College radio’s early end. With most college campuses sending students home early, and some cancelling the rest of their spring semesters, many college radio stations are turning to automation or even going silent. Even at stations that incorporate considerable community involvement, campus closures are keeping local programmers out of the studios of their local stations. It’s a very incomplete list, but we know that programmers are locked out of stations such as WNHU (University of New Haven) in Connecticut, WMBR (MIT) in Cambridge, WOZQ (Smith College) in Northampton, Mass. and WMFO (Tufts) in Medford, Mass., in some cases at least through the end of April.
With no automation in place, WMBR shut down completely at 2 PM Sunday, telling listeners “We are prioritizing the health and safety of our members. We are continuing to work with MIT as a part of their response to COVID-19.” https://www.fybush.com/nerw-20200316/
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