{"id":51026,"date":"2023-10-03T23:58:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T06:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/?p=51026"},"modified":"2023-10-06T11:14:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T18:14:17","slug":"podcast-334-college-radios-hidden-early-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2023\/10\/podcast-334-college-radios-hidden-early-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #334 &#8211; College Radio&#8217;s Hidden Early History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3820\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-51026-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS_Oct3-2023.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS_Oct3-2023.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS_Oct3-2023.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS_Oct3-2023.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"RS_Oct3-2023.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('51026-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_51026-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_51026-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/?powerpress_embed=51026-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2wB8PCDI4ae4Zy5KQJDnWH\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Radio-Survivor-p1065771\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/feed\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">World College Radio Day takes place on October 6, 2023 and in honor of that, we dig into the early history of college radio on our latest episode of the show. Jennifer Waits walks us through her research about college radio in the 1920s and earlier, sharing details from a paper that she presented this past spring at the Radio Preservation Task Force Conference at the Library of Congress. In that paper, she argues that we should be broadening our definitions of what college radio is, pointing out examples of radio clubs, radio experiments, and amateur radio activities that mirror the activities of future &#8220;broadcast&#8221; stations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jennifer recounts stories from more than 100 years ago, pointing out the incredible contributions that students have made to radio history. Along the way, we hear tales about early student radio practitioners at places like Haverford College, Union College, Harvard University, and Columbia University. Jennifer also asks for listeners to share details that they may have about very early college radio (1920s and earlier) at other schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Notes:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegeradio.org\/college-radio-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College Radio Day<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2023\/10\/world-college-radio-day-is-october-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World College Radio Day is October 6<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/learn-more\/about-college-radio\/#4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College radio history resources<\/a> on Radio Survivor&#8217;s &#8220;About College Radio&#8221; page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2016\/02\/college-radio-watch-college-radio-is-older-than-you-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College Radio Watch: College Radio is Older Than You Think<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/radiopreservation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radio Preservation Task Force<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/radiopreservation.org\/2023-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 Radio Preservation Task Force Conference<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jennifer&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/radio-station-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">radio station tours<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/tag\/college-radio-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College radio history<\/a> on Radio Survivor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2023\/03\/radio-station-visit-168-union-college-radio-station-wruc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Union College (WRUC) radio tour<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.union.edu\/news\/stories\/201708\/making-waves-race-radio-and-legacy-wendell-king-24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Making Waves: Race, radio and the legacy of Wendell King<\/a> (Union College)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/intellectdiscover.com\/content\/journals\/10.1386\/iscc.6.1.65_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">From Wireless Experiments to Streaming: The Secret History and Changing Role of College Radio at Haverford College, 1923-2014<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haverford.edu\/college-communications\/news\/haverford-radio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Haverford on the Radio<\/a> (Jennifer&#8217;s piece in Haverford Magazine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WHRC &#8211; Haverford College Radio Tours <a href=\"http:\/\/spinningindie.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/radio-station-field-trip-16-haverford.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from 2009<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/spinningindie.blogspot.com\/2014\/10\/radio-station-field-trip-165-whrc-at.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from 2014<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2023\/10\/college-radio-revival-at-haverford-colleges-whrc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College Radio Revival at Haverford College&#8217;s WHRC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/californiahistoricalradio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California Historical Radio Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2016\/06\/gas-pipe-networks-eighty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Gas Pipe Networks is 80<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tour of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2023\/04\/radio-station-visit-170-college-radio-station-bsr-at-brown-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brown University radio station BSR<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedeforest.org\/Home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lee De Forest<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Podcast #333 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2023\/09\/podcast-333-low-power-fm-for-dummies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Low Power FM for Dummies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Credits:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This episode was produced by Jennifer Waits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hosted by Jennifer Waits, Eric Klein, and Paul Riismandel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edited by Eric Klein<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photo: Jennifer Waits&#8217; photo of a photo of the Union College Radio Club. 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