Finding aid for the All-Campus Radio Network (ACRN) Collection
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Title: |
All-Campus Radio Network (ACRN) Collection |
Repository: |
Ohio University
Phone: 740-593-2710
http://www.ohio.edu/library/collections/archives-special-collections/
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Creator: |
Ohio University |
Dates: |
1965-1997 |
Quantity: |
2 boxes |
Abstract: |
ACRN is Ohio University's first and only student run radio network. It first began broadcasting in 1971 using carrier current
technology, then Cable FM, and now utilizing the internet as a mode of streaming music, news, sports, and other programming
24 hours a day. This collection contains materials related to the development and management of ACRN, including general information,
correspondence, minutes, financial records, research, newspapers, photographs and other material.
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Identification: |
UA000251 |
Language: |
The records are in English |
History of The All-Campus Radio Network (ACRN)
In the late 1960s, multiple dormitory radio stations used the buildings' electrical wiring for broadcasting (carrier current)
programming to Ohio University's East, West, and South greens. It was very inexpensive to install and operate. Eventually
there were ten student-run green stations in all. Students were responsible for an idea which would link the dorm stations
to a news network feed. In 1971, ACRN had its first broadcast to its network affiliates. By 1974, ACRN was broadcasting 24
hours a day. In that same year, ACRN linked with Continental Cable of Athens and expanded its listener base to the surrounding
Athens area. In 1976, through the Ohio University Employees' Credit Union, ACRN received a loan to purchase updated equipment.
According to ACRN's website (2012) "by pioneering stereo cable FM and being the first to adapt the industry standard Optimod
FM (1978) to cable, ACRN made radio history".
Despite these advances, ACRN could rarely be heard on campus. This is not only because of the decline in the dorm station
usage, but also the short-lived exposure broadcasting in the dining halls. Not wanting to lose a major listener base, ACRN
proposed that Ohio University install cable in all the dorms, so that they could broadcast over Cable FM. After many years
of pressuring and petitioning the university, OU agreed to install cable in all dormitories in 1995. ACRN used the CATVision
University Cable System as a means of increasing their presence on campus.
However, due to rising costs and decreases in funding, ACRN could no longer utilize its Cable FM broadcasting system in 1998.
In 1999, they switched to an online platform through their website ACRN.com. Currently (as of 2012), ACRN continues to broadcast
24 hours a day through their online web server.
Scope and Content
The collection is organized into seven series: 1) General; 2) Correspondence; 3) Green Station Information; 4) Minutes; 5)
Funding and Finance; 6) Research; and 7) Miscellaneous.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection is arranged thematically.
Series 1. General
Series 2. Correspondence
Series 3. Green Station Information
Series 4. Minutes
Series 5. Funding and Finance
Series 6. Research
Series 7. Miscellaneous
Subject Terms
The following terms have been used to describe this collection.
Subjects:
College radio stations
College radio stations--United States--History.
Ohio University
Radio--Ohio.
Organizations/Corporations:
Ohio University, Athens
Preferred Citation
Researchers are requested to cite [Collection Name], Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Ohio University Libraries
in all footnotes and bibliographical references.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Box 1 / Folder 1
General: History of ACRN, 1961-1997
Box 1 / Folder 2
General: ACRN Department Breakdown, Undated
Box 1 / Folder 3
General: Staff Lists, 1968-1996
Box 1 / Folder 4
General: Equipment, Undated
Box 1 / Folder 5
General: Station Proposals, 1972-1995
Box 1 / Folder 6
General: Programming + Logs, Undated
Box 1 / Folder 7
General: Legal, 1964-1995
Box 1 / Folder 8
General: Promotion/Contest Proposals, 1978-1982
Box 1 / Folder 9
General: Promotional/Contest Information, 1981-1995
Box 1 / Folder 10
General: Concert Proposals, 1974-1996
Box 1 / Folder 11
General: Satellite Information (The Source), 1986-1987
Box 1 / Folder 12
General: Satellite Information (Rockline + NBC), Undated
Box 1 / Folder 13
Correspondence: Incoming, 1967-1976
Box 1 / Folder 14
Correspondence: Incoming, 1977-1996
Box 1 / Folder 15
Correspondence: Outgoing, 1967-1976
Box 1 / Folder 16
Correspondence: Outgoing, 1977-1994
Box 1 / Folder 17
Correspondence: Affiliate Stations, 1969-1983
Box 1 / Folder 18
Correspondence: In-House, 1967-1995
Box 1 / Folder 19
Correspondence: In-House Information and Newsletters, 1988-1996
Box 1 / Folder 20
Correspondence: Alumni, 1981-1997
Box 1 / Folder 21
Correspondence: External, 1969-1987
Box 1 / Folder 22
Correspondence: Undated, Undated
Box 1 / Folder 23
Green Station Information: History and Proposals, 1967-1974
Box 1 / Folder 24
Green Station Information: Radio Station Taskforce + Agreements, 1973-1979
Box 1 / Folder 25
Green Station Information: Technical Standards Requirement Report, Undated
Box 1 / Folder 26
Green Station Information: Cable Channel Utilization + Taskforce, 1979
Box 1 / Folder 27
Green Station Information: Campus Carrier Current Radio Policies, 1967-1974
Box 1 / Folder 28
Green Station Information: WGAM, 1965-1973
Box 1 / Folder 29
Green Station Information: WLHD, 1974-1995
Box 1 / Folder 30
Minutes: Campus Carrier Current Radio Committee, 1965-1974
Box 1 / Folder 31
Minutes: Executive Meetings, 1972
Box 1 / Folder 32
Minutes: Executive Meetings, 1973-1975
Box 1 / Folder 33
Minutes: Executive Meetings, 1976-1979
Box 1 / Folder 34
Minutes: Executive Meetings, 1981
Box 1 / Folder 35
Minutes: Executive, General, Promotions Staff Meetings, 1982-1983
Box 1 / Folder 36
Minutes: Executive Meetings, 1988-1989
Box 2 / Folder 1
Minutes: Executive Meetings, 1989-1990
Box 2 / Folder 2
Minutes: Executive Meetings, 1990-1991
Box 2 / Folder 3
Minutes: Executive Meetings, 1992-1994
Box 2 / Folder 4
Minutes: Executive Meetings, 1994-1995
Box 2 / Folder 5
Minutes: Public Relations Meetings, 1994
Box 2 / Folder 6
Funding and Finance: SAC, 1981-1992
Box 2 / Folder 7
Funding and Finance: SAC, 1995-1996
Box 2 / Folder 8
Funding and Finance: OUECU Loan Paperwork, 1976-1986
Box 2 / Folder 9
Funding and Finance: Receipts, 1988-1992
Box 2 / Folder 10
Funding and Finance: SGF, 1992
Box 2 / Folder 11
Funding and Finance: SGF, 1992-1993
Box 2 / Folder 12
Funding and Finance: SGF, 1993
Box 2 / Folder 13
Funding and Finance: Billing, 1980-1996
Box 2 / Folder 14
Funding and Finance: Spot Rates + Accounts, 1964-1990
Box 2 / Folder 15
Funding and Finance: Budget and Goal Sheets, 1971-1997
Box 2 / Folder 16
Funding and Finance: Payment Schedules to Green Stations, 1971-1976
Box 2 / Folder 17
Funding and Finance: Applications for Grant Funding, Undated
Box 2 / Folder 18
Research: Ohio University's Student Organizations Guidebook, undated
Box 2 / Folder 19
Research: FCC Report, 1971
Box 2 / Folder 20
Research: Petitions II, undated
Box 2 / Folder 21
Research: Competitor Research, 1981
Box 2 / Folder 22
Research: Student Reports I, undated
Box 2 / Folder 23
Research: Student Reports II, undated
Box 2 / Folder 24
Research: ACRN Department Reports, 1972-1995
Box 2 / Folder 25
Research: Surveys, undated
Box 2 / Folder 26
Research: Petitions I, undated
Box 2 / Folder 27
Miscellaneous: Certificates, undated
Box 2 / Folder 28
Miscellaneous: Notes, undated
Box 2 / Folder 31
Miscellaneous: SRDS Information, undated
Box 2 / Folder 30
Miscellaneous: Holiday Cards, 1981
Box 2 / Folder 29
Research: Radio Trends, 1982-1984
Box 2 / Folder 32
Miscellaneous: Conference Paperwork, 1968-1997
Box 2 / Folder 35
Miscellaneous: News Liners, undated
Box 2 / Folder 34
Miscellaneous: Newsletters, 1975-1994
Box 2 / Folder 33
Miscellaneous: TCOM Center Information, 1973-1979
Box 2 / Folder 36
Miscellaneous: Blank Memos and Letterheads, undated
Box 2 / Folder 37
Miscellaneous: Newspapers, 1970s-1995
Box 2 / Folder 38
Miscellaneous: Photographs, Undated
Box 2 / Folder 39
Miscellaneous: Posters and Fliers, 1970s-1990s