35000 Watts :: The Story of College Radio
A film about a radio revolution
The Marshall School of Journalism and Mass Communications and WMUL-FM are delighted to announce a free special sneak preview screening of the highly anticipated documentary, “35000 WATTS: THE STORY OF COLLEGE RADIO”. The screening will take place on Tuesday, February 20 at 7:00 pm.…
As promised, we have a big announcement for you today: 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio will be available for theatrical and group screenings starting March 5! This is the moment we have been working towards for almost three years and we are excited to be able to share the film with all of our supporters and college radio fans everywhere.…
Here it is, the first official trailer for 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio!!
The film is a journey through the history of college radio and its impact on music and culture, as told by the students who were on the air and the bands they made famous.…
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.…