College radio stations fear budget cuts could silence them – USATODAY.com

A posting yesterday commented on how some colleges and high schools are selling or entering in an LMA with larger non-commercial stations and moving student content on-line. Not everybody agrees this is the best thing to do.
350 college radio stations formed a loose alliance today to fight against a steady stream of universities that have been selling or transferring their FM licenses to non-student operations. This is usually in response to tighter budgets and a rapidly changing media industry. To many of the students involved in college radio losing an FM signal is a lost learning opportunity.
College radio stations fear budget cuts could silence them – USATODAY.com