{"id":46064,"date":"2019-04-12T13:32:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T20:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/?p=46064"},"modified":"2019-04-12T13:32:19","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T20:32:19","slug":"college-radio-watch-vinylthon-and-more-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2019\/04\/college-radio-watch-vinylthon-and-more-news\/","title":{"rendered":"College Radio Watch: Vinylthon and More News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Foothill College radio station <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"KFJC-FM (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/kfjc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">KFJC-FM<\/a> where I am a volunteer DJ and Publicity Director, we are in the midst of 100+ hours of all-vinyl programming as part of College Radio Foundation&#8217;s 4th annual <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Vinylthon (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vinylthon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vinylthon<\/a>. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2019\/04\/10\/140-stations-celebrate-vinylthon-this-saturday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Paul outlines in his post this week (opens in a new tab)\">Paul outlines in his post this week<\/a>, the official Vinylthon celebration of vinyl records is scheduled for Saturday, April 13 to coincide with Record Store Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While KFJC is awash in vinyl records (nearly 45,000 cover every corner of the space), not every college radio station has a physical music library. On <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"my tours (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/radio-station-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\">my radio station tours<\/a>, I&#8217;ve seen the full range. Some stations cherish vinyl and have large collections, whereas others solely play digital music. It&#8217;s not unusual for college radio stations to only add new releases in digital form, with a smaller number adding new vinyl records to their libraries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/recordstoreday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Record Store Day (opens in a new tab)\">Record Store Day<\/a> is a testament to, vinyl records are still being pressed and purchased by music fans. There&#8217;s even an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"adorable record player available as a Record Store Day special that only plays 3-inch records (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/crosley-resurrects-bizarre-3-inch-vinyl-format-for-record-store-day-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\">adorable record player available as a Record Store Day special that only plays 3-inch records<\/a>!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More College Radio News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Profiles of Stations and Staff<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"KBCS: 46 Years of Promoting Unrepresented Voices (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bellevuereporter.com\/news\/kbcs-46-years-of-promoting-unrepresented-voices\/\" target=\"_blank\">KBCS: 46 Years of Promoting Unrepresented Voices<\/a> (Bellevue Reporter)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"More than a Radio Station, Trent Radio is Breaking Down Barriers and Building Connections in the Community (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/kawarthanow.com\/2019\/04\/10\/trent-radio-peterborough-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\">More than a Radio Station, Trent Radio is Breaking Down Barriers and Building Connections in the Community<\/a> (KawarthaNOW)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thebrownandwhite.com\/2019\/04\/10\/student-hosts-at-wlvr-radio-station-find-their-voices-on-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Student Hosts at WLVR Radio Station Find Their Voices On Air (opens in a new tab)\">Student Hosts at WLVR Radio Station Find Their Voices On Air<\/a> (The Brown and White)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"WVU's Student Radio Station is Looking to Expand its Creative Side (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedaonline.com\/arts_and_entertainment\/wvu-s-student-radio-station-is-looking-to-expand-its\/article_2f7bec0c-5c0b-11e9-80a8-0fb0cb69a150.html\" target=\"_blank\">WVU&#8217;s Student Radio Station is Looking to Expand its Creative Side<\/a> (The DA Online)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Life of a Radio Nerd: Jacob Borislow (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/muhlenbergweekly.com\/arts-culture\/the-life-of-a-radio-nerd\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Life of a Radio Nerd: Jacob Borislow<\/a> (Muhlenberg Weekly)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anniversaries and History<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"DePauw University Celebrates WGRE's 70th Birthday (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wishtv.com\/news\/local-news\/depauw-university-celebrates-wgre-s-70th-birthday\/1910993892\" target=\"_blank\">DePauw University Celebrates WGRE&#8217;s 70th Birthday<\/a> (WISH TV)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"TV station spotlights WGRE, USA's First NonComm FM Station, as it celebrates 70th Anniversary (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.depauw.edu\/news-media\/latest-news\/details\/34218\/\" target=\"_blank\">TV station spotlights WGRE, USA&#8217;s First NonComm FM Station, as it celebrates 70th Anniversary<\/a> (DePauw University)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murfreesborovoice.com\/article\/2453\/mtsus-wmot-roots-radio-celebrated-tuesday-its-50th-anniversary-with-live-special\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MTSU's WMOT Roots Radio Celebrated 50th Anniversary with Live Special (opens in a new tab)\">MTSU&#8217;s WMOT Roots Radio Celebrated 50th Anniversary with Live Special<\/a> (Murfreesboro Voice)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"140 Stations Celebrate Vinylthon this Saturday (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2019\/04\/10\/140-stations-celebrate-vinylthon-this-saturday\/\" target=\"_blank\">140 Stations Celebrate Vinylthon this Saturday<\/a> (Radio Survivor)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Vinylthon is Saturday, as 140 Radio Stations will go Vinyl-only for Charity (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/vinylthon-is-saturday-as-140-radio-stations-will-go-vinyl-only-for-charity-300828295.html\" target=\"_blank\">Vinylthon is Saturday, as 140 Radio Stations will go Vinyl-only for Charity<\/a> (PR Newswire)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Morningside College Prepares for 'Vinyl-thon' (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.siouxlandproud.com\/news\/local-news\/morningside-college-prepare-for-vinyl-thon\/1912451110\" target=\"_blank\">Morningside College Prepares for &#8216;Vinyl-thon&#8217;<\/a> (KCAU 9)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"KFJC\/Los Altos Hills to Launch Vinylthon for 60th Anniversary (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaccess.com\/net-news\/archive\/story\/185517\/kfjc-los-altos-hills-ca-to-launch-vinylthon-for-60\" target=\"_blank\">KFJC\/Los Altos Hills to Launch Vinylthon for 60th Anniversary<\/a> (AllAccess)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytoreador.com\/lavida\/texas-tech-student-radio-to-host--hour-vinylthon\/article_392363b2-5caf-11e9-b4ed-df03237f6e71.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Texas Tech Student Radio to Host 24-Hour Vinylthon (opens in a new tab)\">Texas Tech Student Radio to Host 24-Hour Vinylthon<\/a> (Daily Toreador)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Vinylthon Comes Back to SXU (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/sxustudentmedia.com\/vinylthon-comes-back-to-sxu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vinylthon Comes Back to SXU<\/a> (Saint Xavier University Student Media)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"WJJW to Hold 3rd Annual Downtown Sound (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theonlinebeacon.com\/wjjw-hold-3rd-annual-downtown-sound\/\" target=\"_blank\">WJJW to Hold 3rd Annual Downtown Sound<\/a> (the Beacon\/MCLA)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Campus Community Radio to Broadcast Continuously for 107.8 Hours, Set Record (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/coimbatore\/campus-community-radio-to-broadcast-continuously-for-107-8hours-set-record\/articleshow\/68758437.cms\" target=\"_blank\">Campus Community Radio to Broadcast Continuously for 107.8 Hours, Set Record<\/a> (Times of India)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programming<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Hillsdale College Launches Syndicated Talk Show (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaccess.com\/net-news\/archive\/story\/185436\/hillsdale-college-launches-syndicated-talk-show\" target=\"_blank\">Hillsdale College Launches Syndicated Talk Show<\/a> (AllAccess)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/radioink.com\/2019\/04\/05\/new-college-show-has-academic-slant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"New College Show Has Academic Slant (opens in a new tab)\">New College Show Has Academic Slant<\/a> (Radio Ink)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Plugged in: Music Picks from the Sounds of Colorado College (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.krcc.org\/post\/plugged-music-picks-sounds-colorado-college-3\" target=\"_blank\">Plugged in: Music Picks from the Sounds of Colorado College<\/a> (KRCC)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Campus Infrastructure, Funding, etc.<br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Arizona Student Media Highights Lack of Student Input as Main Issue in Move (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wildcat.arizona.edu\/article\/2019\/04\/ua-global-asm-reactions\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Student Media Highights Lack of Student Input as Main Issue in Move<\/a> (The Daily Wildcat)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"'It Feels Insulting': Lancaster University SU Radio Boss Speaks after Bailrigg Loses FM Licence (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lancs.live\/news\/lancashire-news\/it-feels-insulting-lancaster-university-16108507\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;It Feels Insulting&#8217;: Lancaster University SU Radio Boss Speaks after Bailrigg Loses FM Licence<\/a> (LancsLive)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lostcoastoutpost.com\/2019\/apr\/11\/humboldt-state-announces-evisceration-khsu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Humboldt State Announces the Evisceration of KHSU (opens in a new tab)\">Humboldt State Announces the Evisceration of KHSU<\/a> (Lost Coast Outpost)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"DJ Lamont - and his 14,500 records- come to SF's Mission (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/2019\/04\/fingersnaps-media-arts-brings-djing-and-opportunity-to-sfs-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\">DJ Lamont &#8211; and his 14,500 records- come to SF&#8217;s Mission<\/a> (Mission Local)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fox2detroit.com\/news\/local-news\/chief-of-staff-alexis-wiley-debates-detroit-with-ml-elrick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Chief of Staff Alexis Wiley Debates Detroit with ML Elrick (opens in a new tab)\">Chief of Staff Alexis Wiley Debates Detroit with ML Elrick<\/a> (WJBK)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Music Industry<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hypebot.com\/hypebot\/2019\/04\/how-you-should-be-marketing-your-next-album-single-release.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"How You Should be Marketing your Next Album, Single Release (opens in a new tab)\">How You Should be Marketing your Next Album, Single Release<\/a> (Hypebot)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awards and Accolades<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Winners in 2018 Louisiana-Mississippi AP College Awards (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhregister.com\/news\/article\/Winners-in-2018-Louisiana-Mississippi-AP-college-13747172.php\" target=\"_blank\">Winners in 2018 Louisiana-Mississippi AP College Awards<\/a> (New Haven Register)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Indiana State Student Radio Station Wins Six Broadcaster Awards at State Level (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.indstate.edu\/news\/news.php?newsid=5232\" target=\"_blank\">Indiana State Student Radio Station Wins Six Broadcaster Awards at State Level<\/a> (Indiana State University)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesleader.com\/features\/739335\/kings-college-radio-station-receives-awards-at-competition-in-new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"King's College Radio Station Receives Awards at Competition in New York City (opens in a new tab)\">King&#8217;s College Radio Station Receives Awards at Competition in New York City<\/a> (Times Leader)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Foothill College radio station KFJC-FM where I am a volunteer DJ and Publicity Director, we are in the midst of 100+ hours of all-vinyl programming as part of College Radio Foundation&#8217;s 4th annual Vinylthon. 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