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in the KWVA
studio during his
show/'Dark Side
Radio," a hip-hop
program that airs
on Mondays
at 88.1 FM
from 2-4 p.m.
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very complex and there is a lot of
wiring involved in getting KWVA’s sig
nal to the transmitter at PLG.
“It is a major change to the station
and will take a lot of time because we
are changing the entire root of our sig
nal,” Nisser said.
The equipment that will create the
biggest change in KWVA’s broadcast
ing is an Intraplex STL Linear, which
will allow the radio station to establish
a direct, fiber optic link to the trans
mitter. Currendy the station sends its
signal to the transmitter with three
telephone lines, but during this
process, the signal must be com
pressed to travel through the lines and
then decompressed once it gets to the
transmitter. Nisser said compressing
and decompressing alters the quality
of the signal, and once the station
switches to digital, student listeners
will enjoy a more clear and pure sound.
“Exacdy what’s in the studio is what
you’ll be hearing in the transmitter,”
Nisser said.
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fund
saves excess funds for
emergency requests
KWVA has finally been able to
secure funding for new equip
ment, thanks to a hefty chunk of
change from die University’s over
realized fund.
University programs and stu
dent groups turn to the overreal
ized fund for large one-time emer
gency expenses, like KWVA’s
expenditures to keep pace with
the radio industry by converting
to digital. According to ASUO Stu
dent Senate President Jackie Ray,
the money thatgpes into the over
realized fund basically comes from
inaccurate forecasting. If more
students enroll in the University
than was predicted during die
budgeting process, excess student
incidental fees are collected and
put into the overrealized fund.
Besides building KWVA’s digital
foundation, this year about
$24,000 from the overrealized
ftmd has also gone to help student
groups pay for minimum wage in
creases that hadn’t been budget
ed in the annual ASU<) Pregrams
Finance Committee process. In
addition, the senate approved the
Designated Driver Shuttle’s over
Iw 062,4100 to
buy new passenger vans that are
safer and less likely to roll over.
Despite the massive with
drawals from the overrealized
fund, $194,901 is still left in the
account, but Ray said the senate
does not have any plans for spend
ing the leftover money this year.
She added that overrealized funds
are best left alone for use in future
emergencies, rather than invest
ing in present projects that are not
absolutely essential.
For example, it might be nice
to take the remaining money
and use it all to build extra space
in the EMU for a Krispv Kreme
doughnut shop, but it would be
more practical to keep the mon
ey where it is in case of an emer
gency like a gigantic water pipe
bursting and flooding the bottom
floor of the EMU.
There is one last step in the
process this year before KWVA
and DDS can do a victory
dance. The ASUO president
and University President Dave
Frohnmayer must sign off on
the senates allocations before
either group can get their hands
on the money, although both
approvals seem likely.
.Jennifer Hear
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