WCDB/WSUA History

"It was the spring of 1962 and the college Radio Station Club had been meeting for about 15 years without ever getting on the air. A friend of mine named Don (I can't remember his last name) and I were two freshmen determined to get on the actual air anyway we could. We found a local guy (Steve Seiden of Seiden Sound) who would install a complete closed circuit radio station for $500.00. We battled the administration and the Student Senate until they gave us the $500. The rest is broom closet history."

-Bill Alexander, Station Manager, 1962

WCDB'S FIRST OFFICIAL WEBSITE Designed by then Media Director Jerem Curry in 1997and preserved here for posterity.

WSUA RARE DOCUMENTS  Before there was WCDB, it was WSUA, an AM station, serving only the SUNY Albany campus. These are scans of old documents from the WSUA Era.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF RADIO AT UALBANY  WCDB alum Marc Gronich collected a fascinating history of radio broadcasting at UAlbany during the many months he spent speaking with station members while organizing a recent station reunion. Lots of facts and figures previously unpublished are included.

ALUMNI AND STUDIO PHOTOS The Photo Gallery features pix from WSUA and WCDB members and studios. If you have pictures of WCDB/WSUA members or studios to share, contact us.

WCDB is the student-run FM radio station at UAlbany. Contents and design © 2008 WCDB Historical Society. This site is unofficial and not managed by WCDB Albany, the Student Association or UAlbany.