Harper Radio wins at the IBS Media Awards and at the BEA Festival of Media Arts
WHCM (88.3 FM) Harper Radio recently received a first-place trophy along with having several finalists at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System annual conference.
The local station was nominated for three awards and did not return empty-handed. The 2025 Harper College IBS winner is:
• Matt Byrne: Best Station or Event Promo for his Harper Film Series 2024 (“Love and Hate”) promo. Listen to it at harperradio.com.
Moreover, Harper Radio had finalists in two categories:
• Best Community Volunteer Program: Erik Hanson
• Best Community College Radio Station: Harper College
The finalists are recognized by IBS Media as being in the top 3% in their respective categories. This continues Harper Radio’s winning streak at IBS, winning two awards at the 2024 IBS conference. WHCM is also being recognized at the Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Media Arts to be held in Las Vegas in April. The 2025 Harper College BEA winner is:
• Matt Byrne: Best Broadcast Production, “Naked Brunch.” Watch the full concert at youtu.be/K9kdscNC3rE?si=XgNGLAfMJIATeYbu
This marks two awards for Matt Byrne, student at Harper College, current program director and show host for the station. It will also be Byrne’s last semester at the college before he receives his certification in Audio & Video Arts Technology. WHCM 88.3 FM, Harper Radio, is known for their catchphrase “Radio Done Differently,” which has garnered national attention over the years. The student-run station is broadcast locally on-air, and also streamed worldwide at harperradio.com. They feature a variety of shows, including music, sports, podcasts, news and more.
The Intercollegiate Broadcasting System is an organization with a membership of over one thousand nonprofit, education-affiliated radio stations and webcasters. Founded in 1940, IBS is headquartered in New Windsor, New York, with a legal office in Washington, D.C. In addition to providing support for establishing and operating noncommercial radio and webcast operations, it frequently represents its members with FCC negotiations, copyright issues and litigation.
The Broadcast Education Association is the premier international academic media organization, driving insights, excellence in media production and career advancement for educators, students and professionals. The association’s publications, annual convention, web-based programs and regional district activities provide opportunities for juried production competition and presentation of current scholarly research related to aspects of the electronic media. These areas include media audiences, economics, law and policy, regulation, news, management, aesthetics, social effects, history, and criticism, among others. BEA is concerned with electronic media curricula, placing an emphasis on interactions among the purposes, developments, and practices of the industry and imparting this information to future professionals. BEA serves as a forum for exposition, analysis and debate of issues of social importance to develop members’ awareness and sensitivity to these issues and to their ramifications, which will ultimately help students develop as more thoughtful practitioners.