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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · 3d

Keeping the college radio positivity going...Here's a great read from Sounding Out!

In honor of College Radio Day, they shared "a special post devoted to the intergenerational relationships that power college radio and keep it lit." soundstudiesblog.com/2025/10/03/a...

“A Long, Strange Trip”: An Engineer’s Journey Through FM College Radio

Ferdinand “Freddie” Montalvo on the Binghamton community airwaves in the 1980s and in the 2020s. Images courtesy of Montalvo. Today is World College Radio Day, and it’s more impor…

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · 3d

Especially in light of the shutdown of @wcsb.bsky.social yesterday, it's important to know that college radio IS thriving and plays a vital role in many students' lives. Thanks to @emwhitenoise.bsky.social for this great piece that takes a closer look at why Gen Z is excited about college radio.

Emily White @emwhitenoise.bsky.social · 6d

College radio stations are seeing a surge in student interest.

Stations that once struggled to fill airtime are now overflowing with student DJs.

I spoke to 7 college radio stations across the U.S. to understand what is driving the revival:

emwhitenoise.substack.com/p/gen-zs-col...

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · 5d

Sad situation at Cleveland State

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CSU shuts down student-led WCSB, hands control to Ideastream | Cleveland Stater

Cleveland State University handed over control of the university’s student-led radio station to Ideastream on Friday, effectively shutting down 49-year-old WCSB 89.3. Perhaps unintentionally, CSU shut...

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · 5d

Glad that the majority of college stations do stream online!

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · 5d

What a cruel thing to take a college radio station off the air on College Radio Day...

Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · 5d

For #CollegeRadioDay, here's an update about the 9000+ item college radio collection that I curate within the Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications @dlarc.bsky.social on @archive.org

Internet Archive @archive.org · 5d

This #CollegeRadioDay, stations worldwide are celebrating student radio’s past & future. Discover 9,000+ artifacts—station flyers, playlists & more—in the College Radio Collection, part of the Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications at Internet Archive. 📻 ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/03/h...

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · 5d

Happy College Radio Day! College radio inspires me every day of the year. I share some words on @radiosurvivor.bsky.social

www.radiosurvivor.com/2025/10/love...

Love to College Radio on College Radio Day 2025 - Radio Survivor

Over the years there have been so many reports about the ebb and flow of college radio and I’ve tried my best to not feed into narratives of decline. With that in mind, I was pleased to read a piece t...

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · 14d

Latest episode of Radio Survivor show/podcast @radiosurvivor.bsky.social couldn't be more timely, as we discuss the FCC and recent challenges to freedom of speech and freedom of the press. FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez was the keynote speaker at the Grassroots Radio Conference and we share our report!

Radio Survivor @radiosurvivor.bsky.social · 14d

New episode alert! At the Grassroots Radio Conference, FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez critiqued recent actions by the FCC that threaten freedom of speech and freedom of the press. www.radiosurvivor.com/2025/09/podc...

Podcast #345 - Catching up with Community Radio at the Grassroots Radio Conference and NCRC - Radio Survivor

Jennifer Waits reports back from the Grassroots Radio Conference, held in Spokane Washington from September 11 to September 14, 2025. We recap FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez’s keynote address, in which s...

www.radiosurvivor.com

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Internet Archive @archive.org · Sep 5

🎙 College & community radio have shaped generations. Jennifer Waits, Curator of the #InternetArchive's DLARC College Radio Collection, speaks on SAVING COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY RADIO HISTORY at GRC 2025.

🕚 Sept 12, 11:15 AM
📍 Spokane, WA
📅 Details ➡️ grc2025.com

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Internet Archive @archive.org · Aug 13

In the latest Future Knowledge #podcast, IN THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR, author & UI designer @ErinMalone.bsky.social joins designer Abby Covert to spotlight the women who shaped UX, from the dawn of desktop computing to today.

🎧 Listen & subscribe ⤵️
futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/in-...

Podcast cover for Episode #7 of "Future Knowledge" titled "In Through the Side Door." The design features a portrait of a woman with glasses and wavy blonde hair (likely Lila Bailey), along with collage-style imagery including a vintage computer labeled "NEW," a classical statue head, modernist buildings, and a stylized observation tower. Guests listed, along with their photographs, are Erin Malone and Abby Covert. Bold typography and retro-futuristic visuals create a vintage sci-fi aesthetic.

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · Aug 18

Per tradition, I dig into the latest "Best College Radio Station" list from Princeton Review. Psyched to see a handful of brand new entrants to the list: Washington and Lee University, Rollins College, John Carroll University and University of Portland. www.radiosurvivor.com/2025/08/2026...

2026 "Best College Radio Stations" List from Princeton Review - Radio Survivor

The annual Princeton Review “Best College Radio Stations” list is here, just in time for the 2025-2026 academic year. Appearing within The Best 391 Colleges – 2026 edition, the “best college radio sta...

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · Jun 27

Nice to see this deep cut reference to a @radiosurvivor.bsky.social piece about baseball on the radio. www.news-gazette.com/arts-enterta...

Records & Radio | When baseball ruled the dial

Once upon a time, the marriage between baseball and radio enabled franchises to create an unbreakable bond with their fans.

www.news-gazette.com

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · Jun 20

Thanks!! This is great!

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · Jun 16

Make that WEDNESDAY, June 18th!

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · Jun 16

Looking forward to connecting with campus and community radio folks in Canada this week! I'll be speaking about radio history and preservation and my work with @archive.org @dlarc.bsky.social on Tuesday June 18. PLUS, I'll be on hand for a screening of @35000watts.com that night.

NCRA/ANREC @ncraanrec.bsky.social · May 16

Session Highlight: Saving Campus and Community Radio History with Jennifer Waits, Assistant Curator, DLARC & Aaron Levy, Executive Director of CIVL! Don’t miss out! We hope to see you there! ncrc.ncra.ca?page_id=4699

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Internet Archive @archive.org · Jun 11

🎉 Big update!
The #InternetArchive has launched a new version of GifCities, our search engine for vintage GeoCities GIFs. Search better. Blink more!

Check it out ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/06/09/k...
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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · May 23

Need to relax? The Internet Archive is livestreaming microfiche scans to a lo-fi beats soundtrack

www.fastcompany.com/91340395/int...

Need to relax? The Internet Archive is livestreaming microfiche scans to a lo-fi beats soundtrack

The archive helps make millions of newspaper, court, and government records publicly available to researchers. Now you can watch the magic happen.

www.fastcompany.com

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Internet Archive @archive.org · May 22

📄 The scanners are humming, the film is flowing.

The microfiche livestream is up—digitizing government docs in real time for Democracy’s Library.

Perfect second-screen vibes: Preservation in progress.

🕢 Live M-F, 7:30am–3:30pm PT (except U.S. holidays)
➡️ www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5R...

lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to

YouTube video by Internet Archive

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Josie @jotorresbarth.bsky.social · May 18

Please RT! Radio/sound scholars: June 15 is LAST CALL to sign up for the
@rptf.bsky.social
/BEA/RAMP SIG mentorship program.

Senior scholars looking to mentor grad students/ECRs for a 1 year term are especially encouraged to join.

Sign up at the BEA website:
bea.memberclicks.net/login#/login

Broadcast Education Association

bea.memberclicks.net

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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · May 14

Here's the moment that 1000+ participants in @neal.fun's Internet Roadtrip finally reached the studios of WBOR, the student-run college radio station that they've been listening to (and interacting with) all week while traveling at a snail's pace through Maine.

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · May 19

Cool grant opportunity if you've got audio archives!

Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · May 19

Delighted to circulate this call for grant applications in my capacity as the Senior Research Advisor of the National Recording Preservation Foundation, a charter of the 106th US Congress and a partner affiliate of the Library of Congress.

NRPF Grants: 2025 Call for Proposals

www.recordingpreservation.org

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · May 14

Satellite radio is the topic of our latest @radiosurvivor.bsky.social radio show/podcast episode! Thanks to @brianfauteux.bsky.social for schooling us about the history of satellite radio and its connections with the music industry. www.radiosurvivor.com/2025/05/podc...

Podcast #343 - Music in Orbit: Satellite Radio in the Streaming Space Age - Radio Survivor

While the work of radio stations using terrestrial transmitters is a typical discussion topic on Radio Survivor, for this episode we find ourselves examining music and talk beamed down from satellites...

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Internet Archive @archive.org · May 12

Welcome to the public domain, UN CHIEN ANDALOU (1929), the surrealist short from Luis Buñuel & Salvador Dalí that shocked cinema with dream logic, stark imagery & one gruesome eyeball.

More. ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...

#PublicDomain #InternetArchive

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Internet Archive @archive.org · May 9

Thank you, Dr. Carla Hayden, for your leadership and commitment to ensuring access to knowledge for all. Your service as Librarian of Congress has inspired a generation of librarians, archivists, and readers.

Photo: Dr. Hayden meets with Internet Archive founder @brewster.kahle.org, 2017.

Dr. Carla Hayden talks with Brewster Kahle at the San Francisco Public Library.

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · May 8

Hooray for the important work of Common Frequency, supporting new community and college radio stations. Some great quotes from Todd Urick in this @radioworld.bsky.social piece. www.radioworld.com/news-and-bus...

Common Frequency Is a Fierce Radio Activist - Radio World

CF is an activist group that assists noncom and LPFM broadcasters, community groups, educational institutions and other nonprofits with radio opportunities.

www.radioworld.com

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