Boy Scouts Visit WRBC

March 9th, 2009 • Uncategorized • No comments

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 • No comments

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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• Icelandic Article

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• Bates Life Blog Post

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• FM Belfast Official Website\

   

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WRBC and BMU to Present FM BELFAST (IS) with TaNZERMENSCH (DJ SET), Reggaenomics, and Battleship

February 21st, 2009 • Electronic, Press Release • No comments

As part of the WRBC FM “Never-Ending Concert Series,” Icelandic band, FM Belfast (http://www.myspace.com/fmbelfast), will be playing a show at Bates College in Lewiston at the Benjamin Mays Center on February 28th, 2009. Doors will open at 9:30, and the Bates’ own Battleship and Reggaenomics will head off the concert, which is free. The evening will end with a performance by DJ TäNZERMENSCH.  Read more »

Commentary: iTunes Flashback

February 6th, 2009 • Charleston, Commentary, Op-Ed, Rock • No comments

I think it is a great idea to take a trip down memory land via iTunes. First I organized my entire library by the “Date Added” column. I scrolled through the whole thing trying to remember each day that I uploaded the particular album(s). My library is recently new, as I transferred all my music in one big lump from my old computer to my current one on 5/7/2006. So, I didn’t get to flashback too far. It would have been nice to see all the way back to 2004/2005 when I first got iTunes. Read more »

TRIVIA NIGHT XXX

January 27th, 2009 • Uncategorized • No comments

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Trivia Night is an annual event hosted by your college radio station, WRBC (#20 College Radio in North America). The event was started way back in 1979, when Bates had only one activity, Trivia. Trivia is a Team sport, consisting of teams of sizes ranging from about 5 to as many as you want. 8 is a pretty good number. Hopefully you have at least seven friends, if not, talk to that popular kid down the hall. The aim of Trivia Night is to win, but the question you may be asking yourself now is, how do I win. You win by having the most points. Points are won three different ways: 1) Trivia: Throughout the Evening, songs generally of an obscure nature will be played on 91.5 FM. These songs will be accompanied by a trivia question. You have to call the station and tell us: THE TITLE OF THE SONG, THE ARTIST PERFORMING THE SONG, and THE ANSWER TO THE TRIVIA QUESTION. Each item is worth 1 point, so 3 points are up for grabs on each song. You have to call in before the song ends. There are no bonuses for being the first caller.

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sw33t america – having so much fun at bates college

January 26th, 2009 • Uncategorized • 1 comment