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· Oct 22
Here are the new pamphlets regarding our grievances with CSU and Ideastream’s takeover of the 89.3 FM frequency at the expense of the students and community members who had operated and programmed on the 89.3 FM signal for 49 years.
Read the pamphlet.
Call those involved.
Support our case.
Read the pamphlet.
Call those involved.
Support our case.
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First time I heard the White Stripes was on a college radio station playing the whole White Blood Cells album. I was hooked. College radio is necessary. @xcsbcleveland.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 1:48 AM
First time I heard the White Stripes was on a college radio station playing the whole White Blood Cells album. I was hooked. College radio is necessary. @xcsbcleveland.bsky.social
‼️SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT‼️
We will be holding a $5 ticket raffle for 4 people to win a pair of tickets each to either Dead Milkmen show at the next two Happy Dog DJ shows!! Be sure to attend for a chance to win and follow XCSB on all social media platforms for more ticket giveaways leading up the event!
We will be holding a $5 ticket raffle for 4 people to win a pair of tickets each to either Dead Milkmen show at the next two Happy Dog DJ shows!! Be sure to attend for a chance to win and follow XCSB on all social media platforms for more ticket giveaways leading up the event!
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
‼️SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT‼️
We will be holding a $5 ticket raffle for 4 people to win a pair of tickets each to either Dead Milkmen show at the next two Happy Dog DJ shows!! Be sure to attend for a chance to win and follow XCSB on all social media platforms for more ticket giveaways leading up the event!
We will be holding a $5 ticket raffle for 4 people to win a pair of tickets each to either Dead Milkmen show at the next two Happy Dog DJ shows!! Be sure to attend for a chance to win and follow XCSB on all social media platforms for more ticket giveaways leading up the event!
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I was happy to get Alison and Liam from @xcsbcleveland.bsky.social on @radiosurvivor.bsky.social to discuss the latest news about to the shutdown of Cleveland State's student-run college radio station WCSB. Sad footnote: WCSB used to air the Radio Survivor show. www.radiosurvivor.com/2025/11/podc...
Podcast #346 - The Fight for College Radio at Cleveland State Station WCSB - Radio Survivor
On October 3, 2025, while World College Radio Day was being celebrated all over the globe, Cleveland State University’s nearly 50-year old student-run college radio station WCSB 89.3 FM was shut down ...
www.radiosurvivor.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I was happy to get Alison and Liam from @xcsbcleveland.bsky.social on @radiosurvivor.bsky.social to discuss the latest news about to the shutdown of Cleveland State's student-run college radio station WCSB. Sad footnote: WCSB used to air the Radio Survivor show. www.radiosurvivor.com/2025/11/podc...
XCSB's next protest is the CSU Board Of Trustees meeting on Thursday, 11/20 at 8am. Get there early. Bring your signs. Bring your voices. They need to know what they did.
If you are attending as a member of the press, email pr@csuohio.edu in advance to request meeting materials.
If you are attending as a member of the press, email pr@csuohio.edu in advance to request meeting materials.
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
XCSB's next protest is the CSU Board Of Trustees meeting on Thursday, 11/20 at 8am. Get there early. Bring your signs. Bring your voices. They need to know what they did.
If you are attending as a member of the press, email pr@csuohio.edu in advance to request meeting materials.
If you are attending as a member of the press, email pr@csuohio.edu in advance to request meeting materials.
Happy Friday folks!!
11/14 - Save College Radio! at The Happy Dog featuring Squirrel (Ally), Mar from Listen While You Can, Sophie from Chiaroscuro, and Cían from Coll-Edge Radio
11/15 - Monster Boogie Joe will be spinning Ska on WRUW from 2-3 pm
11/14 - Save College Radio! at The Happy Dog featuring Squirrel (Ally), Mar from Listen While You Can, Sophie from Chiaroscuro, and Cían from Coll-Edge Radio
11/15 - Monster Boogie Joe will be spinning Ska on WRUW from 2-3 pm
November 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Happy Friday folks!!
11/14 - Save College Radio! at The Happy Dog featuring Squirrel (Ally), Mar from Listen While You Can, Sophie from Chiaroscuro, and Cían from Coll-Edge Radio
11/15 - Monster Boogie Joe will be spinning Ska on WRUW from 2-3 pm
11/14 - Save College Radio! at The Happy Dog featuring Squirrel (Ally), Mar from Listen While You Can, Sophie from Chiaroscuro, and Cían from Coll-Edge Radio
11/15 - Monster Boogie Joe will be spinning Ska on WRUW from 2-3 pm
The Cuyahoga Arts and Culture board just approved $615k of public grant money for Ideastream to continue its hostile takeover of the radio dial. We will not let those complicit in its annual operations get away with this, and we will continue to transform our frustration and sadness into hope.
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The Cuyahoga Arts and Culture board just approved $615k of public grant money for Ideastream to continue its hostile takeover of the radio dial. We will not let those complicit in its annual operations get away with this, and we will continue to transform our frustration and sadness into hope.
Do you live in Cleveland?
Contact your state representative, tell them what happened to us and that you are urging them to issue a public comment.
The more phone calls and emails they receive, the more they will take notice.
Locate your rep's info: ohiohouse.gov
Contact your state representative, tell them what happened to us and that you are urging them to issue a public comment.
The more phone calls and emails they receive, the more they will take notice.
Locate your rep's info: ohiohouse.gov
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November 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Do you live in Cleveland?
Contact your state representative, tell them what happened to us and that you are urging them to issue a public comment.
The more phone calls and emails they receive, the more they will take notice.
Locate your rep's info: ohiohouse.gov
Contact your state representative, tell them what happened to us and that you are urging them to issue a public comment.
The more phone calls and emails they receive, the more they will take notice.
Locate your rep's info: ohiohouse.gov
Today at 4pm, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture has their board meeting to vote on grant funding for 2026. CAC is slated to give Ideastream $615,630. You can attend and express your concerns about this during the public comments portion of the meeting.
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Today at 4pm, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture has their board meeting to vote on grant funding for 2026. CAC is slated to give Ideastream $615,630. You can attend and express your concerns about this during the public comments portion of the meeting.
Come to CULTURE JAM w/ XCSB @ 78th STUDIOS tomorrow night!
A free WCSB/XCSB in-person get-together for brainstorming session & collaborative community workshop.
welcome/encouraged, but NOT required.
Sign up link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A free WCSB/XCSB in-person get-together for brainstorming session & collaborative community workshop.
welcome/encouraged, but NOT required.
Sign up link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Come to CULTURE JAM w/ XCSB @ 78th STUDIOS tomorrow night!
A free WCSB/XCSB in-person get-together for brainstorming session & collaborative community workshop.
welcome/encouraged, but NOT required.
Sign up link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A free WCSB/XCSB in-person get-together for brainstorming session & collaborative community workshop.
welcome/encouraged, but NOT required.
Sign up link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Cleveland.com shares details about the legality of the closed-door meeting between Cleveland State University trustees, CSU President Laura Bloomberg and CEO and President of Ideastream News, Kevin Martin
www.cleveland.com/education/20...
www.cleveland.com/education/20...
The details we know about CSU’s secret meeting to kill the student radio station
All nine members of Cleveland State's board of trustees participated in a closed-door meeting to discuss the fate of WCSB, a meeting one legal expert believes was illegal.
www.cleveland.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Cleveland.com shares details about the legality of the closed-door meeting between Cleveland State University trustees, CSU President Laura Bloomberg and CEO and President of Ideastream News, Kevin Martin
www.cleveland.com/education/20...
www.cleveland.com/education/20...
In honor of 50 years of college radio at XCSB, we present The Dead Milkmen with PAL on Saturday, January 10! A portion of each ticket will go directly to XCSB and future operations of a student-run station.
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! ONLY 300 AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! ONLY 300 AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
In honor of 50 years of college radio at XCSB, we present The Dead Milkmen with PAL on Saturday, January 10! A portion of each ticket will go directly to XCSB and future operations of a student-run station.
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! ONLY 300 AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! ONLY 300 AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!
Tune into this hour long farewell to WCSB Cleveland. With over 40 stations participating internationally with today’s program with College Radio Day we’ll continue to show Cleveland State and Ideastream what community and community solidarity really looks like.
www.collegeradio.org/global-colle...
www.collegeradio.org/global-colle...
Global College Radio Community Unites for XCSB Special Broadcast - College Radio Foundation
The College Radio Foundation, in partnership with the students and volunteers of XCSB (formerly WCSB), has created a heartfelt one-hour special program filled with farewells and messages of support. O...
www.collegeradio.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Tune into this hour long farewell to WCSB Cleveland. With over 40 stations participating internationally with today’s program with College Radio Day we’ll continue to show Cleveland State and Ideastream what community and community solidarity really looks like.
www.collegeradio.org/global-colle...
www.collegeradio.org/global-colle...
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Also, as promised, we start the podcast with our interview with Alison Bomgardner from @xcsbcleveland.bsky.social (Starts at the 3:31 mark)!
November 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Also, as promised, we start the podcast with our interview with Alison Bomgardner from @xcsbcleveland.bsky.social (Starts at the 3:31 mark)!
We are now bringing back our T-Shirt Design Contest! Deadline for submissions is December 1st, you can send it in to development.wcsb@gmail.com. Make sure to include “XCSB” instead of WCSB, and we will not accept any submissions made with AI.
November 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We are now bringing back our T-Shirt Design Contest! Deadline for submissions is December 1st, you can send it in to development.wcsb@gmail.com. Make sure to include “XCSB” instead of WCSB, and we will not accept any submissions made with AI.
We are so excited to announce that we will be having 4 XSCB DJs spinning records at The Happy Dog every Friday in November!! Be on the lookout each week for DJ lineups
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We are so excited to announce that we will be having 4 XSCB DJs spinning records at The Happy Dog every Friday in November!! Be on the lookout each week for DJ lineups
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Our annual Student Media Forum drops this weekend, but we're adding a little twist to the proceedings. At the start of the episode, we're going to talk with Alison Bomgardner from @xcsbcleveland.bsky.social.
Stay tuned!
Stay tuned!
October 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Our annual Student Media Forum drops this weekend, but we're adding a little twist to the proceedings. At the start of the episode, we're going to talk with Alison Bomgardner from @xcsbcleveland.bsky.social.
Stay tuned!
Stay tuned!
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Former WCSB DJs get a showcase at Happy Dog every Friday in November after station shutdown www.clevescene.com/news/former-...
Former WCSB DJs Get a Showcase at Happy Dog Every Friday in November After Station Shutdown - Cleveland Scene
"Save College Radio", a weekly DJ showcase, will act as a landing pad for program hosts cut off by Cleveland State's decision earlier this month.
www.clevescene.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Former WCSB DJs get a showcase at Happy Dog every Friday in November after station shutdown www.clevescene.com/news/former-...
Greater Cleveland, including @krisharsh.bsky.social and CLE City Council, has shown their support for WCSB and shown the communities that Cleveland State University and Ideastream have affected negatively by trading away the station for promotional ads and a personal Board of Trustees seat.
October 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Greater Cleveland, including @krisharsh.bsky.social and CLE City Council, has shown their support for WCSB and shown the communities that Cleveland State University and Ideastream have affected negatively by trading away the station for promotional ads and a personal Board of Trustees seat.
If you disagree with Laura Bloomberg and Ideastream’s actions and think WCSB should be fully restored, please go to xcsb.org for live updates and sign our petition in our bio.
October 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
If you disagree with Laura Bloomberg and Ideastream’s actions and think WCSB should be fully restored, please go to xcsb.org for live updates and sign our petition in our bio.
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Read our report on the shutdown of Cleveland State University's student-run radio station WCSB. Student leaders spoke to a packed crowd at the CBI conference @askcbi.bsky.social on Friday and are voicing their desire for FM to be returned for their use. www.radiosurvivor.com/2025/10/wcsb...
WCSB Student Leaders and Supporters Fight Against Takeover of Cleveland State University's Student-Run College Radio Station - Radio Survivor
On Friday, October 3, as World College Radio Day was being celebrated across the country and around the globe, students were locked out of their long-time home at college radio station WCSB 89.3 FM at...
www.radiosurvivor.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Read our report on the shutdown of Cleveland State University's student-run radio station WCSB. Student leaders spoke to a packed crowd at the CBI conference @askcbi.bsky.social on Friday and are voicing their desire for FM to be returned for their use. www.radiosurvivor.com/2025/10/wcsb...
Our next rally will be in the quad between Rhodes Tower and the Student Center for Fall Visit Day, on November 1st from 10 am to 12:30 pm. This will be to inform incoming students of how CSU treats and serves its students, professors, and communities.
October 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Our next rally will be in the quad between Rhodes Tower and the Student Center for Fall Visit Day, on November 1st from 10 am to 12:30 pm. This will be to inform incoming students of how CSU treats and serves its students, professors, and communities.
XCSB ANNUAL HALLOWEEN BALL 2025
It Came From F.M.
Saturday, Oct. 25th
Beachland Ballroom & Tavern in Cleveland
FREE EVENT!
ALL AGES!
Costume Contest!
Photo Booth!
Record a XCSB Message!
6pm doors with XCSB DJ’s spinning in both rooms!
7pm starts LIVE MUSIC in the Tavern!
It Came From F.M.
Saturday, Oct. 25th
Beachland Ballroom & Tavern in Cleveland
FREE EVENT!
ALL AGES!
Costume Contest!
Photo Booth!
Record a XCSB Message!
6pm doors with XCSB DJ’s spinning in both rooms!
7pm starts LIVE MUSIC in the Tavern!
October 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
XCSB ANNUAL HALLOWEEN BALL 2025
It Came From F.M.
Saturday, Oct. 25th
Beachland Ballroom & Tavern in Cleveland
FREE EVENT!
ALL AGES!
Costume Contest!
Photo Booth!
Record a XCSB Message!
6pm doors with XCSB DJ’s spinning in both rooms!
7pm starts LIVE MUSIC in the Tavern!
It Came From F.M.
Saturday, Oct. 25th
Beachland Ballroom & Tavern in Cleveland
FREE EVENT!
ALL AGES!
Costume Contest!
Photo Booth!
Record a XCSB Message!
6pm doors with XCSB DJ’s spinning in both rooms!
7pm starts LIVE MUSIC in the Tavern!
Big weekend of events for XCSB:
10/24 - All Hallow's Emo at B Side Lounge (feat. DJs Scott & Sophie)
10/25 - XCSB Halloween Ball at @beachlandcle.bsky.social
10/26 - Mixtape at Late Nite Records (feat. DJs from Sustainable Love Triangle + Hama, Le Schlippy + Squirrel)
Come dance with us!
10/24 - All Hallow's Emo at B Side Lounge (feat. DJs Scott & Sophie)
10/25 - XCSB Halloween Ball at @beachlandcle.bsky.social
10/26 - Mixtape at Late Nite Records (feat. DJs from Sustainable Love Triangle + Hama, Le Schlippy + Squirrel)
Come dance with us!
October 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Big weekend of events for XCSB:
10/24 - All Hallow's Emo at B Side Lounge (feat. DJs Scott & Sophie)
10/25 - XCSB Halloween Ball at @beachlandcle.bsky.social
10/26 - Mixtape at Late Nite Records (feat. DJs from Sustainable Love Triangle + Hama, Le Schlippy + Squirrel)
Come dance with us!
10/24 - All Hallow's Emo at B Side Lounge (feat. DJs Scott & Sophie)
10/25 - XCSB Halloween Ball at @beachlandcle.bsky.social
10/26 - Mixtape at Late Nite Records (feat. DJs from Sustainable Love Triangle + Hama, Le Schlippy + Squirrel)
Come dance with us!