NextRadio, IBS Launch Student Radio Spot Contest

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, February 1, 2016

College students nationwide can create and submit a sixty second radio spot promoting NextRadio, the free app that allows listeners to hear live, local FM radio on their smartphone. NextRadio and Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) have teamed in search of the best radio spot showcasing the FM Chip in smartphones at nextradioapp.com/collegecontest running from February 1-12.

"We are pleased to work with IBS to get college students involved and informed about FM Chips in smartphones. College students are perfect ambassadors to develop a NextRadio app message that outlines how radio and digital come together. This is a great opportunity for a student to have their radio spot played nationally on thousands of broadcast stations and heard by millions," said NextRadio President Paul Brenner.

"What an incredible opportunity NextRadio is providing our students: a chance to attend the nation's premier college radio conference is one thing, but to be able to have their spot played for millions of listeners nationwide is simply phenomenal. The Intercollegiate Broadcast System is proud to team up with NextRadio to offer this experience of a lifetime," added IBS President Chris Thomas.

The contest is designed to offer college students an opportunity to conceive, create, and submit a commercial radio spot and compete within a real world context. Learning by doing is essential to the student media experience and by partnering on this contest NextRadio and IBS are providing students from coast to coast a chance for professional development that extends well beyond the confines of a college campus.