By Rob Quicke, Founder of College Radio Day The first time I saw Guglielmo Marconi’s childhood home, I felt as if I was entering hallowed ground. After 30 minutes of driving from central Bologna, located in the north of Italy, the roads become smaller and the landscape of farms lined with pencil-shaped Cypress trees opens…
World Radio Day 2020: Historic Broadcast This Thursday!
This Thursday, February 13, is World Radio Day. Radio stations around the world will be celebrating the event, as organized by UNESCO in Paris. Last year, founder of College Radio Day, Rob Quicke, submitted a proposal that was accepted by the Marconi Foundation in Italy for his radio station, WPSC FM at William Paterson University,…
Announcement of College Radio Grants
The College Radio Foundation is delighted to announce the recipients of this year’s College Radio Grant Awards: • $2000 awarded to Delgado’s Dolphin Radio – WXDR 99.1 FM, Delgado Community College, Louisiana WXDR will use these funds to acquire new microphones and booms, associated cables, a mixer for the multi-purpose studio, and to strengthen the…
Introducing our new Presidents of WCRD and CRD 2020!
This year we are excited to announce our new Presidents for World College Radio Day around the globe, and College Radio Day in the USA. Eva Gustavfsson (right in photo) will serve as President of WCRD for the next two years and lives in Sweden. Anabella Poland (left in photo) will serve as President of…
Vinylthon 2020 registrations hit 50 stations in 6 countries!
We are delighted to announce the first round of registrations for Vinylthon 2020! The following stations signed up in in the last two months and will participate by playing vinyl only for some or all of April 18, 2020! USA: WRTC, Trinity College, CTRadio Warner, Warner University, Lake Wales, FLWRGP, Florida International University, FLWUTT Spartan…
#GivingTuesday – join us for just $5 a month: Friends of College Radio
This #GivingTuesday, we are inviting everyone to join the club that fights to keep college radio alive & kicking. For just $5 a month, you can make a real difference. Become a Friend of College Radio and be part of a community that supports and appreciates college radio! This week only, in addition to receiving…
A milestone for the College Radio Foundation
By Rob Quicke We have reached a milestone for the College Radio Foundation. We have now surpassed $50,000 raised since being officially incorporated as an operational non-profit in February 2014! I know that $50,000 seems like a very small amount of money in the great scheme of things, but you have to remember what this…
2019 College Radio Grant Program now open for applications
We are delighted to open applications for our College Radio Fund Station Grant program. The College Radio Foundation (CRF) celebrates and recognizes all forms of student radio (online, cable, carrier current, FM, and AM) as equals. The CRF’s mission is to support the activities and continuing operations of all college radio stations in North America….
World College Radio Day 2019: An incredible day!
What an incredible day! World College Radio Day 2019 will go into the books as a truly successful event/year. The final count was 514 college radio stations in 29 countries. This afternoon, our final registration came from Buenos Aires, Argentina! We know from listening to the 24-hour Global Marathon that we also heard fantastic celebrations…
Over 500 college radio stations are celebrating World College Radio Day!
We are delighted that over 500 college radio stations in 28 different countries are celebrating World College Radio Day 2019! Already the Global Marathon has been broadcasting since last night, when it started in the United Arab Emirates. That will continue through the day today. Click here to listen live to the Marathon: http://player.live365.com/a29386?l If…