ability to continue the great local coverage WSTC and WNLK have provided over the years.? In Fairfield County, Cox Media Group continues to operate 95.9 WFOX and STAR 99.9 WEZN, which both serve the local Stamford/Norwalk market. CMG also operates 99.1 WPLR, and has a joint sales agreement with 94.3 WYBC which are both licensed to New Haven.

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College Radio Day A Huge Success

by Rob Quicke

Over 360 college radio stations in America, Canada and Jamaica came together and rocked the airways to remind people just how important college radio is. I have been amazed by the brilliant and imaginative ideas and events that college stations put on during the day. Here?s just a small taste of the amazing ways that college stations celebrated CRD:

?         WITR 89.7 at Rochester Institute of Technology, raffled off a guitar that had been signed by every band that's come into their station for a live session.

?         The WOLF, at the University of West Georgia, partnered with "Atlanta Mission" to have a clothing drive, "Waylin's Robin' the Hood for the Greater Good." The first 200 students to donate received free wrist bands.

?         Sting Radio at the University of Texas at Brownsville teamed up with their Student Radio Club and a local Production company to celebrate College Radio Day with BMX Bike Performers, two dance crew performances and a live graffiti art demonstration.

?         WCCR FM at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, KY offered a huge diversity of music programming all day long, from ?The Jazz Stop?, ?The British Hour? and ?Hillbilly Highway? to ?Dance Party!? and ?Strictly The Sixties? ? the station played a wide selection of music you won?t  hear on commercial radio.

?         WSOU FM at Seton Hall University, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., featured either an interview with a band that WSOU helped to break or with one of the student managers talking why college radio is important to him/her. ?Hearing a student talk about the transformative experience s/he has had working in college radio really struck an emotional chord,? says GM Mark Maben.

?         KTAI FM at Texas A & M University, Kingsville, had an 11-hour ?Blow-Out on the Boulevard?- their main University Blvd was closed off for the day. Their celebrations included: a Classic Car Show, 10 Live Bands, Horse and Pony Rides (really), their Mascot ?Porky? and also their Cheerleaders!

This is just a handful of the more than 360 college radio stations who took part to celebrate the medium of college radio. This day truly was a celebration of everything that college radio is. The aim of College Radio Day was to raise a greater, national awareness of the many college and high school radio stations that operate in North America by encouraging people who would not normally listen to college radio to do so on this day. I truly believe that we achieved that goal yesterday. It is hoped that those people who did tune in liked what they heard and become regular listeners.

College radio is the only free live medium brave enough to play unsigned, local, and independent artists on a regular basis.  Indeed, many famous and successful bands today, owe their initial break to being played on college radio. Put simply, college radio is an important part of the North American media landscape because of its unique and fearless programming. Here?s to College Radio Day 2012!

Rob Quicke is the founder of College Radio Day and can be reached at QUICKER@wpunj.edu

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Today is College Radio Day

(by Ed Ryan)

A lot of broadcasters got their first introduction, their first break, on college radio. For me it was the State University College at Brockport's AM station - that I know for sure nobody ever listened to - where I fell in love with this industry. Broken switches on an old craggedy board, scratchy needles on side-by-side record players and walls and walls filled with shelves of albums. Our Music Director spent hours making sure those things were put in the correct order.

Last month, at the Chicago radio show, I once again ran into our college advisor. He had two students with him, teaching them the ropes and the station is still fully supported by the University. However, that's not the case everywhere. Many other college's are selling off their radio assets as reported in today's USA Today. Today's College Radio Day is intended to highlight that College Radio is important to the creativity of the industry and an important learning experience. A lot of mistakes and learning can take place at a college radio station for kids excited about radio. That saves time and money once they get out into the real world and go hunting for that first real job.

The original idea for College Radio Day was conceived by Rob Quicke (general manager, WPSC FM, William Paterson University, NYC market), and was founded in December 2010 by Quicke and Peter Kreten (general manager, WXAV FM, Saint Xavier University, Chicago market). The aim of College Radio Day is to harness the combined listenership of hundreds of thousands of college radio listeners throughout North America and to celebrate the important  contribution of college radio to America's airwaves by uniting for this one day.

The organizers of College Radio Day believe that college radio is one of the last remaining bastions of creative radio programming, free from the constrictions of having to be commercially viable, and a place where those involved in its programming believe passionately in its mission. The organizers say college radio is the only free live medium brave enough to play unsigned, local, and independent artists on a regular basis. Many famous and successful bands today owe their initial break to being played on college radio.

College Radio Day hopes to raise a greater, national awareness of the many college and high school radio stations that operate in North America by encouraging people who would not normally listen to college radio to do so on this day. It is hoped that those people who do tune in like what they hear and become regular listeners. A list of participating stations in the USA, Canada and Jamaica is posted online.

Visit www.Collegeradioday.com for more information
Tell us about your college radio experience. Send your story to edryan@radioink.com

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