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College Radio Stations

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jake1966

Just wondering what people think of the college radio stations out there around Boston. What are your favorite stations? Which ones don't you like? What shows do you like? Pet peeves? Is a strickly student station better than one that has community members and students? Are some of the stations that have a rigid format better than those that don't?
Just a thought for some discussion.
Chris
 
> Just wondering what people think of the college radio
> stations out there around Boston. What are your favorite
> stations?
WERS,WUMB,WHRB are my three favorite. Stonehill and Curry are interesting,but I have a hard time hearing them.

> Which ones don't you like?
WBUR


> Is a strickly student station better than one
> that has community members and students?
I don't think so,I think WUMB uses paid non student DJ's
 
> > Just wondering what people think of the college radio
> > stations out there around Boston. What are your favorite
> > stations?
>
> WERS,WUMB,WHRB are my three favorite. Stonehill and Curry
> are interesting,but I have a hard time hearing them.
>
> > Is a strickly student station better than one
> > that has community members and students?

I don't consider WBUR and WUMB as college stations, even though they're based at colleges. Both are professional Public Radio stations, with all paid non-student on-air hosts.

WMBR (MIT), WZBC (Boston College), WMFO (Tufts), WMWM (Salem State), and WBRS (Brandeis) are all volunteer college stations with a mix of students and community members on-air.

WERS (Emerson), WTBU (closed-circuit at B.U.), WSHL (Stonehill), WDJM (Framingham State), WMLN (Curry College), WZLY (Wellesley), WHRB (Harvard) and WRBB (Northeastern) are college stations with mainly student on-air staffs.

WUML (U. Mass Lowell) is still mostly volunteer students and community DJ's, though the school has taken certain hours in the mornings to air their own programming, some of which is hosted by outside paid professionals. I hear that's somewhat of an ongoing battle up there at this time.
 
> > Just wondering what people think of the college radio
> > stations out there around Boston. What are your favorite
> > stations?
> WERS,WUMB,WHRB are my three favorite. Stonehill and Curry
> are interesting,but I have a hard time hearing them.
>
> > Which ones don't you like?
> WBUR
>
>
> > Is a strickly student station better than one
> > that has community members and students?
> I don't think so,I think WUMB uses paid non student DJ's
>
Curry student here...yeah we have 170 watts of power, but unfortunatly our tower faces a hill which kills any chance for an audience.
 
> Curry student here...yeah we have 170 watts of power, but
> unfortunatly our tower faces a hill which kills any chance
> for an audience.

Also WMLN's signal is "directional". Meaning the antenna is designed to restrict the power in certain directions. Your antenna is limited to the north.

Here is a link showing your Horizontal polar plot.
http://tinyurl.com/b4r28
 
> > Curry student here...yeah we have 170 watts of power, but
> > unfortunatly our tower faces a hill which kills any chance
>
> > for an audience.
>
> Also WMLN's signal is "directional". Meaning the antenna is
> designed to restrict the power in certain directions. Your
> antenna is limited to the north.
>
> Here is a link showing your Horizontal polar plot.
> http://tinyurl.com/b4r28
>
this is actually pretty cool...thanks

-Travis-
 
> > > Just wondering what people think of the college radio
> > > stations out there around Boston. What are your favorite
>
> > > stations?
> >
> > WERS,WUMB,WHRB are my three favorite. Stonehill and Curry
> > are interesting,but I have a hard time hearing them.
> >
> > > Is a strickly student station better than one
> > > that has community members and students?
>
> I don't consider WBUR and WUMB as college stations, even
> though they're based at colleges. Both are professional
> Public Radio stations, with all paid non-student on-air
> hosts.
>
> WMBR (MIT), WZBC (Boston College), WMFO (Tufts), WMWM (Salem
> State), and WBRS (Brandeis) are all volunteer college
> stations with a mix of students and community members
> on-air.
>
> WERS (Emerson), WTBU (closed-circuit at B.U.), WSHL
> (Stonehill), WDJM (Framingham State), WMLN (Curry College),
> WZLY (Wellesley), WHRB (Harvard) and WRBB (Northeastern) are
> college stations with mainly student on-air staffs.

WDJM, though, spends much of it's broadcasting day airing that service that reads the newspaper to the blind. At night, though, it's mostly student programmed. It would be nice if a Lowell Sun scenario started in MetroWest using WDJM, seeing that there is no local news/information/music programming here now. And I think that students would be fine giving up the mornings, as they've been doing it for many years to the blind service.
 
Can't forget my Alma Mater station: WXPL, Fitchburg State Collge. Not really Boston area( at all, signal barely broke into Leminster. If I remember correctly, I'd loose the signal in my car roughly around exit 32 on route 2). Completely student run, and I remember that the newest equipment going in as I was leaving was a computer. Not sure if it was going to the studio or not. The 3 CD players, tape deck, turn tables, all still worked(kind of), so why fix what's not broken? I miss that station. You would honestly not know what was going to be on when. unless it was after midnight, then the station went dark, or someone would throw a couple cd's on 'repeat/shuffle'. <P ID="signature">______________
Your Mom Goes To College</P>
 
Can't forget my Alma Mater station: WXPL, Fitchburg State College. Not really Boston area( at all, signal barely broke into Leminster. If I remember correctly, I'd loose the signal in my car roughly around exit 32 on route 2). Completely student run, and I remember that the newest equipment going in as I was leaving was a computer. Not sure if it was going to the studio or not. The 3 CD players, tape deck, turn tables, all still worked(kind of), so why fix what's not broken? I miss that station. You would honestly not know what was going to be on when. unless it was after midnight, then the station went dark, or someone would throw a couple cd's on 'repeat/shuffle'. <P ID="signature">______________
Your Mom Goes To College</P>
 
I believe that the Boston area has the most extensive and diverse selection of college radio in the country. Can anyone think of another market that is so well served? We are fortunate to have so many eclectic options.

> Just wondering what people think of the college radio
> stations out there around Boston. What are your favorite
> stations? Which ones don't you like? What shows do you like?
> Pet peeves? Is a strickly student station better than one
> that has community members and students? Are some of the
> stations that have a rigid format better than those that
> don't?
> Just a thought for some discussion.
> Chris
>
 
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