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After a semester of discussions and red tape, a live feed of the campus radio station will soon replace the current music played in the Starbucks area of the Memorial Union.
Bobby Strauss, a DJ at WMEB, approached union management early in the semester to determine both the possibility of the project and to gain support. Following some preliminary contact, management agreed to fund the purchase of the necessary equipment as well as have it installed.
“They [management] were all for it,” Strauss said of their conversations, “They were very supportive and helpful.”
Throughout the semester, however, the project was bogged down and nearly forgotten due to miscommunication. When it did resurface, Strauss teamed up with Thomas Grucza, the station manager, to ensure that it would be successful.
“The biggest hurdle has basically been finding the time to get it done,” said Grucza, who is excited at the possibilities it holds for the station. “My hope is that someone will be walking through the union and hear the station for the first time, and then run home and put it on their car and on their home stereo.”
In the end, support across the board and continuous work by a few individuals have pushed the project to completion. All equipment should be installed and the transfer from CD to radio made sometime in the next few weeks.
“It will definitely help the station gain exposure on campus,” said Alfred Schulz, program director in charge of DJs. “The more venues we have to show off 91.9FM, the better.”
