college radio
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I’m looking for contact names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses for college and alternative radio on the east coast. Can anyone help?
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I’m looking for contact names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses for college and alternative radio on the east coast. Can anyone help?
Columbia University – WKCR-FM New York, 89.9 Neil Kothari WKCR New Music Dept. 208 FBH Columbia University New York, NY 10027 Neil Kothari "I only kill to know I’m alive" – Ministry INXS INXS Apt #3I Woodbridge Columbia Vice-President, Club Zamana The Beloved Blur New York, NY 10025 DJ, Transfigured Night, WKCR-FM NY 89.9, Thurs morn. 1-5am
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I’m looking for contact names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses for college and alternative radio on the east coast. Can anyone help?
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A few days ago, someone was asking about college radio dj’s and just people’s opinion in general. I haven’t seen any replies yet (unless I missed), so here goes a try. I’m not a dj nor would I want to be one. But I think college radio is the best radio in existence (with NPR running a close second). From 1980 to 1990, I listened to WFMU in East Orange, New Jersey. To me, the dj’s have a real personality and are more sincere than commercial dj’s. They play anything they want (and that means *anything*) as opposed to following a program spat out by a computer. They aren’t constantly being "funny" or screaming at you like, "THIS IS WXYZ, THE BEST ROCK’N'ROLL!!" Two years later, I moved to Boston and now I listen to WZBC and they have that same sincere, personal feel. What about the music? ZBC is mostly "alternative" for lack of a better word. The point is they don’t play the same thing over and over and over until you get sick of it. I still like bands like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, but give it a rest! FMU, on the other hand, is completely unpredictable. Anyone else have something to say? Are there any fellow listeners to FMU or ZBC? ken
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I’m not a dj nor would I want to be one. But I think college radio is the best radio in existence (with NPR running a close second). From 1980 to 1990, I listened to WFMU in East Orange, New Jersey. To me, the dj’s have a real personality and are more sincere than commercial dj’s. They play anything they want (and that means *anything*) as opposed to following a program spat out by a computer. They aren’t constantly being "funny" or screaming at you like, "THIS IS WXYZ, THE BEST ROCK’N'ROLL!!" FMU, on the other hand, is completely unpredictable. Anyone else have something to say? Are there any fellow listeners to FMU
When I’m in Joisey, I listen to WFMU. One of America’s finest radio stations. But FMU is in trouble. Recently an error was discovered in FMU’s licence resulting in overlap between the coverage areas of FMU and 4 larger public stations. The other 4 stations are attempting to increase their signal, and if this happens FMU will be forced to reduce their signal by more than half, cutting off thousands of listeners. WFMU needs your help. Write to David Newgarden, Program Director; c/o WFMU, Upsala College, East Orange, NJ 07019 for more information if this station means anything to you. Thanks. (I am not affiliated with WFMU in any way; I’m just sticking up for my fellow radio peeps.) steppin’ to the ayem * These opinions are * mine. They aren’t mark cornick * necessarily JMU’s.
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Yes, i’ll confess — i listen to WFMU. I developed this destructive habit nearly ten years ago while a high school student in Bayside, NY (on the North East edge of Queens). At the time, i had just purchased a receiver, and programmed in stations on the preset whenever i heard anything i thought to be "cool." Among them were WNYU/WFDU; WKRC; WFUV; and WFMU. Back in the early eighties, ‘FMU was pretty far-out. They were playing lots of hard core as well as really weird amature stuff. They never, ever played a commercial, being 100% listener sponsored. WFMU is the only radio station in the nation, surprisingly, funded in this manner. For years i listened quietly. At four am; at four pm; whenever. Always, i would experience wide diversity of style — like hard core followed by twenties swing. Soon i only listened to FMU, since nothing else was satisfying anymore. They made everything else seem, well, commercial. In Spring, 1985, during the annual fundraising drive, i volunteered to answer phones for the pledges. A friend and i drove all the way out to east Orange, NJ…to the campus of Upsala College. At the time, the station was located in the basement of a cafeteria hall. It was a tiny little place, and inside were many of the d.j.’s i had listened to for so long. Among these luminaries were Bill Burger, Val Sebastiano, and Frank O’Toole. Frank always ended his shows with the "Theme From The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly." Taking calls that night, i was amazed at how devoted the listeners were. They incorrectly assumed that i was some high-ranking staffer, and poured their hearts out to me. Some of the donors were also d.j.’s at the station. I was there because i had no money to pledge. But then i did pledge twenty bucks in a failed attempt to win a "Smiths" album. That was the last time i gave money to FMU. They sent me a "Moses" T-shirt as a reward. Yeah, OK, i’ll tell you more. In 1988, WFMU was given a large vacant house to move into across campus. Upsala evidently has plans for the basement, and this house was a wreck anyway — completely useless. Again i volunteered to renovate as payback for years of commercial amnesty. That summer i worked with station MGR. Ken Friedman, "Old Pal" Irwin Chusid, Chris "T", David Newgarten and Bill Suggs. Bill was a listener who worked as a contract carpenter, and supervised the renovation for a huge discount. I was an "unskilled laborer" who mostly cleared away junk, and shelaked the shelves in the record library. Bill later became station manager, and holds that position today. Thanks to Bill, WFMU is located in a big, beautiful three story house (kind of like an old frat-house), with a nice back yard and frog pond. There were so many rooms in the structure, that Bill got creative. There are lounges for d.j.’s; two record libraries; a booth with large picture window on the second floor; many bathrooms; offices; a live studio/stage/ alternative dj booth on the ground floor; and the "Alan Watts Rejuvination Room." The entire staff was very friendly to me. To this day, Ken Friedman can recognize my voice on the telephone; even though he has not seen me in years, only met once, and i call quite infrequently. I find that rather peculiar – he remembers my full name. Unfortunately, legal battles ensued over transmitting power. WFMU has a tiny budget, and operates at a measly 1450 Watts. From Bayside, a "fringe" area, i can barely pick it up. Only the fact that my home is on very high ground and elaborate antenna schemes allow me to receive the music at all. Ironically, one of the agressor plaintiffs in this battle is WFUV, which used to be a "cool" rock alternative at Fordham U. years back, but now only plays "drek." All the other plaintiffs are rich and play strict drek. By drek, i mean lousy muzak-like classical dentist stuff, supplimented by Associated Press regurgitated news. WFMU recently held an art auction to stay alive. They accepted art objects from listeners and other people, created a catalog which was mailed and distributed to art galleries in SoHO, Manhattan. The auction took place live at a SoHo gallery on the air, and raised $50,000 in legal defense bucks. Hopefully, WFMU will win the fight. Lately, at night, Suggs has slated poor d.j.’s who talk too much and spend time playing "experimental" garbage-noise, which does not soothe my insomnia. For the past few months, i have been switching my late- nite mode to WFDU (Fairley [sic] Dickenson College, Teanek, NJ). WFDU plays a similar alternative format, but only broadcast at night. During the day, another station (WNYU) shares the frequency. Both WNYU and WFDU are great, but they accept underwriting. This means regular "promotional consideration" announcements to interrupt the music (believe me — it makes a big difference in "flow quality"). Still, WFDU d.j.’s play really cool music, keep their mouths shut, and never play commercials. Right now it is three am and i’m listening to FDU. Although WFMU is still my fave, their late-nite staff are too ego-blabber-minded and can’t play fucking MUSIC. Who wants to listen to six hours of Einsturzende Neubautten? BTW, during the afternoons i always opt for WNYU’s "New Afternoon Show." Weekdays from 4 to 7:30 pm, NYU blows the competition away. God, i love New York. ——- !!!!!! "HELP STAMP OUT AN END TO ISMISTIC ISMISM." — HERBERT RONZONI !!!
