Hybrid Highbrow

Radio Survivor launches discussion forums site

We've been talking about this for a while, and at last it has happened. Radio Survivor has fired up a…
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Classical Radio Station Deals Hint at Consolidation in Public Radio

KUSF space in advance of building construction in summer 2011 A lengthy article on The Deal…
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CMJ Announces 2013 College Radio Award Winners

This year's CMJ Music Marathon drew to a close over the weekend, after a hectic week full of concerts, parties,…
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Student Radio Returns to Lubbock Christian University

With LPFM-hopefuls in a holding pattern during the government shut-down, it's nice to see that colleges are continuing to launch…
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Radio Happenings at the 2013 CMJ Music Marathon

CMJ College Day 2011 - Irwin Swirnoff Picking up an award for KUSF-in-Exile (photo: J. Waits)…
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Is Terrestrial Radio Dead to Undergraduates? WVKC Changes Spark Debate

As we wrote back in August, changes were planned for Knox College radio station WVKC, following a deal with Tri…
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World College Radio Day 2013 Garners Attention for Student Stations

Tuesday marked the 3rd annual College Radio Day and by all accounts it was a successful day full of added…
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WUTK's Fundraising Push for New Transmitter

University of Tennessee's college radio station WUTK 90.3 FM is living on borrowed time as far as its aging transmitter…
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University of Maryland Exhibit Honors WMUC College Radio History

I love college radio history and couldn't be more thrilled about the exhaustive effort undertaken by the University of Maryland…
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A Bit of Lore from Swarthmore College Radio Station WSRN

With the start of a new semester, college radio stations are often getting nice write-ups in their campus publications. In…
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College Radio Day Launches Campaign to Fund Album

With 24 days left to go in its Indiegogo campaign, College Radio Day is hoping to raise a total of…
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College radio's summer of chillwave

I've been following the CMJ and Spinitron charts of late, noting the popularity of Washed Out's "Paracosm" with college radio…
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The Importance of the College Radio DJ: 1986 vs. 2013

WBAR DJs in 2009 (photo: J. Waits) In the provocative piece, Why College Radio Still Matters,…
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10 Reasons Why College Radio Stations Should Apply for LPFM Licenses

We've been reporting on the rapidly approaching low power FM (LPFM) licensing window and recently conducted a Twitter chat specifically…
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KSMC Visit Marks Spinning Indie's 50th Radio Station Field Trip

KSMC in 2012 (photo: J. Waits) In March, 2008 I was on a family vacation to…
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