By Dave Sarkies This was the first year I was connected with the College Radio Foundation’s Vinylthon event, and it was a remote connection at that. Since I’m new to the organization, I wasn’t very involved with promoting this year’s event. But that doesn’t mean I wasn’t excited about it. Since Vinylthon coincides with Record…
Vinylthon 2019 – A huge success!
What an incredible day it was! 142 radio stations in ten countries came together and played vinyl on Saturday. By all accounts the event was a huge success – with live broadcasts happening on campus, at record stores, and even at concert venues! A record 30+ radio stations went 24 hours of vinyl-only and will…
Vinylthon 2019 is today!
An unprecedented 142 radio stations in ten countries are participating in Vinylthon 2019. A record 35 radio stations will also be going 24 hours of vinyl only for the day: Brookes RadioKMSC Fusion 93KFJC-FMFrecuencia CEM (Mexico)WPSC – Brave New RadioWGFR89.1 WFDU-HD391.7 FM KEOLKWTS, The One, 91.1 FMWiley RadioKUGRKLPIWSMCKUMMRadio Free Fargo 95.9 FMRaider Radio – WRMUWMSCKTXT…
Vinylthon: Author Graham Jones Interview
By Dave Sarkies Just in time for Vinylthon 2019, College Radio Day caught up with Graham Jones, author of The Vinyl Revival: The Shops that Made it Happen and Last Shop Standing: Whatever Happened to Record Shops, both of which have been made into documentaries. Graham is every bit as excited about Vinylthon and Record…
Epic Lineup for Vinylthon 2019 announced!
We are delighted to announce that this year’s lineup for Vinylthon will include exclusive cointent and interviews from: Megadeth’s Dave MustaineDarlene LoveMike Peters of The Alarm and Big CountrySunflower BeanAndy Weber from Smashed Plastic Records Plus we are expecting even moire content soon! With over 130 registered stations participating in Vinylthon 2019 – this will…
VINYLTHON DIARIES #4: 3.19.2019
VINYLTHON DIARIES #4: 3.19.2019 Sorry it’s been a while since my last diary, but we had spring break and all things Vinylthon were set aside for a week while we caught up on life with friends and family. But now we are back! Even though we are back, this week I am being very secretive….
125 stations in 10 countries to celebrate Vinylthon 2019!
We are delighted to announce that 125 stations in 10 countries have signed up for Vinylthon 2019 on April 13! This is a truly unprecedented number of stations for this event and we are really excited that this will be our biggest event ever! We are excited by this epic celebration of vinyl! For more…
VINYLTHON DIARY#3: 3.04.2019
VINYLTHON DIARY#3: 3.04.2019 By Rob Quicke, Vinylthon founder. We are back from the 79th annual IBS Conference in NYC! This last weekend was important for us – as often we find that face-to-face interactions are really vital when it comes to getting people to learn about and then sign up for Vinylthon. Or, put it…
Vinylthon Diaries #2: 2.25.19
VINYLTHON BLOG#2: 2.28.2019 By Rob Quicke, Vinylthon founder. So, this is the week that we really go for it. We are sending out a press release to the radio industry Tuesday morning and seeing who will join us for this event from the commercial side. Fingers crossed! We’ll know more next week if we have…
Vinylthon Shop Now Open!
We are delighted to open our Vinylthon 2019 shop! For a limited time you can order our official Vinylthon 2019 t-shirt. This is a pre-order as the t-shirts will ship in March 2019. Hurry and grab your t-shirts now! https://www.collegeradio.org/shop/