Webcast FIXED!! (for the second time today!) Will the Webmaster
So the torch has been passed. Our wonderful and knowledgeable Music Director and Asst. Music Director have passed their reigns to a new generation. Chris and Kadie are both graduating at the end of the semester and are currently training our new MD and Asst, MD. Amy Sifferlen and Sarah Ciras respectively. So please help get them aquanted with everybody and welcome them to their newfound positions.
On a completely different note, Chris Gilroy is still our Live Sound Director in charge of our wonderful new live sound studio room. This means that we can have live bands on shows if people would like. What it does not mean is that you can just randomly have someone show up. If you want a band to play on your show, then PM gilroy (that is actually his name on the forum folks) well ahead of time. If he doesn't respond quickly that means he didn't get it, so try again. If you don't give him adequate time to get everything in order then it won't happen. You can still have the band in but they won't play. So be sure to contact him! Or else it WON'T HAPPEN!! (if that point wasn't made yet, I sure hope it is now)
This Thursday will be our first meeting for people interested in joining the station. It will be helt at 6:00pm in the MPR room in the basement of Lydon Library. If you are unable to make it this Thursday due to short notice, well then its your lucky day. Because we are also accepting new members next Thursday, the 21st,as well. So come on down, see what radio is all about!
The general meeting is currently planned for this upcoming wednesday at 6pm. However, the room is still not reserved and it could be changed so keep an eye on this page and the forums for definite day and time. Be sure to come if you want to squat your show or attempt to start a new show. Also, due to the large increase in numbers of DJ's at the station all shows are required to have 2 DJ's. So be sure to find some friends to do shows with you or else you are out of luck.
**Failure to make it before Show Selection and Squatting starts will forefit your current time slot. No excuses. So if you want to squat a show be there at 6, it causes us too much stress to try and accomadate latecomers into the schedule when we have already started giving away spots. So get there early, or don't continue doing ur show. The choice is yours.**
See ya'll on wednesday!
Will Carey
*The foodfest will be canceled today due to the snow. Sorry for the inconvenience. It will be rescheduled for the beginning of next semester. *
On Thursday, Dec 13th stop by University FoodFest 2007! Join in on some taste-testing fun with WUML Lowell 91.5 FM! All UML students, staff, and faculty are invited to the Fox Hall MPR between 4:00 and 8:00pm to share delicacies in music and cuisine. There will be Live Music, Lots of Food, and Cool Prizes; including free cd's and concert tickets! This event is hosted by WUML's Student, Community, & Alumni Volunteer members!
There will be Free Admission for all but Donations will be accepted to better your "One and Only" college radio station!!
For more information visit www.wuml.org or call 978 934 4975!
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.
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
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!
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!
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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!
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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.
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
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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 - Nate Osit – General Manager, WUML. Phone-978-660-0033
pd(at)wuml.org - Jyllian Thibodeu – Program Director, WUML.
WUML Office : (978) 934-4975
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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.
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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.
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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!
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!
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Don't Forget... New People's Meeting 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.
Wednesday, February 11, 2004 - 6pm
Lydon Library MPR
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.
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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.

