Some stations have a low-budget sound and students do all the work. Others, like WBRU at Brown University in Rhode Island, have a professional operation heard throughout their communities.

• 一些广播电台的预算是较低的，所有的工作都由学生来负责。而像罗得岛的布朗大学的校广播电台WBRU一样的其它电台在圈内都有着专业的协作方式。