A Unique Organization

There are only a handful of licensed over-the-air student-operated broadcast radio stations in The State of Michigan, and there are just a few more that stream audio programming over the web. That's a unique minority.

These stations are not in the same league as commercial or public broadcasters in terms of generating huge amounts of revenue or having an organization represent their very special interests, but they serve a purpose nonetheless. They exist to serve the community and create alternative programming to entertain and inform. They also serve to discover, train, nurture and support the next generation of communicator: the student broadcaster.

The M.A.E.B. was formed in 1977 to offer resources for the station manager, faculty advisor or instructor who seeks technical information, operational guidance or curriculum ideas for the high school or college broadcaster. These smaller broadcast operations have the same legal, engineering and programming responsibilities as larger facilities, but they differ from the rest in that they shoulder the additional responsibility of educating young communicators. The M.A.E.B. addresses these concerns by putting educators in touch with fellow educators, professionals, engineers and mentors, providing another resource for the noncommercial broadcaster.

The M.A.E.B. is your additional faculty advisor.