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Soon To Be Expired Licenses.
- Thread starter boiseengineer
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1/2 of those (soon to be former) licensees are colleges, universities and school districts. It takes $$ to run a radio station - The station itself with equipment, maintenance, power, licensing and fees. Then you need faculty to run it and of course, you need to have enough students interested in it to make it work. Back in the day, there were a number of guys and gals who signed up and did airshifts just for fun and they enjoyed sharing their music tastes with others and maybe becoming well-known around campus. Many others, however, were in it because they had a serious interest in a career in radio broadcasting. Not necessarily having their sights on becoming the next Howard Stern or Rush Limbaugh, but maybe the next morning or afternoon drive guy on one of a handful of local stations that was live 24/7. With most of those opportunities all but gone in many markets, and competition and relatively low pay for the ones that remain, and radio lacking in popularity among those in college and younger, there's most likely just no interest or budget.
I wouldn't be surprised if any or all of those high school stations hasn't been on the air for some time. It was mentioned in the Connecticut forum that WWEB Wallingford, owned by Choate Rosemary Hall (prep school), had been silent for at least two years before its license was recently deleted.
I searched some of the high school stations on the web, and some of them are under 100 watts, which says to me that their licenses haven't been updated in a while. Some are 15 watts or even less. WBVG is silent.
During the pandemic a lot of college radio stations weren't able to operate. Their colleges might have been closed or meeting virtually. Some may be getting back to normal now.
During the pandemic a lot of college radio stations weren't able to operate. Their colleges might have been closed or meeting virtually. Some may be getting back to normal now.
I didn't count WBVG as a high school station. Its owner is listed as "Leatherstocking Media Group Inc." That sounds like something a wee bit more, well, corporate than a school district.
Correct, and the company owns other more active stations. This is a 2500 watt AM. I think it's the only AM on the list.
Ah, so it is! In fact, it's the old WSEN(AM) 1050, through which I developed a liking for country music during my years at Syracuse that continues to this day.
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