- 18 stations plan to go a full 24 hours of vinyl-only for the day, also Record Store Day
- Lending their support: Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Lajon Witherspoon (Sevendust), Richie Faulkner (Judas Priest), Dez Fafara (DevilDriver) and more artists
- Stations will also help fundraise for the College Radio Fund that provides grants to college radio stations that need them the most
- “Before streaming services there was college radio – and we passionately believe that we are still the best musical curators out there!” says event founder, Rob Quicke
SATURDAY, APRIL 21: Over 90 college stations across the USA, and some stations internationally, will come together to celebrate the unique music format of vinyl for the third college radio Vinylthon on Saturday, April 21st (also the 11th annual Record Store Day).
The Vinylthon is being organized by the College Radio Foundation and will see college radio stations broadcasting special programs entirely with music played from vinyl records. Eighteen stations have also pledged to broadcast a full 24 hours of nothing but vinyl music. By doing so, they will win the Golden Slipmat Award sponsored by Glowtronics, an actual golden slipmat!
Interviews and messages of support provided for the event include Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Lajon Witherspoon (Sevendust), Richie Faulkner (Judas Priest), Dez Fafara (DevilDriver), Viniloversus (Latin Grammy award-winning band) and more artists. Authors David Sax (The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter) and Dave Lory (Jeff Buckley: From Hallelujah to the Last Goodbye) have also given exclusive interviews for this event.
Founder of College Radio Day, Dr. Rob Quicke, also General Manager of WPSC Brave New Radio at William Paterson University, says “the idea of this Vinylthon in conjunction with Record Store Day makes sense because college radio is still probably the only remaining broadcast medium that regularly plays music on vinyl. We want to remind everyone that for college radio, vinyl is still very important!” says Quicke.
Another station that is heavily involved is Montclair State University’s WMSC radio. Anabella Poland, General Manager, says “this year we invited Latin Grammy band Viniloversus to our new studios for an interview and performance, interviewed Dee Snider and WWE and frontman of rock band Fozzy, Chris Jericho, and also Sevendust’s Lajon Witherspoon. We will also be live at Scotti’s Record Shop in Summit, NJ. But most importantly, we will play tons of vinyl. Twenty-four hours of vinyl to be precise!”
The event is being organized by the College Radio Foundation, a non-profit charity based in New Jersey, that also organizes the annual College Radio Day event (this year on October 5). The CRD event unites hundreds of USA college radio stations every year and has been recognized and supported by such luminaries as President Obama, Moby, Coldplay, Wilco, Andrew WK, Aviici, The Lumineers, and Wyclef Jean, among others. TIME has called College Radio Day “a nationwide movement, illuminating the cultural significance of student-run radio.”
PARTICIPATING STATIONS:
22 West Radio, Cal State University Long Beach
88.9 WQSU, The Pulse, Susquehanna University
88.9-FM WRDL, Ashland University
89.7 WRHS-FM Norridge-Chicago, Ridgewood High School
90.1 FM Mt Rock Radio, Mt San Antonio College
90.3 WKRB, Kingsborough Community College
91.7 The Edge WSUW, UW Whitewater
91.9 KSDB-FM, Kansas State University
98.5 WNUW, Neumann University
103.5 WCCH, Holyoke Community College
Audio8ball.com, Mt San Antonio College
Bellarmine University Radio, Bellarmine University
Black Squirrel Radio, Kent State University
Blue Storm Radio, Southwestern Illinois College
Comet Radio, Western Iowa Tech
FM90, Amarillo College
HoundWaves, Eastern New Mexico University
KAOS, the Evergreen State College
KBTL 88.1 The Grizz, Butler Community College
KCOD Coachella FM, College of the Desert
KCSU, Colorado State University
KFHS Radio, Fort Hays State University
KLBC, Long Beach City College
KMNR 89.7 FM, Missouri University of Science & Technology
KMSC Dragon Radio, Minnesota State University Moorhead
KMSC Fusion 93, Morningside College
KRUX 91.5 FM, New Mexico State University
KSUA 91.5 FM College Radio, University of Alaska Fairbanks
KSWH-LP 102.5 FM The Pulse, Henderson State University
KTXT 88.1 The Raider, Texas Tech University
K-UTE, University of Utah
Kutztown University, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
LiMu Radio, Lahti University of Applied Sciences
OCCR, Owens Community College
OWWR, SUNY OLD WESTBURY
Radio BUX, Bucks County Community College
Radio Universidad Veracruzana, Universidad Veracruzana
Radio Warner, Warner University
RMU Radio, Robert Morris University
UMSL Radio, University of Missouri – St. Louis
Uni Radio 99.7 fm, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
Unica Radio, University of Cagliari
University of Patras Radio – UP FM, University of Patras
USD Radio, University of San Diego
WAIH “The Way” 90.3 FM, SUNY Potsdam
Wave, Champlain College
WAYN, Wayne State University
WBWC The Sting, Baldwin Wallace University
WCSB 89.3 FM, Cleveland State University
WCSF, University of St. Francis
WDCE, University of Richmond
WDWN, Cayuga Community College
WGFR – The Revolution, SUNY Adirondack
WGLZ, West Liberty University
WHFR-FM, Henry Ford College
WHIP Radio, Temple University
WHWS-LP, Hobart & William Smith
Wiley Radio, Purdue University
WIRE, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Wired FM, MIC/LIT/LSAD
WITR 89.7, Rochester Institute of Technology
WIXQ, Millersville University of Pennsylvania
WJTB, NJIT
WKKL, Cape Cod Community College
WLFR, Stockton University
WLOY Loyola Radio, Loyola University Maryland
WLSL-LP 92.7 FM, Saint Leo University
WMCX 88.9, Monmouth University
WMSC, Montclair State University
WMUA Amherst 91.1, UMas Amherst
WMUL-FM, Marshall University
WOBC 91.5, Oberlin College
WPIR Pratt Radio, Pratt Institute
WPSC – Brave New Radio, William Paterson University
WQHS, University of Pennsylvania
WRMU-FM, University of Mount Union
WRSU, Rutgers University
WRUV FM Burlington, The University of Vermont
WSBU The Buzz, St Bonaventure University
WSOU, Seton Hall University
WSTU Radio, Clark Atlanta University
WSUM, University of Wisconsin – Madison
WUSB, Stony Brook University SUNY
WVCW Radio, Virginia Commonwealth University
WVMW VMFM 91.7, Marywood University
WVTC 90.7FM Tech Radio, Vermont Technical College
WWLR – The Impulse 91.5, Lyndon State College
WXAV 88.3FM, Saint Xavier University
WXTC, Thiel College
WXUT, The University of Toledo
WZBT – 91.1 FM, Gettysburg College
