Local College Radio Stations

Local College Radio Stations

When you think about your local college radio station, it is not something new. The start of college radio, at least when we talk about the FM stations, can be traced back to the 1960s. College radio stations became popular when the Federal Communications Commission issued out class D licenses for ten-watt radio stations. Additionally, college stations were broadcasting for decades on the AM band. 

Unfortunately, college radio couldn’t always play your top 40 hits due to the size of the station. But fortunately, college radio is also the reason why new emerging artists and trends first began.

Some new genres in the past included; punk, new wave, alternative, rock, indie rock, and hip hop. Because of college radio, these genres are now a part of the mainstream music that is heard on commercial radio today.  

Local college radio stations are a vital component of campus life. As a student, you can trust that your college station has all the updates for on-campus life, local news, and people you trust. Apart from the Alter Nation, there are college radio stations in the state of Florida that serve the student body. 

There is WFCF from St. Augustine, WANM in Tallahassee, Florida, and WVFS in Tallahassee, Florida. 

Local College Radio Stations

The absolutely amazing thing about college radio is that creativity will flourish behind the mic. And that is being taught to all of our DJs in The Alter Nation radio. In addition to being involved in the local college activities, The Alter Nation will give you the skills you need for your career in broadcasting! Go check out other stations below to see what they are doing as well.

• WFCF (88.5 FM) is a public, educational radio station that is staffed by students in the Flagler College student body and volunteers. WFCF provides a learning environment for students majoring in broadcasting at Flagler College. The station operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Here is the link to their website, www.flagler.edu.

• WANM (90.5 FM) is the campus radio station of Florida A&M University. The station, which broadcasts with 1600 watts and operates 24 hours a day, has a large and diverse listening audience comprised of high school and college students. As well as professional and non-professional adults. Here is the link to their website, www.famu.edu/famcast.

• WVFS Tallahassee (89.7 FM) is an Affiliated Project of the Florida State University Student Government Association and the College of Communication and Information. They operate as an educational, public radio station with 7000 watts of power. WVFS has a staff of 150-200 volunteers from both the campus and the community. The goal is to provide a diverse source of music, news, sports, and entertainment for greater Tallahassee and beyond. Here is the link to their website, wvfs.fsu.edu.

Join The Alternation Today!

You will learn skills and techniques that will be taken into any broadcasting career. By being a jock in The Alternation, it’s the beginning of your career in radio broadcasting! Read this article on how to develop your radio personality, RADIO PERSONALITY: TYPES OF DJ’S FOR BROADCASTING!

Being a student DJ will give you the freedom to talk about something that you are passionate about. If you want to speak on social injustice or environmental issues, that is something you can do. Being a DJ on the Alter Nation means you get the creative control to make your show unique!

Contact Dr. Erika Goines and to get signed up for the Alternation Radio today! The website, thealternationradio.com will give you more information on the student station, the jocks that are on air, and our HD3 player to listen live. 

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