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		<title>October 11th is College Radio Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[October 11, 2011 is College Radio Day, &#8220;a loosely organized event that encourages participating radio stations to tout their unique role in training students and helping unknown bands find an audience&#8221; [USA Today: Budget cuts could silence college radio stations]. Click here for more information.]]></description>
		<link>http://savektru.org/2011/10/10/october-11th-is-college-radio-day/</link>
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		<title>NonAlignment Pact: On Online Activism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m here to accept this award on behalf the KTRU alumni who founded and operate SaveKTRU.org. I don’t think it would be inaccurate to say that they’re very happy to be recognized for their online activism. Yet, it seems to me that the idea of “online activism” is, today, redundant, because the speed and scope [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://savektru.org/2011/07/01/nonalignment-pact-on-online-activism/</link>
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		<title>SaveKTRU.org wins Houston Web Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Houston Press has named SaveKTRU.org the &#8220;Best Local Activism Site&#8221; in its first Houston Web Awards: Despite ultimately losing the battle to keep KTRU&#8217;s alternative format and Rice campus location, the people behind the movement were organized and their Web site was a well-oiled extension of their effort Read the full story here.]]></description>
		<link>http://savektru.org/2011/06/29/savektru-org-wins-houston-web-award/</link>
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		<title>FCC Issues Letter of Inquiry into Proposed KUSF Sale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The letter requests both USF [University of San Francisco] and CPRN [Classical Public Radio Network] to provide extensive information about their working relationship and about the terms of the deal and PSOA [Public Service Operating Agreement]. It also points to some areas where FCC violations may be occurring. Specifically, it would appear that the FCC [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://savektru.org/2011/06/29/fcc-issues-letter-of-inquiry-into-proposed-kusf-sale/</link>
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		<title>Vanderbilt attempting to sell WRVU to NPR station</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Nashville Scene: The Scene has received word that after months of speculation, the Vanderbilt college radio station WRVU 91.1 FM has apparently been purchased by WPLN 90.3 FM, the city&#8217;s National Public Radio affiliate. The new 91 Rock will be WFCL — Classical 91 One. It will offer classical music 24 hours a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://savektru.org/2011/06/07/vanderbilt-attempting-to-sell-wrvu-to-npr-station/</link>
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		<title>MetaFilter: KTRU Departs FM Airwaves Defiant, Unique As Ever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2 weeks ago The FCC Approved controversial sale of Rice University&#8217;s radio station, KTRU, to the University of Houston and after 40 years of student-run broadcasting, KTRU&#8217;s FM signal was cut off promptly at 6 a.m. yesterday, leaving a sizable hole in Houston&#8217;s FM band. Read the full post and comments here.]]></description>
		<link>http://savektru.org/2011/04/29/metafilter-ktru-departs-fm-airwaves-defiant-unique-as-ever/</link>
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		<title>Houston Press: KTRU Departs FM Airwaves Defiant, Unique As Ever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rocks Off had arrived at the station at approximately 4:30 a.m. to sit in on the final moments of its storied FM history. It was a bittersweet atmosphere, part revelry and part funeral; in part the introspective reflection of a wake and part triumphant march to the finish. The station was abuzz with several DJs, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://savektru.org/2011/04/28/houston-press-ktru-departs-fm-airwaves-defiant-unique-as-ever/</link>
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		<title>CBI: Minute of Silence to bring attention to the impact of sale of college radio stations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A national Minute of Silence will be held on Thursday, April 28 at 12:00 p.m. Central on college radio stations. College Broadcasters, Inc (CBI) is organizing the grassroots effort. The goal of the Minute of Silence is to bring awareness of the deep impact that the sale of student radio stations is having on campuses [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://savektru.org/2011/04/27/cbi-minute-of-silence-to-bring-attention-to-the-impact-of-sale-of-college-radio-stations/</link>
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		<title>CBI organizes national minute of silence this Thursday at noon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[College Broadcasters, Inc. is organizing a national minute of silence on April 28th at noon (central). We call on our membership and those who have benefited from college radio to join us in the effort. On April 28, 2011 at 6:00a, Rice University’s KTRU’s signal will transfer to the University of Houston. KTRU has a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://savektru.org/2011/04/25/cbi-organizes-national-minute-of-silence-this-thursday-at-noon/</link>
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		<title>Update on FM broadcast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[KTRU student management has received word that KTRU&#8217;s broadcast on 91.7 FM will go off the air at 6:00 AM on Thursday, April 28, 2011.]]></description>
		<link>http://savektru.org/2011/04/20/update-on-fm-broadcast/</link>
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