WSBU-FM
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WSBU is the nationally recognized non-commercial radio station
of St. Bonaventure University
in Allegany
and Olean, New York
.
Officially known as Rock Radio 88.3 The Buzz, WSBU is entirely student-run and managed, ranking No. 1 on the Princeton Review's list of best college radio stations. The Buzz's format is wide-ranged, with alternative rock
during the week and hip-hop
and classic rock
on the weekends. In 2006, the station set up an account with Live365
and is now simulcast over the internet by accessing the station's website.
The station also produces student written newscasts that are broadcast every Monday - Friday at noon and every Monday - Thursday at 5 p.m. Each newscast features news stories on the national, international and local levels, as well as weather and entertainment. Each newscast also features a sports cast, which is written by a member of the sports department. In addition, the station broadcasts women's basketball games and men's baseball games.
The station is managed by a 16-student board of directors, with separate departments for programming, public relations, music, production, promotions, marketing, news and sports. The board is overseen by the station manager, a student who is elected at the end of every fall semester.
The current station manager is senior Journalism major Kyle Zappia. He was elected station manager in the annual station manager election, began on January 1 and will serve through the 2011 fiscal year.
The station temporarily went off the air in October 2010 after the Federal Communications Commission
claimed it did not file a license renewal in 2005. The station claimed not to have received any notification from the FCC about the license issue until 2010, when the FCC deleted the station from its database. It returned to the air under special temporary authority a few days later.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
of St. Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure University is a private, Franciscan Catholic university, located in Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students....
in Allegany
Allegany, New York
Allegany, New York may refer to:*Two locations in Cattaraugus County, New York:**Allegany , New York**Allegany , New York*Allegany County, New York...
and Olean, New York
Olean, New York
Olean is a city in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. Olean is the largest city in Cattaraugus County, and serves as the financial, business, transportation and entertainment center of the county. It is one of the principal cities of the Southern Tier region of New York.The city is...
.
Officially known as Rock Radio 88.3 The Buzz, WSBU is entirely student-run and managed, ranking No. 1 on the Princeton Review's list of best college radio stations. The Buzz's format is wide-ranged, with alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
during the week and hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
and classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
on the weekends. In 2006, the station set up an account with Live365
Live365
Live365 is an Internet radio network where members can create their own online radio station or listen to other Live365 broadcasters' online stations. As of October 2006, there were about 6,500 active stations, some of which play niche genres seldom heard on AM/FM radio...
and is now simulcast over the internet by accessing the station's website.
The station also produces student written newscasts that are broadcast every Monday - Friday at noon and every Monday - Thursday at 5 p.m. Each newscast features news stories on the national, international and local levels, as well as weather and entertainment. Each newscast also features a sports cast, which is written by a member of the sports department. In addition, the station broadcasts women's basketball games and men's baseball games.
The station is managed by a 16-student board of directors, with separate departments for programming, public relations, music, production, promotions, marketing, news and sports. The board is overseen by the station manager, a student who is elected at the end of every fall semester.
The current station manager is senior Journalism major Kyle Zappia. He was elected station manager in the annual station manager election, began on January 1 and will serve through the 2011 fiscal year.
The station temporarily went off the air in October 2010 after the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
claimed it did not file a license renewal in 2005. The station claimed not to have received any notification from the FCC about the license issue until 2010, when the FCC deleted the station from its database. It returned to the air under special temporary authority a few days later.
Notable alumni
- Gregg Polatas, 87'-Host WFYV, Jacksonville,FL; Program Director WQLZ, Springfield, IL; currently Director of Marketing Renda Broadcasting/Jacksonville
- Jeff Kurzrock, 95'- Host of 1st Impressions, on the acclaimed independent radio station WBERhttp://wber.monroe.edu/site/html/index.php.
- Aaron Cappotelli, '97 - Production Director, Clear Channel Radio Dallas - KDMX/KHKS/KEGL/KDGE/KZPS
- Justin Craig, '97 - Program Director WMVP-AM Chicago, ESPN RadioESPN RadioESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/espnradio1000/story?id=contactus - Phil Ceppaglia, '97 - Producer, The Mike Tirico Show, ESPN RadioESPN RadioESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
- Brendan McDaniels, '98 - Freelance Sportscaster, Buffalo, NY, formerly of WGRhttp://www.brendanmcdaniels.com
- Paul Cramer, '99 - SVP of Interactive Solutions, Triton Digital Mediahttp://www.tritondigitalmedia.comhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcramer
- Emily Smith, '00 - television news anchor for WETM-TVWETM-TVWETM-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Upstate New York's Central Southern Tier licensed to Elmira. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 18 from a transmitter on Hawley Hill in West Elmira. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 3 and in...
/Elmira, WABC-TVWABC-TVWABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Disney-owned American Broadcasting Company located in New York City. The station's studios and offices are located on the Upper West Side section of Manhattan, adjacent to ABC's corporate headquarters, and its transmitter is atop the Empire State...
/New York Cityhttp://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=bios&id=4620607 and Up to the MinuteUp to the MinuteUp to the Minute is a CBS overnight broadcast which offers hard news, features, interviews, weather, sports, business and commentary. Up to the Minute draws from the full resources of CBS News, including the CBS Evening News, Newspath, affiliate stations, the CBS Radio Network and Reuters Television...
, currently pursuing job at WIVB-TVWIVB-TVWIVB-TV, virtual channel 4, is the CBS-affiliated television station for Western New York that is licensed to Buffalo. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 39 from a transmitter on Center Street in Colden. Owned by the LIN TV Corporation, the station is sister to CW...
/Buffalo. - Dan Hager, '05 - Producer, The Howard Simon Show, WGRWGRWGR, or WGR Sports Radio 550, is an all sports radio station in Buffalo, New York that broadcasts on 550 AM. It is the flagship station of the Buffalo Sabres and the Buffalo Bandits, and is currently the only full-time sports talk station in the city of Buffalo. Its studios are located in Amherst,...
550-AM Buffalo, NY http://www.wgr550.com/Dan-Hager/1250522 - Jeremy Noeson, '05 - Sports Director, WBKB-TVWBKB-TVWBKB-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Alpena area of Michigan's Northern Lower Peninsula. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 11 from a transmitter south of Hubbard Lake near M-72 in Alcona County. The station can also be seen on Charter channel 10 and...
, Alpena, MI, formerly of WGR http://www.wbkb11.com/index.php?page=staff - Troy L. Smith, '06 - Democrat and ChronicleDemocrat and ChronicleThe Democrat and Chronicle is the most widely circulated daily newspaper in the greater Rochester, New York area. Located at 55 Exchange Boulevard in downtown Rochester, the Democrat and Chronicle operates under the ownership of Gannett. The paper's production facility is located in the town of...
- Reporter, Rochester, NY http://rochester.metromix.com