{"id":27700,"date":"2014-08-20T12:15:38","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T19:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/?p=27700"},"modified":"2014-09-18T17:48:07","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T00:48:07","slug":"happy-national-radio-day-celebrating-culture-college-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2014\/08\/happy-national-radio-day-celebrating-culture-college-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy National Radio Day &#8211; Photo Tour of Five College Radio Stations near Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2012\/08\/20\/today-is-national-radio-day-apparently\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Radio Day<\/a> today, I thought it would be fitting to share some photos from my recent college radio station tours. While vacationing in Boston, I was able to visit five college radio stations, each with its own unique programming and culture. Here&#8217;s a sneak preview of those visits through photographs. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Gloriously Large Record Library at <a href=\"http:\/\/wmbr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">WMBR<\/a> at MIT (Cambridge, Massachusetts)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27701\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/147.WATERMARK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27701\" class=\"wp-image-27701 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/147.WATERMARK-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"WMBR Record Library\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/147.WATERMARK-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/147.WATERMARK-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/147.WATERMARK.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WMBR Record Library. Photo: J. Waits<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>EBOLA (record) in the Record Hospital Lounge at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whrb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">WHRB<\/a> at Harvard (Cambridge, Massachusetts)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27704\" style=\"width: 826px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/708.WATERMARK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27704\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/708.WATERMARK.jpg\" alt=\"WHRB Record Hospital Lounge\" width=\"816\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/708.WATERMARK.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/708.WATERMARK-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Record Hospital Lounge at WHRB. Photo: J. Waits<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Office at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtburadio.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">WTBU<\/a> at Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27705\" style=\"width: 1078px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/432.WATERMARK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27705\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/432.WATERMARK.jpg\" alt=\"WTBU office\" width=\"1068\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/432.WATERMARK.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/432.WATERMARK-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/432.WATERMARK-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WTBU Office. Photo: J. Waits<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wrbbradio.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">WRBB<\/a> Studio Basking in a Neon Glow at Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27706\" style=\"width: 1078px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/585.WATERMARK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27706\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/585.WATERMARK.jpg\" alt=\"WRBB Studio\" width=\"1068\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/585.WATERMARK.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/585.WATERMARK-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/585.WATERMARK-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WRBB Studio. Photo: J. Waits<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mural on studio wall at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmfo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">WMFO<\/a> at Tufts University (Medford, Massachusetts)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27707\" style=\"width: 722px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/339.WATERMARK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/339.WATERMARK.jpg\" alt=\"WMFO mural\" width=\"712\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/339.WATERMARK.jpg 712w, https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/339.WATERMARK-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/339.WATERMARK-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mural at WMFO. Photo: J. Waits<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To learn more about my visits to these five college radio stations in Boston, keep an eye out for my radio station field trip reports on <a href=\"http:\/\/spinningindie.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spinning Indie<\/a> in the weeks to come. I also write about the culture of college radio every Friday in our weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/category\/noncommercial-radio-2\/college-radio\/college-radio-survivor\/\" target=\"_blank\">College Radio Watch<\/a> column on Radio Survivor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of National Radio Day today, I thought it would be fitting to share some photos from my recent college radio station tours. While vacationing in Boston, I was able to visit five college radio stations, each with its own unique programming and culture. Here&#8217;s a sneak preview of those visits through photographs. 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