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The University News
News
September 26, 2001 3
Students tune up for new internet radio station
by Meghan Kuckelman
Contributing Writer
UDwill have its own radio sta-
tion before the end of the year
if senior Rich Simpkins' plans
workout.
The station will air first on the
internet, because of the unavail-
ability of low-powered FM in the
Dallas area; it will most likely be
run off the UD website.
"I would expect [internet
broadcasting] to last at least a
year,"Simpkins said.
Simpkins hopes to move the
station to a regular radio broad-
cast during the following aca-
demic year.
Simpkins' attempt will be
the third in UD history, but it is
unique in its use of the internet
as a broadcasting tool.
Dr. Robert Dupree, English
professor and faculty adviser to
the new radio station program,
said this new use of technology
also gives the station a better
chance to succeed than in past
years.
Attempts were previously
halted because of difficulties
in obtaining call letters and a
frequency.
Dr. Dupree has suggested the
use of Shoutcast, available for
free, as the internet broadcast-
ing system.
Though Simpkins and fellow
founder, junior Matt VanHouse,
will initially oversee the new sta-
tion, the students involved will
have the final say as to what is
played on the air, whether music
or talk.
Simpkins said he would like
the station to be primarily a mu-
sic station but added,"it's totally
up to the students."
College radio stations gener-
ally provide unmarketable music
not readily available on main-
stream profit-driven stations.
In this way, students involved
with the station would be al-
lowed to feature music of their
own choice, along with local
bands, UD bands or even music
that they have composed and
performed themselves.
photo by Moirin Reynolds
Juniors Greg Wolfe and Matt VanHouse pose along with senior Rich Simpkins. The three have plans underway
to begin an internet radio station this semester. Here the three express their sentiments about current forms
of communication on campus. They joke that their radio station will replace the newspaper for students on
Brother Charles Latour already ably conservative man that he is,
hopes to feature a disco music [Wolfe's show] will be from the
hour. right,"Simpkins said."I would like
Simpkins also
said, "There's
nothing stopping
us from taking
elementary re-
cording devices
to T.G.l.T. or to
Mallapalooza...
and recording
the music there."
Talk shows of
different varieties
will also be avail-
able for listeners.
VanHouse has
possible plans for a Stump the
Priest feature, and junior Emily
Hayden wishes to do a bioeth-
ics hour.
These programs would be
aired on Sundays, which will
primarily be a day of theological
programs, with the possibility of
a live broadcasting of Mass.
For the politically minded,
Simpkins has two shows in the
works featuring juniors Greg
Wolfe and Katherine Cook.
"Being the articulate, reason-
There's nothing stopping us
from taking elementary record-
ing devices to T.G.l.T. or to Malla-
palooza...and recording the music
there.
- Rich Simpkins
to put on right after him a show
by Kat Cook, who's involved with
the College Democrats."
Cook is encouraged by the
concept ofthefledgling UDradio
station.
"I'm very excited because it's
giving UD journalism students
and others a new medium with
which they can express them-
selves," she said.
At the onset, broadcasting will
run during the afternoon and
evening hours, producers being
careful not to create time slots
they are unable to fill.
"I would at least like to have
it on 12 hours a
day," Simpkins
said.
Onceenough
material and
show plans are
accumulated,
he hopes to
run the station
24 hours a day,
seven days a
week.
If this re-
quires looping
some of the
shows during non-peak hours,
then he is willing to do so.
Students interested in radio
will staff the station. Positions
will range from disc jockeys to
news reporters to talk show
hosts.
Simpkins is currently looking
for technical support, particu-
larly for students with computer
expertise to help get the station
on its feet.
Anyone interested in radio
and with knowledge of com-
puters is urged to speak with
Simpkins about setting up the
station on the internet.
"This year our big challenge
is creating a staff,"Simpkins said.
"My goal is to have 30 commit-
ted people on the staff when
we start."
Simpkins is currently discuss-
ing the possibility of giving each
staff member one credit in jour-
nalism for his or her time.
He and VanHouse, with the
guidance of Associate Provost
Sybil Novinski, have created a
one-credit Radio Studio class to
give them official status as they
oversee the development of the
station.
They hope to eventually en-
able all those involved to gain
the same credit, either under Dr.
Joe Norton, journalism professor,
or Dr. Dupree.
Novinski hopes the awarding
of credit will be feasible; she be-
lieves that the radio station will
be a chance for students to gain
real experience in fields such as
public speaking
The credits earned would be
considered journalism credits,
as the purpose of the station
and experience gained fit weli
with the description of the con-
centration.
Simpkins hopes the prospect
of earning credit and the knowl-
edge of a grade on the line will
aid in gaining dedicated help.
School support has been
excellent so far, Simpkins said.
During the two hours he held
sign-ups during the activity fair,
he received 40 signatures.
He was also surprised at the
small amount of resistance he
encountered from faculty and
staff for his proposed project.
Novinski was very heipfui
and supportive of creating the
class, Student Activities has been
equally supportive, and the net-
working department has offered
help when it comes time to set
up the station.
"Nobody has told me yet, 'I
don't think this is such a good
idea,"'Simpkins said.
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Gaunt, Sarah. The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 26, 2001, newspaper, September 26, 2001; Irving, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth201345/m1/3/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Dallas.