Author: SPMC Staff

Wisconsin Community Media has announced this year's winners in the radio categories of the 2018 Best of the Midwest Media Fest. The Sun Prairie Media Center is thrilled to announce that no fewer than eleven awards have been won by producers of original shows created for 103.5 FM. All but one of the programs were produced at the 103.5 FM The Sun Community Radio studios underwritten by the Bank of Sun Prairie. "Flashpoint" was singled out as "Best in Show" in the radio category. "Flashpoint" is produced by the Sun Prairie Fire Department and features Chief Christopher Garrison and Lieutenant Becky Gruber talking about a myriad of topics related to fire safety and prevention.  About his show, Chief Garrison said, "the number one mission of the Sun Prairie Fire Department…

Residents in Sun Prairie who have subscribed to TDS’s TV service are now able to view Sun Prairie’s local channels KSUN and KIDS-4. And, for the first time anywhere, the TV channels are available in high definition. The channels went live to TDS TV customers at midnight on Thursday, January 18. KSUN – home to live coverage of City of Sun Prairie government meetings, Sun Prairie High School sports, and dozens of locally-produced programs such as “Reel Reviews” and “Talk of the Town” is available on both channels 13 (standard definition) and 1013 (high definition). KIDS-4, which consists of programming produced and/or filmed by kids participating in the Sun Prairie Media Center’s award-winning KIDS-4 after-school program, is available on channels 14 (standard definition) and 1014 (high definition). "This is a…

The brackets are out! The Sun Prairie Cardinals boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams each had a great regular season and are storming head-first into the playoffs! As it has all season, the action will continue on KSUN (Charter cable channel 983 and TDS channels 10 and 1013), on 103.5 The Sun Community Radio, and online at sunprairiemediacenter.com. After finishing the regular season 20-2 and securing the outright Big Eight Conference title, the Sun Prairie girls’ basketball team was awarded a No. 2 seed heading into this week’s WIAA postseason tournament. The lady Cardinals begin postseason play on Friday, February 23, and will take on Kenosha Bradford, who won an opening round game on Tuesday night over Beloit Memorial. Should the Cardinals prevail on Friday, they would play either Madison…

Want to make your voice heard? Want to produce original programming to be seen and heard not only in Sun Prairie but around the world? Then become a member of the Sun Prairie Media Center! Effective January 1, 2018, the Sun Prairie Media Center will begin transitioning from a volunteer-based organization to a membership-based organization. Sun Prairie Media Center members will have exclusive access to the Sun Prairie Media Center studios, equipment, and airwaves! SPMC members will receive the following benefits: • Access to the Sun Prairie Media Center studios, equipment, and editing workstations. • Ability to submit programming to be aired on KSUN, 103.5 FM The Sun Community Radio, and sunprairiemediacenter.com. • Professional assistance from experienced SPMC staff. • KIDS-4 and workshop enrollment at discounted member rates. • Exclusive…

The Sun Prairie Public Library have been honored by the South Central Library System Foundation as recipients of the 2017 “Giddy Up Partner Award.”The award was presented during the annual Cornerstone Award SCLS fundraising reception.   The nomination form for the “Giddy Up Partner Award” reads: “For those strong community partnerships that add value to the library and the community as a whole. It takes two, baby! Or three…or four. Nominate the library and its partner(s) and describe the amazing stuff they’re doing together.”   The Sun Prairie Public Library and the Sun Prairie Media Center have been working together to bring creative programming to residents over the past few years. “In 2017, we created several recordings, including a whimsical feature on Sun Prairie's "Georgia Cow'Keeffe", one of the cows…

The Leadership Sun Prairie class of 2017-2018 had its annual "Communications and Media" day on Wednesday, November 15, and where better to be for media training than the Sun Prairie Media Center? The class -- comprised of 16 of Sun Prairie's brightest professionals from all walks of life -- learned about television, radio, and even mobile media-making tools with a decidedly hands-on approach. Participants starred in and hosted their own TV and radio segments and also filmed some mobile videos using iPads that had been purchased thanks to a grant from the Sun Prairie Education Foundation. The 2017-2018 Leadership Sun Prairie video can be viewed here. More information about Leadership Sun Prairie can be obtained by calling the Chamber of Commerce at 608-837-4547. Thanks to WISC-TV's Adam Schrager, Lynn Belkin…

It’s cold outside, but it will be hot inside on the basketball court starting this Friday as Sun Prairie Cardinal boys’ and girls’ varsity hoops teams get set to tip off their 2017-2018 seasons! Though football coverage has gone later in the season than usual – not that anyone’s complaining! – the Sun Prairie Media Center will turn its attention to the boys' and girls' Cardinal basketball teams beginning Friday, November 17! Just as with its football coverage, all varsity basketball games will be broadcast, with the home games seen live on KSUN Charter Cable 983, streamed at sunprairiemediacenter.com/ksun, and broadcast live on 103.5 The Sun Community Radio. The away games will be broadcast only on 103.5 The Sun Community Radio with audio streamed at sunprairiemediacenter.com. The first 103.5 FM…

All 62 students enrolled in the Sun Prairie Media Center’s unique KIDS-4 program are sporting brand new KIDS-4 shirts thanks to a $250 donation from the Sun Prairie Optimist Club and a matching $250 donation from Titley and Associates, an Allstate Agency! “This gift is tremendously generous,” said Sun Prairie Media Center director Jeff Robbins. “In years past, the shirts were an additional cost for families enrolled in KIDS-4. Therefore, not all kids received a shirt. This year, thanks to the Optimists and Titley and Associates, every child in the program gets a shirt. I think having the shirt helps cement in each child a feeling of belonging to a unique club, which is definitely what KIDS-4 is.” The design of the shirt is also unique; each year students enrolled…

Culver’s of Sun Prairie at 1501 West Main Street held a 'KIDS-4 Share Night' on Monday, October 9. The night was a resounding success, resulting in a Culver’s donation of $364.78 to the Parents of KIDS-4 fundraising group. A percentage of all sales at the restaurant from 5 PM to 8 PM on October 9 counted toward the donation total. The Parents of KIDS-4 group held the event to raise money to support the KIDS-4 program. How to spend the money -- and other funds raised during the 2017-2018 KIDS-4 crew year -- will largely be decided by the families of KIDS-4 at the annual KIDS-4 potluck party, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. The Sun Prairie Media Center would like to thank Culver’s, particularly Culver’s of…

On Wednesday, October 4, staff at the Sun Prairie Media Center along with other community media center representatives from across Wisconsin descended on the State Capitol for Wisconsin Community Media's first-ever Legislative Day. SPMC staffers met with State Senator Mark Miller along with Traci Bussan from Rep. Gary Hebl (D - Sun Prairie)'s office. The goal of WCM's Legislative Day was to discuss the importance of community media centers as well as to talk about three pieces of potential legislation that would benefit community media centers in Wisconsin. Want more information on Wisconsin Community Media or Legislative Day? Contact Mary Cardona, executive director of WCM, right here.