Archive for March, 2009
WRBC in Icelandic Newspaper Fréttablaðið
March 12th, 2009 • Electronic, Iceland, News
Tags: FM Belfast, Fréttablaðið, Iceland, iceland airwaves, united states
WRBC in Icelandic News
Bates College is now a known entity in the country of Iceland. The local paper, Fréttablaðið, covered FM Belfast’s journey to Bates in a March 10th article. The article has been translated by Bates professor, Aslaug Asgeirsdottir.
“Discussed the Icelandic Recession”
The danceband FM Belfast recently returned from a two-week trip to the United States where they participated in a variety of things.
FM Blefast played a concert at Bates College in Maine where they also participated in a seminar on the collapse of the Icelandic economy. Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir, a professor of politics at the college lead the seminar. Read more »
Triva Night 2009 Victory: The Big Skadoosh
March 10th, 2009 • Uncategorized
The Big Skadoosh, a freshman team, has surpassed all obstacles and acquired the most glorious prize sought after by mankind, the Trivia Night Victory!!!
- Here is coverage of Trivia Night from the Bates Student
- Here are the Questions and Answers for Trivia Night 2009.
Boy Scouts Visit WRBC
March 9th, 2009 • Uncategorized
In an effort to learn communication skills, a troup of Boy Scouts from Lisbon came to visit WRBC.The WRBC board led the group of 15 or so 10 year olds around the station and explained how WRBC works.
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Alex Hernandez '09, the tech director, covered topics such as FM vs Am frequency and the complex inter workings of the transmitter and radio antenna. Jamie Donahue '10, the music director, explained how record companies send pre-released album copies to aid the distribution efforts of "up and coming" artists.
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The Boy Scouts seemed to enjoy their visit and even got to voice the WRBC FCC call letters live on the air. Bates is always trying to engage with the Lewiston-Auburn community and WRBC is great tool to make that vision possible.
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FM Belfast is Big Hit!!!
March 9th, 2009 • Uncategorized
Tags: concert, FM Belfast
The February 28th FM Belfast Concert was widely attended and a huge success on campus. Here are some links highlighting the event:
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