Oregon daily emerald., June 18, 1973, student services section, Page 3, Image 37

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Tim Sellard, coordinator of the late-night “KWAXII” show, works at the FM station’s control board. Ph0,° bv Pe,er Gran'
The Division of Broadcast Services will continue to offer the
services of radio KWAX-FM (91.1 FM) and the closed circuit TV
service, PL-3 (available on cable channel 10 outside campus).
The radio station, located cm the third flora- of Villard Hall, will
continue its noon to 2 a.m. broadcast hours on weekdays with hours of
noon to midnight on weekends. The hours between midnight and 2 a.m.
on wee knights are filled by “KWAX H,” experimental radio formats
developed by students working at KWAX.
The regular format of KWAX includes extensive selections of
classical music, electronic, blues and jazz, in addition to public affairs
programming. Regular features include the luncheon of the National
Press Club on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1 p.m., “Firing Line” with
William F. Buckley on Thursday afternoons, and “All Things Con
sidered” from National Public Radio (NPR). KWAX is a member of
NPR and carries numerous other features on that network.
KWAX recently received approval of a federal grant which will
enable the station to operate in stereo at 20,000 watts. At present the
station has a 400 watt transmitter.
Operations manager Matt Simek hopes to have the stereo facility
installed sometime in the fall. During the summer, as in the rest of the
year, KWAX is looking for students interested in gaining broadcast
experience. All that is required is an interest in broadcasting. Board
operators need to obtain a Federal Communications Commission
third-class radio-telephone permit. The test is given in Portland and
KWAX staff can help applicants prepare for the test.
Simek encourages anyone interested in broadcasting or radio
production to contact him at the Division of Broadcast Services at 686
4239 or stop by the office.
PL-3 TV will also broadcast over the summer, offering a variety of
films and tapes. Bill Willingham, program director of the TV facility,
said that PL-3 will broadcast each weekday evening, although the
exact hours have not yet been determined. Film presentations will
include Bill Cosby’s “In Black America” and Fred Weisman’s
documentaries “Hospital” and “Law and Order,” a day to day ac
countof members of the St. Louis Police Department.
In addition, PL-3 will carry some programs from the Public
Broadcasting Services. In the past PL-3 has re-broadcast such
programs are-Sir Kenneth Clarke’s “Civilisation” series.
Program guides for both PL-3 and KWAX are available at the
Division of Broadcast Services in Villard Hall.
Josh Marquis
Summer is a busy time at the Oregon Daily Emerald office.
The Emerald publishes four days a week, Monday through
Thursday, during the eight-week session of summer term and once a
week during the last three weeks of the eleven-week session.
A seven-section Fall Orientation Issue, designed to acquaint
students with the personality of the University and the Eugene
community, is also put together during the summer months.
The Emerald staff of reporters, photographers, copy editors, ad
salespersons and production workers is made up almost entirely of
students. Positions are open to any student with an interest in
newspaper regardless of his or her major.
“We’re interested in anyone who is interested in probing the
people and issues on campus and in the community which are im
portant to students,’’ Emerald editor, Torrie McAllister explained.
“We’re here to give people experience. If a person has never
written news before, the editorial staff will give him pointers on in
terviewing and taking quotes and go over his copy to help him with
stories. Most people who enjoy writing and working with others adapt
quickly.
“We also can help people learn photography with direct on-job
training.
“We offer students a chance to jump in and find out what the world
of communications is all about, which you just can’t find anyplace
else,” she said.
The Emerald will hold an open house for those interested in
working there this summer on Wednesday, June 20, at 8 p.m. in the
Emerald office, 301 Allen Hall.
The Emerald is an independent student newspaper which is
legally and financially separate from the University and the State
Board of Higher Education. About 81 percent of the paper’s $180,000
annual budget comes from advertising sales and from production
work done for other publications with the Emerald’s “cold type”
equipment. Subscriptions constitute the remaining 19 percent of the
budget
Each year, the student government and the University contract
with the Emerald for a bulk rate subscription for all students and
faculty. This allows the University community to receive the Emerald
at a relatively low cost.
Whereas the regular off-campus subscription to the paper sells for
$10 per year, the bulk rate subscriptions allow the Emerald to provide
papers at a cost of about $2.a year to each student and faculty mem
ber.
“Actually, we’re a penny press. We will publish 200 issues next
year, and students and faculty will receive it for a penny an issue,”
McAllister said.
While the Emerald’s reporters, photographers, news, and photo
editors are always busy keeping up with the day-to-day news
developments and looking for interesting features, the Emerald’s
readers are also considered an important news source.
“The Emerald always welcomes news tips from students and
faculty who notice something we’ve been passing by. We are trying
hard to keep up with the developments in curriculum, innovative
classes, student projects, professors’ research and the interesting
people on this campus, but we can’t do it without some help from our
readers. We encourage them to let us know about stories related to the
campus and the community they would like to read in the paper,”
McAllister said.
“We also invite letters to the editor and commentary. All letters to
the editor pieces, 300 words or less, which are double-space typed and
signed, are printed regardless of the viewpoint expressed. They are
edited only for style and for libelous content,” she said.
Commentaries, pieces more than 300 words, cannot all be printed,
because of space limitations, and are therefore selected by the editors
on the basis of quality and relevance. The maximum length on com
mentary is 1300 words, she said.
“We are never able to please all of the people all of the time, but
then that’s not really what a newspaper is about. What we do hope is
that everyone finds several stories they consider interesting and worth
reading in the Emerald every week,” McAllister said.
Torrie McAllister
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Photo by Peter Grant
Cornelius Duffie. KWAX-FM student operator