University owned FM radio stations, once a cornerstone of many prestigious American colleges and other non-for-profit educational institutions, are currently being sold to non-educational entities and religious broadcasting organizations at an increasing rate every year. While the factors that trigger the sale of a university owned terrestrial…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radios (NWRs) can be used by education agencies before, during, and after an emergency. The information collected through the NWR may be used to determine which annexes (whether functional or threat- or hazard-specific) should be activated. Furthermore, NWRs may be used to receive…

This paper explores the prospects of online college radio at Sur College of Applied Sciences, its need among students and the possible scope of its contributions to student learning, engagement and community service. It explores the method of developing a holistic mechanism to capture the possibilities of maximizing learning experience by…

Discusses two strategies for achieving public radio's share of the audience--block and format programming. A rationale for choosing either of these alternatives, limitations on program options, and format principles are examined. (RAO)

The Director of Education for the Australian Broadcasting Commission outlines the various programs, built around a two-way radio network, used to personalize education for the lonely child isolated in Australia's outback." (Author/LS)

The Board of Directors of National Educational Radio (NER) established a Task Force to study how radio might best be utilized for instruction in the years ahead. After ten months of study the Task Force presented its recommendations. Among these were that radio should be considered as a means of solving pressing educational problems in a cost…

"Lorne Parker's article is based on his book, 'SCA, A New Medium' (Madison: University Extension, University of Wisconsin, 1969). He gives a brief history of Subsidiary Communications Authorization systems, describes the technology, and treats extensively the commercial and educational utilizations. (Editor)

Data collected by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting indicate that more than 70 percent of all institutions of higher education make some use of television. Ten percent use it only for noninstructional purposes such as promotion, recruitment, or staff development; 61 percent use it for instruction; and 36 percent use it to supplement existing…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) assigns segments of the radio spectrum to categories of users, and specific frequencies within each segment to individual users. Since demand for channel space exceeds supply, the process is complex. The radio spectrum can be compared to a long ruler: the portion from 10-540 kiloHertz has been set aside…

Several hundred audio tapes and cassettes that are available from the Pacifica Tape Library, Berkeley, California, are listed in this 60-page catalog. The tapes are available to schools, colleges, libraries, and educational organizations; however they may not be used for broadcasting except by Pacifica Affiliates. Tapes are classified according to…

It is not surprising that the interactivity affects radio and its applications. Besides, after radio began its first broadcasting, new inventions affected its development two ways: 1) the first one was the technological developments of sciences. For instance, the invention of transistors made it possible to create very small radio machines, and…

This reference circular presents information on radio services for the blind and physically handicapped, including a directory of public (noncommercial) radio stations offering reading and information program services to the blind and physically handicapped. The directory lists closed-circuit and main channel program services alphabetically by the…

Statistics in the areas of finance, employment, and broadcast and production for CPB-qualified (Corporation for Public Broadcasting) public radio stations are given in this report. Tables in the area of finance are presented specifying total funds, income, direct operating costs, and capital expenditure. Employment is divided into all employment…

Aspects of educational radio covered in this bulletin include a brief history, federal rules and regulations pertaining to it, application procedures, networks and sources of programing, sources of funding, and organizations and government agencies with an interest in educational radio. (JK)

The structure, history, technology and especially regulation of broadcasting in general are summarized in this Federal Communication Commission (FCC) information bulletin. Further specifics of history, technology, structure and regulation are presented for AM radio, FM radio, television, educational broadcasting, and broadcast relay by satellite.…