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[IMG]http://idolator.com/assets/resources/2007/07/353290182_849573d294-thumb.jpg[/IMG]As someone who spends at least once a week making sure I don't break myriad FCC rules, I'd be remiss if I didn't point out the Princeton Review's list of top college radio stations for 2007. Yeah, so everything's available online through some BitTorrent site or blog, but there's a certain thrill radio can only provide, and this list was judged on the basis of student involvement. So how do the top college stations stack up? A quick look:
WERS 88.9 FM (Emerson College)
Slogan: "Music for the Independent Mind"
A student-run, professionally managed station that broadcasts to the greater Boston area and eastern Massachussetts. A recent playlist included Joan Baez, Rogue Wave, Ellis Paul, Lightning Dust, Pavement and the National--almost in that order. Transitions are tight and the on-air talent evades the usual plagues of a college radio DJ, but with all that said, it feels almost too robotic.
WSBU 88.3 FM (St. Bonaventure University)
Slogan: "The Buzz"
Completely student-run and managed, broadcasting to upstate New York. I'd be willing to overlook the station's slogan--if it were broadcast year-round. Most recent charts included hot hits like the Shins, Muse, My Chemical Romance. Sounds like they're cribbing playlists from the teenagers on my block!
WGRE 91.5 FM (DePauw University)
Slogan: "Your Sound Alternative"
Students, where is your commitment to radio!? Another station that, sadly, does not broadcast in the summertime. I envision hundreds of bored teenagers in west central Indiana who are longing to hear Guster and the Arctic Monkeys. Look at what you've done--you've driven them to downloading!
WICB 91.7 FM (Ithaca College)
Slogan: "The station for innovation"
This station's signal spans two states and ranges from northern Pennsylvania to Lake Ontario. A recent playlist includes White Stripes, Robbers On High Street, Immaculate Machine, They Might Be Giants, and a hyperactive DJ who complains about iPhone. If I was living in Ithaca, I guess I'd be happy with just about anything. Not bad, not bad.
WVCR 88.3 FM (Siena College)
Slogan: "The Saint - We Play Anything"
If that slogan sounds cribbed from a JACK-FM commercial, you're getting warm. This student station is going where few independent stations dare to venture--formatless, shuffle-esque programming, interspersed with news. And while this station is probably a great training ground for tomorrow's radio professionals, the lack of character makes for a depressing listen.
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WERS 88.9 FM (Emerson College)
Slogan: "Music for the Independent Mind"
A student-run, professionally managed station that broadcasts to the greater Boston area and eastern Massachussetts. A recent playlist included Joan Baez, Rogue Wave, Ellis Paul, Lightning Dust, Pavement and the National--almost in that order. Transitions are tight and the on-air talent evades the usual plagues of a college radio DJ, but with all that said, it feels almost too robotic.
WSBU 88.3 FM (St. Bonaventure University)
Slogan: "The Buzz"
Completely student-run and managed, broadcasting to upstate New York. I'd be willing to overlook the station's slogan--if it were broadcast year-round. Most recent charts included hot hits like the Shins, Muse, My Chemical Romance. Sounds like they're cribbing playlists from the teenagers on my block!
WGRE 91.5 FM (DePauw University)
Slogan: "Your Sound Alternative"
Students, where is your commitment to radio!? Another station that, sadly, does not broadcast in the summertime. I envision hundreds of bored teenagers in west central Indiana who are longing to hear Guster and the Arctic Monkeys. Look at what you've done--you've driven them to downloading!
WICB 91.7 FM (Ithaca College)
Slogan: "The station for innovation"
This station's signal spans two states and ranges from northern Pennsylvania to Lake Ontario. A recent playlist includes White Stripes, Robbers On High Street, Immaculate Machine, They Might Be Giants, and a hyperactive DJ who complains about iPhone. If I was living in Ithaca, I guess I'd be happy with just about anything. Not bad, not bad.
WVCR 88.3 FM (Siena College)
Slogan: "The Saint - We Play Anything"
If that slogan sounds cribbed from a JACK-FM commercial, you're getting warm. This student station is going where few independent stations dare to venture--formatless, shuffle-esque programming, interspersed with news. And while this station is probably a great training ground for tomorrow's radio professionals, the lack of character makes for a depressing listen.
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