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RADIOPPCC has internship program for budding DJsFROM PAGE 1that we’ve got summer break coming up because we’re starting to get into agroove.When SOCC signed on, the first few days were something close to chaos,with stumbles and snafusas the DJ’s figured things out, but it was all music to KRCC general manager Delaney Utterback’s ears.“It’s exactly what 1 envisioned college radio sounding like,” he said.KRCC, the Springs’ National Public Radio affiliate, is owned by CC but runs mostly independently with a professional staff.Giving CC its own station is a way to connect students, to give the campussomething more in common. “Sometimes, CC struggles with a sense of camaraderie,” Danzig said. “This has made me feel more connected ”Although SOCC broadcasts with the full powerof KRCC, it’s confined to the HD-3 digital subchannel, which requires an HD Radio to receive, so most listeners tune in online.At a small school, though, reaching even a small audience can help connect the campus.“As far as the college goes, there’s only 2,000 kids,” Danzig said. “So even having 500 listeners, or even 100 can really have an impact.”Air Force Academy - KAFA (97.7 FM and online at kafa. usafa.org)The cadets at the Air Force Academv will somedav be** vflying billion-dollar bombers and leading dangerousmissions across the world. For the 30 cadet DJs at KAFA, though, their missionnow is to play cutting edgealternative rock.Even in an age where music is dominated by iPodsand MP3s, college radio can still break a song — although the cadet DJs admit that country and classic rock are the most popular styles at the academy.“I’d still say college radio is pretty influential,” saidBryce Johnson, a senior who serves as the station’s program director. “'There’s definitely some songs we play six months beforeother stations play it.”Hearing commercial stations follow KAFA’s lead on bands such as Flyleaf, Vampire Weekend and Panic At the Disco is a thrill, Johnson said.KAFA broadcasts from a puny 20-watt transmitter mounted atop VandenbergHall.Its signal barely reaches Interstate 25. so when the station began streaming over the Internet two weeks ago, it vastly expanded KAFA’s potential audience — not least to the legion of academy alumni who now serve in the far corners of the world, “I’m really glad we got this done before I graduated so I can listen to it,” Johnson said.“Due to our transmitter, we don’t cover a huge area. You get past the south gate, you can’t get us too well.”Because of the academy’s-■’Prfocus on training leaders, few cadet DJs expect to go on to careers in radio. One exception is Andrew Kemendo, KAP’A’s general manager.“My ultimate goal would be to have a syndicated talk show” Kemendo said.“I’ve been listening to tal radio since Art Bell.”Pikes Peak Community College - KEPC (89.7 FM and online at kepc.cjb.net)At many colleges, student come to school and might discover radio. At KF.PC. radio is school. Only nine students are accepted intothe radio internship each semester and nearly all of them expect to soon be working in radio professior ally soon. For now, station manager Sharon Hoggteaches them the ropes.“If you listen to their firstaircheck, it’s amazing how far they come,” Hogg“After the first semester,I doubted myself a little bit,” said Philip Wolf. After two vears with KEPC, that’sW?;-changed, he said.“I feel like I could get a jot anywhere,” he said.KEPC is the only college station that broadcasts in the ordinary FM band and can be heard anvwhere in Colorado Springs. That means many, perhaps most, of the listeners for its alternative rock format have no connection to the college.“We have a wide fan base.”aidsaid DJ Eric Gustavson. “It’ a lot wider than I thought.” So the student DJs dotheir best to promote localbands and advertise events at the college to the wider community. Still, the heart of the station is training.“I don’t think people consider the work that goes into it.” Gustavson said. “They just think you push the button and that’s it.”University of Colorado at Colorado Springs - iSAMI (online at radio.uccs.edu)-a I I§ f iMlnlv stationwithCCS'liu.I ,n p i* *winstud, iId11 I Lills.physics,Ill1 * \ fF*Mrk it HWhat— w mm ■nature ol J Jennifer iNai i, k English who hlt;HPg */I^ um sen!!(m iSAMoe?rv■Ctithe station j “It gives people a oreai er, said Margaret Mist the station’s faculty co-about tliSAM 1L I I \ It\*lI hi* * Y *elt 15i f* r■. ft %...ft.y;iv 11instmeto/I ft liu LI Uv IV/panYiVI)f)I n i n*terally ii roiect hittf /II I II tit*a two oi n; students, live vears ssnlt;datioipent somdiiIlt;(- one. „___t location*■ ■if*lt; riii -iHCl I til ? ?1 I I I 1 I i I I1 I A 11 t.l til 1• At*I INan nill eelXT%itne 1 time in * to the bu: 1 an ATMa TillsDen11* ithe statioiITU' Acf i n i 1 q f I lt;1 I 1 i 1,1?a mioTHE VISITORDAILY (3 00; 5 30YOUNG@HEARTDAILY (3 15. 5 35) 6 CCOMING SOON SON OF RAMBOWAM Shows • $* SO Tuesday • 7*
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
Sat, May 17, 2008
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