WSBU
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.
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 WBER[1]
- Aaron Cappotelli, '97 - Production Director, Clear Channel Radio Dallas - KDMX/KHKS/KEGL/KDGE/KZPS
- Justin Craig, '97 - Program Director WMVP-AM Chicago, ESPN Radio [2]
- Phil Ceppaglia, '97 - Producer, The Mike Tirico Show, ESPN Radio
- Brendan McDaniels, '98 - Freelance Sportscaster, Buffalo, NY, formerly of WGR[3]
- Paul Cramer, '99 - SVP of Interactive Solutions, Triton Digital Media[4][5]
- Emily Smith, '00 - television news anchor for WETM-TV/Elmira, WABC-TV/New York City[6] and Up to the Minute, currently pursuing job at WIVB-TV/Buffalo.
- Dan Hager, '05 - Producer, The Howard Simon Show, WGR 550-AM Buffalo, NY [7]
- Jeremy Noeson, '05 - Sports Director, WBKB-TV, Alpena, MI, formerly of WGR [8]
- Troy L. Smith, '06 - Democrat and Chronicle - Reporter, Rochester, NY [9]
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WAIH (State University of New York College at Potsdam) • WALF (Alfred University) • WARY (Westchester Community College) • WBSU (College at Brockport) • WCDB (State University of New York at Albany) • WCEB (Corning Community College) • WCVF (Fredonia State University) • WCWP (Long Island University, CW Post Campus) • WDWN (Cayuga County Community College) • WECW (Elmira College) • WERW (Syracuse University) • WETD (Alfred State College) • WFNP (SUNY New Paltz) • WFTU (Five Towns College) • WFUV (Fordham University) • WGCC (Genesee Community College) • WGFR (SUNY Adirondack) • WGSU (SUNY Geneseo) • WHCL (Hamilton College) • WHCR (City College of New York) • WHPC (Nassau Community College) • WHRW (Binghamton University) • WICB (Ithaca College) • WITC (Cazenovia College) • WITR (Rochester Institute of Technology) • WJPZ (Syracuse University) • WKCR (Columbia University) • WKRB (Kingsborough Community College) • WNYK (Nyack College) • WNYO (State University of New York - Oswego) • WNYU (New York University) • WONY (SUNY College at Oneonta) • WPNR (Utica College of Syracuse University) • WQKE (Plattsburgh State University) • WRCU (Colgate University) • WRHO (Hartwick College) • WRHU (Hofstra University) • WRPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) • WRUC (Union College) • WRUR (University of Rochester) • WSBU (St. Bonaventure University) • WSIA (College of Staten Island) • WSPN (Skidmore College) • WSUC (State University of New York - Cortland) • WTSC (Clarkson University) • WUSB (State University of New York - Stony Brook) • WVCR (Siena College) • WVHC (Herkiner County Community College) • WVKR (Vassar College) • WVWA (Colleges of The Seneca)
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See also: adult contemporary, classic hits, college, country, news/talk, NPR, oldies, religious, rock, sports, top 40, urban, and other radio stations in New York
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