Announcements

Montclair State University’s award-winning college radio station, WMSC 90.3-FM, is celebrating its 57th anniversary of broadcasting with a 168-hour live broadcast marathon. The week-long celebration will feature special editions of favorite shows, collaborative public affairs programming, and culminates with 48 hours of vinyl-only music to honor Record Store Day and Vinylthon. WMSC’s ribbon cutting ceremony [...]

 

 “Podcasting for Entrepreneurs – How to Cut Through the Noise” is a Montclair Starts Up event aimed to guide entrepreneurs in navigating the podcasting landscape, offering insights from industry experts on creating engaging content, building a loyal audience, and monetizing podcasts. Moderated by Anabella Poland, MBA, the panel-style program gathered three key experts in […]

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD: Peter Feinstein Montclair State University WMSC Class 1983 based in Phoenix, Arizona is looking for a living kidney donor. Peter is deep into stage 4 chronic kidney disease and needs a donating kidney to survive. If you think you, or someone you know, can be a living donor for Peter, […]

WMSC “The Voice of Montclair State” is a finalist in 16 categories for the 2024 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Awards, doubling last year’s total. The nominations include “Best College Radio Station” (more than 10,000), “Best Specialty Show” and “Best Live Music Broadcast,” and are the most the station has received for an awards program from […]

90.3 WMSC-FM celebrates World College Radio Day with a three and a half hour special of WMSC Unplugged, our weekly live music performance show! This year, we showcased performances from local bands and artists, See Plus, Hot Dress, and Wizard Brain, as well as Montclair’s own Nick Najarian, Will Barnes and Jack Powers! See below for […]

WMSC Goes Global for World College Radio Day October 6 WMSC is one of 32 college radio stations worldwide to contribute programming as part of the global initiative. Montclair State University’s WMSC-FM is joining the 13th annual World College Radio Day (WCRD) celebration on Friday, October 6. The station will host 35 hours of special [...]
Recognition in Six Categories Underscores Excellence in Student Media Montclair, NJ — Eleven students and recent alumni from Montclair State University’s WMSC-FM have been named finalists by College Broadcasters Inc. for the National Student Production Awards. Their outstanding work at the campus radio station earned the student-operated outlet six nominations in the following categories: Best [...]

   

MONTCLAIR, N.J. April 20th, 2023 – Montclair State University’s WMSC 90.3 FM is celebrating Vinylthon and Record Store Day with a 48-hour weekend long, vinyl-only music live broadcast.  The special event will start Saturday, April 22 at midnight and it will showcase the best WMSC shows - with some old, some new, but all vinyl.  [...]
WMSC is celebrating its 56th anniversary with a 24 hour marathon of fun content!    

              

A beloved member of our WMSC family, George Jamgochian, who hosted this show The Morning Buzz & his own sports show In Foul Territory, passed away on January 1.  He was 23.   Georgie as he was known to family and friends, joined WMSC FM just six days after starting his freshman year at Montclair […]

Montclair, NJ. December 5, 2022 — WMSC “The Voice of Montclair State” is a finalist in eight 2023 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Awards categories, including Best College Radio Station (more than 10,000), Best Campus News and Best Live Music Broadcast by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Awards.   These nominations come after awards and prestigious nominations the […]

WMSC 90.3 FM earned three national awards from College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) on October 29, including first place honors for Best Special Broadcast Audio (“WMSC Global Broadcast for World College Radio Day”) and Best Station Promo Audio (“Tunes on Tuesday Showmo 2022”). Music Director Jared Tauber was the lead on both first place awards, stating [...]
The Award-Winning Campus Radio Station to Complete 36-Hours of Live Radio MONTCLAIR, NJ, October 5th, 2022 - Montclair State University’s WMSC FM will be joining more than 700 stations in 50 countries for the 12th Annual World College Radio Day this Friday, October 7. The station will be live with a 36-hour special programming marathon featuring [...]

             

Montclair, NJ. July 19, 2022 — WMSC Earns Fourth Marconi Radio Awards Nomination for College Radio Station of the Year   WMSC 90.3 FM, the official student radio station of Montclair State University, has been named a finalist for the 2022 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Radio Awards. Another major milestone, the nomination marks the [...]

MONTCLAIR, N.J. April 21st, 2022 – Montclair State University’s WMSC 90.3 FM is celebrating the station’s 55 anniversary with a 55-hour live broadcast marathon starting April 22 at 4pm. The special event programming will showcase the best WMSC shows and more than 24 hours of vinyl-only music, as the station partakes in college radio’s Vinylthon […]

Radio news reporter Lisa Glasberg, known in the industry as Lisa G., has been named the 2022-2023 News Professional-in-Residence for WMSC-FM, the campus radio station of Montclair State University.  The veteran iHeartRadio news anchor, writer, and reporter who can also be heard on WOR-AM in New York will work exclusively with WMSC’s news department alongside […]

Montclair, NJ., March. 13, 2022 – Local professional wrestling organization Dropkick Depression will be hosting a family friendly professional wrestling event at the Columbian Club of Old Bridge at 61 Pine St, Old Bridge, NJ 08857 on April 30th, 2022. The doors will open at 6:30PM and the show will start at 7:00PM. This family […]

Members of the Student Management Team (SMT) at 90.3 FM WMSC were recently nominated for awards from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS). WMSC and its members have been consistently nominated for awards by IBS and have won numerous ones as well, including “Best College Radio Station in the Nation (over 10,000 students)”, in 2021. “It […]

Huge thanks to everyone who participated in WMSC’s 2nd Annual Talent Show! 🎙️ 👑 Judges Award: Daniel Acosta 👑 Fan Favorite: Anthony Soto Highlight Reel Edited by: Kelly Meagher WMSC's 2nd Annual Talent Show Program by Office Assistant

Montclair, NJ. January 10, 2022 — WMSC “The Voice of Montclair State” has been named a finalist in thirteen categories including Best College Radio Station (more than 10,000), Best Political News and Best Celebrity Interview by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Awards. These nominations come after an impressive string of awards the station earned in 2021, […]

WMSC 90.3 FM earned seven national awards from College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) on October 29, including first place honors for Best Audio Special Broadcast (“World College Radio Day”) and Best Video Comedy (“We’ll be Back”).

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Montclair State University on Friday, Oct. 8, where she spoke to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill and a roundtable of women on the issue of accessible and affordable childcare, which is part of President Joe Biden’s proposed $3.5 trillion spending bill. Congressional Democrats are looking to include […]

The WMSC Excellence in Radio Scholarship and Training Fund seeks to acknowledge and reward the hard work of undergraduate students who volunteer their time and efforts to the radio station and embody the hard work and spirit of Excellence in College Radio. Your donations will assist outstanding Montclair State University sophomore, junior, and senior students […]

*The station is only one of four college radio stations in the United States that will present programming as part of the global initiative*   MONTCLAIR, N.J. September 29, 2021- Montclair State University’s WMSC 90.3 FM is collaborating with over 600 stations in 40 countries for the 11th annual World College Radio Day (WCRD) powered […]

Montclair, New Jersey – The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has named Montclair State University’s campus radio station WMSC-90.3 FM as a finalist for the prestigious National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Radio Award in the category of College Radio Station of the Year. This marks the third time that NAB has recognized WMSC, with earlier […]

WMSC FM at Montclair State University was named Best Station in the Nation at the 81st Annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Media Conference and Awards. The campus station earned three additional first place golden mic awards for “Best Program Director,” “Best Business Manager,” and “Best Use of Sound Effects”. For the first time in its 81 [...]