35000 Watts :: The Story of College Radio
A film about a radio revolution
We’re proud to continue our partnership with the College Radio Foundation by releasing the first full trailer for 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio on College Radio Day, which will be Friday, October 6, 2023. It will be your chance to see a quick preview of the film, and to learn more about our friends at the College Radio Foundation, who do a lot of great work to support and promote college radio stations around the world.…
It’s April and that means it is time for Vinylthon 2023! Vinylthon is a celebration of vinyl, and participating radio stations commit to playing all music from vinyl records. It is a great way to keep an old but beloved way to listen to music alive.…
While doing research for 35000 Watts, we’ve found a lot of great resources that anyone can use to learn more about college radio history (or maybe just take a walk down memory lane). One of the best is World Radio History (worldradiohistory.com)…
The bracket is set and it is almost time for our second-annual tournament to see which college radio station has the coolest merch! Follow all the action on our Merch Madness 2023 page and vote on our Instagram (@35000watts) every day for your favorite swag.…
Our friends at the College Radio Foundation (the same great people who bring you College Radio Day and Vinylthon) have launched a new group for college radio alumni, the College Radio Society. In their words: “We aim to bring the history of college radio alive, so that all audiences can appreciate its important legacy and ongoing mission.”…
That’s right, today is College Radio Day 2022 and we encourage you to tune-in to your local college radio station, or if you don’t have a local station, find a stream online. For more information about this really cool event, visit https://www.collegeradio.org.…
Our Kickstarter campaign has ended and we made our goal…and then some! Thanks to your support, we have raised $52,452 and now we will get to work making “35000 Watts” a reality.
When we first began working on this idea over a year ago, little did we know we’d have hundreds of people donating money and contributing their college radio memories to our project, with thousands more watching the teaser and getting excited about this documentary.…
Director Michael Millard joined host Peter Von Taborsky on his podcast, “Scotch and Good Conversation” to talk about music, living in Spain and of course, 35000 Watts. It was a really fun conversation and well worth a listen (and we’re not just saying that).…
We are happy to announce that the College Radio Foundation has partnered with 35000 Watts to help promote the documentary and our current Kickstarter campaign. Through its outreach programs and events, most notably College Radio Day and Vinylthon, the CRF raises the profile of college radio stations across the country and encourages increased student participation in the medium of college radio.…
The interviewees from our first shoots in Dallas and Los Angeles give us an excellent list of bands that were heard first on college radio (and yet this still only scratches the surface). From iconic college radio bands like The Replacements, Pixies, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and R.E.M.…