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Fall 2006 General Meeting!
September 13 2006

The next WUML General meeting will be held at 6:00PM next wednesday, September 13th, at the Lydon MPR room. Lots of important things will be discussed, like the temporary studio and progress on the studio renovations. The schedule will also be figured out, so be there!!! It will be exciting!


Fall 2005 Meetings
September 14th and 21st, 2005

Helloooooooo Everybody! Now that we have all settled
into the semester, two important announcements:



FALL 2005 GENERAL MEETING
Wednesday September 14th, 2005 at 6:00pm in the Lydon Library MPR

All you Station Members, student and community, MUST attend this meeting if you want a show this semester, even if you plan on squatting your current time. All those who are new to the schedule or just want a new time slot must attend and (figuratively) duke it out for a spot in the schedule.


FALL 2005 NEW PEOPLE'S MEETING
Wednesday September 21st, 2005 at 6:00pm in the Lydon Library MPR

And all you non-station members... Interested in broadcasting? Ever wanted your own radio show? Or maybe you just have an unquenchable lust for music that you want to share with others? Well come on down to the New People's meeting and find out what WUML is all about!



Both these meetings will be held in the Multi Purpose Room
in the basement of Lydon Library on North Campus.


Lowell Folk Festival 2005
July 30-31, 2005

WUML is proud to bring you the annual broadcast of the Lowell Folk Festival in a whole new way this year! Traditionally, we have broadcast bands and performers from just one stage, often broadcasting some bands more than once while missing out on other great acts playing on the rest of the festival’s many stages. To bring you a better variety of music, and to keep from broadcasting the same thing you may find on other stations also broadcasting this fantastic weekend of folk, we will be broadcasting from all of the different stages on Saturday this year. (Sunday, many of the performers you will hear will be playing at Boardinghouse Park.) Here’s who you can expect to hear over the course of the weekend here on WUML:




Saturday, July 30

Bill Kirchen
Nora Jean Bruso
Joe "GRKMANIA" Grkman Band
Dale Ann Bradley
Los Carácuaros
Mamadou Diabate Ensemble

Sunday, July 31

Solas
Susan Watts & The Fabulous Spheilkehs
Tatiana Sarbinska
Sounds of Korea
Hellenic & Near Eastern Musical Society Orchestra




Enjoy your no-repeat broadcast of the Lowell Folk Festival this year! And if you happen to run into any WUML station members, ask them for sunblock – they’ll have plenty to share with anyone who needs it! If you have questions, comments, or concerns about this broadcast, email folk@wuml.org. Special thanks to Phil Lupsiewicz and the Lowell National Park Service for making this broadcast possible!

ANY STATION MEMBERS WHO WANT TO ASSIST WITH THE BROADCAST, PLEASE CONTACT KORNFLAKE BY PM or by email at coffeeandcartoons(at)yahoo.com


No Spinners on WUML!
June 22nd, 2005

After months of blood and sweat from station members and supporters, we here at WUML are happy to finally announce that our air time is remaining completely intact. The Spinners are NOT going to appear on WUML. Christopher Lydon's show, originally slated to run 7-8pm weekdays, is now on 9-10am, also a huge victory for us.

A huge thank you from everyone here at WUML to those who took a moment to write a letter, attend a meeting, send an email or just listen. Rest assured, your voices were heard!


Commencement 2005
June 5th, 2005

WUML will be broadcasting Umass Lowell's Commencement ceremony live Sunday June 5th, 2005, starting at 10am. Our regularly scheduled programming will be preempted during this time. So if you can't make it to the big day, tune on in!


SUMMER SCHEDULE 2005
June 4th, 2005

Our summer schedule has been posted! We've got some new programming as well as some extended shows, so check it out!

TO STATION MEMBERS
If you want to grab your own show for the summer, maybe to try something new or more of what you're best at, nows the time to act! There are plenty of great timeslots open, so contact the Program Director now!


Mandatory General Information Meeting
March 4th, 2005
There is a MANDATORY General Meeting for ALL STATION MEMBERS next Wednesday, April 27th. Time slots for Spring Carnival will be decided, and there will be
a brief update on what has been going on within the station.

The meeting will be held at the Lydon MPR. See you all there!

Fallout 7" Release
March 4th, 2005
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of WUML's live music program
Live From the Fallout Shelter, we are planning two fund raising releases.

The first of which, out now, is a vinyl 7 inch which features the Taxpayer song "Cut It Again" from their April 5, 2004 Fallout Shelter performance and the Tanks song "No" from their September 20, 2004 Fallout Shelter performance.

All records come in hand made, hand numbered packaging and the records are available on your choice of opaque
red vinyl or opaque light blue vinyl.

This record can be purchased from Gatehouse Anchor for $4 postage paid and all funds to the WUML budget for the students to use for upkeep of their station.


Next Public Meeting
March 3rd, 2005

WUML is organizing another OPEN meeting for all interested parties concerning the recent abuse of your station at the hands of the administration. We will be discussing the events of the past two weeks as well as discussing the station's plans for moving forward.

For all station members THIS MEETING IS MANDATORY. All students and community members who support student-run college radio, COME AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!


THE MEETING WILL BE HELD:

THURSDAY MARCH 3rd, 5:30 PM
O'LEARY LIBRARY, ROOM 222
81 WILDER ST.
Lowell, MA


Help Save Your Station
February 22nd, 2005
WUML was informed on Friday, February 18th that the University plans on actively pursuing a partnership with the Lowell Spinners, a sports team that is unrelated to UMass Lowell and its sports teams. This decision was made without any input from the students who run WUML, and have done so for the past 52 years. Our radio station is funded through the student activities department, whose funds come from student fees.

Starting in the summer, the administration of this college plans to rob the students of 21 hours of airtime during prime time hours. If this goes into effect such classic shows as The Stress Factor, Soul Power, and Live From The Fallout Shelter, which is now in its 19th year on the air, will be need to be cut from the schedule. These 21 hours will be filled with broadcasts of non-student sports that are unrelated to this school. These games that will be broadcast are already currently being broadcast on WCAP, whose business will suffer from the competition the move will provide. As a public University, is this the best use of our resources? This decision will also affect our weekend community programming, which has already been through many program shifts due to the Lowell Sun’s program, which was introduced in the fall of 2003 and still takes up 5AM-10AM every morning, even though the Sun exited the partnership quietly on January 3rd. They have been able to develop new audiences on the weekend, but it is unfair to ask them to move again.

WUML is not against promoting the University, and actively works towards furthering their stated goals. We signed an agreement this year to broadcast all UML hockey games and up to 20 playoff games of any other sport. We are developing a service-learning plan to integrate the radio station into practicum studies involving local non-profit organizations. We’ve recently begun visiting local high schools to expose students to college. All without having anything forced upon us.

We have shown that we are willing to work with this University, and believed that we were working towards the same goals. There are now serious questions as to the true intentions of the administration, and our trust has been betrayed. All we ask is that we are shown the same respect we have been showing this University for over 50 years.

Contact information:
William_Hogan@uml.edu - Chancellor. (978) 934-2201
Laurence_Siegel@uml.edu - Dean of Students. (978) 934-2107
Dana_Skinner@uml.edu - Director of Athletics. Phone: (978) 934-2310
Mary_Connelly@uml.edu - Director of Student Activities. (978) 934-5001

gm(at)wuml.org - General Manager, WUML. Phone-978-660-0033
pd(at)wuml.org - Program Director, WUML.
WUML Office : (978) 934-4975


New People Meeting (Spring Semester 2005)
February 9th, 2005

Welcome back to school! Still seem to be missing something in your school life? Try joining WUML! This meeting is absolutely mandatory for starting on the road the becoming a DJ. Along this path you'll get to sit in on a show that you like, go to weekly meetings with who will become some of your best friends (and there's pizza), and get to know why all of DJs already love WUML! This meeting is happening on Wednesday February 9th at 6:00 in the Lydon MPR on North Campus!


General Meeting (Spring Semester 2005)
February 2nd, 2005
    Attention DJs and Community Members alike: It's your favorite time of the year again: The General Meeting! This is the ultra important meeting where you get to squat your time slot or try to find a new one. This meeting will be taking place February 2nd @ 6:30 in the Lydon MPR.


5th Annual Rock For Tots
December 10th, 2004


New People Meeting (Fall Semester 2004)
September 22nd, 2004

Hey! Are you new on campus? Looking for something interesting to do in your free time? Why not join the radio station. You'll get to sit on a show that fits your musical tastes, meet new people, go to weekly meetings with free food, and all sorts of other stuff. This meeting is happening September 22nd @ 6:00 in the Lydon MPR. Hope to see you there!


General Meeting (Fall Semester 2004)
September 15, 2004
Attention DJs and Community Members alike: It's your favorite time of the year again: The General Meeting! This is the ultra important meeting where you get to squat your time slot or try to find a new one. Remember most DJs need to retake their DJ license inorder to be able to squat or pick up a new time slot! This meeting will be taking place September 15th @ 6:00 in the Lydon MPR.

Summer 2004 Schedule
May 25, 2004

Well summer's here and that means it's time for a new schedule, but don't worry your normal shows will come back when school's back in session. So get outside, turn your radio up, and enjoy the summer!

Welcome, New Interns! (Spring Semester 2004)
February 12, 2004

Hooray! The New People's Meeting went well last night, It seems there are a lot of top-quality interns this semester. If you have any questions about anything, you can always e-mail intern@wuml.org.
INTERNS - Get in touch with any of the directors, or drop by during their office hours, to get your Intern Hours done as soon as possible. Then later on, you can just be hanging out with us for the sheer fun of it, and you won't have to worry about crunching down near the end of the semester!


Spring 2004 Schedule
February 6, 2004
The new schedule is up! See what you're listening to!

Don't Forget... New People's Meeting
Wednesday, February 11, 2004 - 6pm
Lydon Library MPR

This meeting is MANDATORY for all UML students interested in becoming WUML members during the spring 2004 semester. Only UML students may become station members.
To become a member, an intern must attend weekly meetings on Wednesdays and intern on a show every week. An intern must also complete ten "intern hours" in addition to the meetings and their show.
Contact intern(at)wuml.org with any questions.


WUML Call Letter Change
October 20, 2003

The familiar WJUL call letters have officially been changed to "WUML" as of October 15.
We will soon be moving our website to wuml.org (currently under construction). Rest assured, this does NOT indicate (nor do we stand for) a change in format, programming, or station philosophy. We are working our hardest to make sure this rebranding does not result in any sort of "image makeover". The change of call letters is simply an updating of our station name to reflect the school we are a part of, as is customary in college radio (for example, WUMB Boston).

We began as a carrier-current station, WLTI, when we were part of Lowell Technical Institute, and became WJUL when North and South Campuses merged to become the University of Lowell.
We have been UMass Lowell for quite awhile, so it's even a little surprising that it's taken this long for the change to be suggested.

If you would like to learn more about the call letter change or put in your two cents about it, feel free to check out the " WLTI --> WJUL --> WUML" thread in the " Static and Dead Air" section of our messageboard.




Unfortunately and ironically, the opinions expressed by WUML
do not necessarily reflect the opinions held by UMass Lowell.


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