Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, June 22, 1993, Page 4A, Image 4

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    Campus radio looking for voices to fill the airwaves
By Ed Carson
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Tin? sun is shining. m hool is
out. so thorn's no better time
than now to tm cooped u|> lit a
ton oflii e without windows
Now thnt rumpus radio.
KWVA MH t I M. is finally on tie
.nr. thnn? an? a number ot posi
linns open for students interest
ed in radio broadcasting KWVA
is looking for ^0 dis« pa keys
and three formal direr tors
Of course, ii student can’t
walk in on Monday and expect
to go on the uir Tuesday Becom
ing a disc |ot key is hard work,
and no one is guaranteed air
time
"Not everyone is made to In
on the air, said KWVA Fro
grnmoiing Dm* tor |on Thomas
Interested students must
attend weekly 1 )| meetings every
Tuesday night nt 7. Froxjieetive
l))s have to he trained how to
use tin- equipment They must
sit in on other l)|s' shoves and
prodm e a demo t.ipe lieforr they
i an go on the air
If and when ney\ D)s are
judged ready , they .ire put in the
late night slum from midnight
‘I want to be in broadcasting. This is
definitely a step toward a career.'
Chandra Foote,
KY/VA n! gc’W.t rvir-.iQtV
to l nnt
I)|s .it KVVVA sov oil tin* fflort
is definitely worthwhile The
S< reamer." I)f for the heav y met
.il show every Wednesday from
H to i2 p.m . said lie "wouldn’t
trade lieirtg a D| for anything in
the world — ext ept lor may lie a
|oh at a ret ord company
format directors don’t sit
behind the microphone, but
they do dec ide whic h songs w ill
In- played They specialise in a
parlic ular style of music. such as
rap or hard roc k. and are sup
posed to Ih> the foremost author
ities in that genre
When new compact disks
arrive at the radio station, they
are given to the appropriate for
mal director The" director
reviews the (ills and titles each
song. The beat trm ks go on the
A list Because l)|s are
required to play a minimum
number oi "A" songs the format
three lots have a lug influence on
what is played
KVVVA Mush. Direr lor Strive
Woodward, who supervises the
formal (firm tors. says students
should have a good working
knowledge of the style of muse
they're applying for KWVA
needs students who are well
versed in K \ H. New Age or
Jazz.
Students who apply during
the summer will have a three
month advantage over others
who apply in the fall. Thomas
saul
Working at a c ollege radio sta
tion can also provide hands-on
c-spcneiic e for a futnre c areer in
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"I want to t>e in hroudr asting.
I his is definitely a step toward a
i.an-er, said KWVA Assistant
General Manager (Trandra
I oo(e. who also does the morn
ing show weekdays from 7 to 10
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KWVA General Manager (and punk music director) A lyssa Jensen is
looking for more OJs to take the controls of the new FM station.
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