35000 Watts :: The Story of College Radio
A film about a radio revolution
35000 Watts is proud to announce that The Film Collaborative will serve as the exclusive fiscal sponsor for the project. Partnering with The Film Collaborative not only allows us to accept tax-deductible donations, it also gives us access to a wonderful organization with many additional benefits.…
You may already be familiar with College Radio Day and World College Radio Day, both brought to you by the fine folks at the College Radio Foundation. These events have done wonders for college radio stations across the U.S. and the world, raising awareness and money at a time when both are sorely needed.…
Going from the play-in all the way to the championship, KSLU from St. Louis University has won the first ever 35000 Watts Merch Madness tournament. After strong showings in the early rounds, KSLU was the underdog against the seemingly unbeatable WSOU and their heavy metal facemasks.…
Joey Santiago, founding member and lead guitarist of one of the most iconic college radio bands, Pixies, talks about meeting college radio DJs while touring the United States.…
Name: Jason Miller
College: University of Hawaii
Radio Station: KTUH-FM
Years Active: 1993-96
Position(s): DJ, Promotions Director
Favorite Bands: punk rock by friends around the world like GBH, Rancid, Lower Class Brats, The Forgotten, The Casualties, The Vandals, TSOL, Noi!se……
Robert E. Boggs, Owen Kinser and Jason LaMarca of Tabula Rasa talk about doing interviews on the college radio station at Texas Christian University, KTCU.…
“Five Songs” is a series where we ask former and current college radio DJs to give us a list of five songs that they feel best represents the chosen topic. For this playlist, Norman Prusslin, founding General Manager of WUSB at Stony Brook University, chooses five songs that remind him of his first ever DJ shift.…
Name: Peggy La Point
College: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Radio Station: WRST
Years Active: 1984-1989
Position(s): DJ (84-89), Program Director (87), Asst. Station Manager (88), Station Manager (88)
Favorite Bands (then): I don’t know where to start here.…
The debut album is tricky. Many great artists have debut albums that show raw potential but not a lot of polish, or that don’t really represent what they would eventually become (Radiohead falls into this category).
Then, there are debut albums that are undeniable masterpieces, like the ones on this list.…
Twenty-six years ago, President Bill Clinton signed the “Telecommunications Act of 1996”, a landmark overhaul of telecommunications law that completely changed the landscape of broadcasting in the United States. Billed as a way to allow any business to compete in the communications sphere, some of the most damaging provisions instead drove many small broadcasters out of the market, while allowing large corporations to scoop up broadcast licenses and reduce the number of independent voices in communities across the country.…