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unusual facts about student radio



WPZE

The frequency already belonged to WGHR in Marietta, the student radio station at what is now Southern Polytechnic State University — however the forced downgrade to second-class status left the class D station vulnerable.


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2014 GoDaddy Bowl

Several radio stations were set to broadcast the game, including Ball State student radio WCRD, which featured Tyler Bradfield doing play-by-play and Sean Stewart as the analyst, and Ball State's flagship radio station WLBC-FM, which featured a four-person crew – Joel Gedett (play-by-play), Mark O'Connell (analyst), Luke Martin (sidelines), and Jeff Weiler (host).

2XXfm

It took over the operation of the former Australian National University student radio station in 1976, broadcasting as 2XX on 1008 kHz AM from two studios at the Drill Hall Gallery in Acton.

Beatservice Records

It was initiated by Vidar Hanssen who was dj'ing for a local student radio with the program The Beatservice Radio Show at the time.

Cameron Butterwick

Most recently, Butterwick has been presenting a show on the UK's best student radio station, URN (University Radio Nottingham), co-hosted by long-time friend, Frankie Gill.

Charles River Valley Boys

All were fans of bluegrass and old-timey music, and they began performing together, often with others, at Harvard, appearing regularly on the Harvard student radio station WHRB and becoming regular performers at Tulla's Coffeehouse in Harvard Square.

Little 500

The races have also been broadcast live on the Indiana University student radio station WIUX and on television since 2002 on AXS.tv (formerly known as HDNet), which is owned by Indiana University alumnus Mark Cuban.

Prognosis Show

The Prognosis Show was a Progressive rock radio show hosted by Richard Stockwell which aired on Contact 89 FM, a student radio station based at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Re-Constriction Records

The label was founded in 1991 and headed by Chase, who was previously the Music Director at KCR, a student radio station on the campus of San Diego State University.

Soundart Radio

Founded as a student radio station in 2006 by two graduates of Dartington College of Arts, Nell Harrison and Lucinda Guy, the station moved onto a full-time Community Radio Licence in February 2009 broadcasting to a 5 km radius around the transmitter at Dartington Hall.

URB

1449AM URB, student radio station for the University of Bath, England.

WMHD-FM

WMHD-FM (The Monkey) is the student radio station at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana.