Department of Communication

Campus Media Activities

Students are encouraged to take advantage of co-curricular opportunities that exist at the student-operated radio station, WBSU 89.1 The Point, the Brockport TV Club and newspaper, The Stylus. Many SUNY Brockport students have found their experiences with campus media an invaluable part of their preparation for successful careers in journalism, radio/television, and related fields.

WBSU 89.1 The Point-FM and AM Radio

WBSU 89.1 The Point is a non-commercial, student volunteer station operating year-round with 7,338 watts serving part or all of seven counties in western New York (western Monroe, Orleans, Genesee, northern Wyoming & Livingston and eastern Erie & Niagara) plus southern Ontario, Canada. The station may also be heard world-wide on the Web atwww.891thepoint.com.

Supervised by a broadcast professional, Warren Kozireski, the station mission is to provide a "working classroom" using professional radio operations as its model. Programming a mix of alternative, Top 40 and rock daily, The Point is affiliated with Associated Press providing national news, sports and weather which is supplemented by the student with local material.The station is affiliated with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI). The station is professionally structured with seven student directors, two program directors and a student operations manager running departments such as: programming, news, production, underwriting, public relations, sports, engineering, website and music. WBSU 89.1 The Point carries live broadcasts of more than 120 sporting events each year including Golden Eagle football, hockey, women's and men's basketball, high school hockey and Batavia Muckdogs NY/Penn league baseball. The station facilities feature state-of-the-art programs and equipment identical to those used in professional operations such as AudioVault, Cool Edit, Selector and 360 Systems. We are also are heavily involved in community activities in the listening area througjout the year.  Each year, at least 80% of our seniors find jobs in the broadcast field within months after graduation.

In addition to the FM station, the sister station (The Circuit) is the training round for all new members and broadcasts via cable to the residence halls and dining facilities on campus. The Circuit operates seven days a week during the academic year. You do not need to be a broadcast major to join the station. "Real world" experience can be gained for preparation in fields such as business, public relations, writing, sports management, political science and marketing as well as radio, television and Internet media.

The Stylus

The Stylus is the weekly student newspaper, distributed free at many campus locations and in the village. It is staffed, operated and edited entirely by students. Joining is simple: Just drop by The Stylus offices in the lower level - Seymour College Union .

The TV Club

Students interested in television production may join the TV Club which produces regular programming seen on the on-campus television channel. Student-written, student-produced, and student-directed, these productions are open to all students on the Brockport campus.