WKNC 88.1 FM - North Carolina State University Student RadioGen Ed 1: NC State Transportation Episode
Are you a new student at North Carolina State University? Looking for all the ~*~inside info~*~ on life here in the Triangle?
Listen to this informational podcast on parking and transportation at NC State, as well as what it’s like to be a DJ for WKNC!
On Oct. 9, 1966, WKNC switched
from an AM to FM radio station. Fifty years later, the station had upgraded to
an HD radio signal.
“We chose October 9 to flip the switch because it’s symbolic as our
50th anniversary as an FM station,” Jamie Lynn Gilbert, associate
director of NC State Student Media said. “We’ve grown enormously in the past
fifty years and chose that date to highlight the transformation of the station
from a carrier current station built in someone’s dorm in Watauga Hall to a
25,000 Watt operation which, in terms of wattage and coverage pattern is one of
the top ten largest student-run radio stations in the nation.”
Will Patnaud, chief engineer at Capitol
Broadcasting in Raleigh, performed the operations necessary for WKNC to
broadcast in HD. The station can now be picked up on HD radios, which means the
sound quality will improve as well. WKNC’s broadcasting will now sound like “CD
quality,” instead of “radio quality” to listeners with HD radios.
“The benefits of broadcasting in
HD are the overall sound quality improvement and the fact that we will eventually
be able to multi-cast,” Emily Ehling, general manager of WKNC said. “Only about
a dozen or so college radio stations broadcast in HD, which makes us even
cooler since we’re ahead of the curve!”
WKNC began the process of
upgrading to HD in 2008, but the project was stalled due to budget constraints.
When the need for a new transmitter became evident, Gilbert knew it was time to
upgrade to HD radio
Listeners will still be able to
hear WKNC 88.1 on their FM radios and will eventually be able to hear WKNC’s
HD-2 sub-channel on HD radios and online.
WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1 is 25,000-watt
student-run non-commercial radio from North Carolina State University featuring
indie rock, electronic, metal and underground hip-hop. WKNC’s programming also
includes podcasts and a public affairs program, “Eye on the Triangle.”
1 LVL UP Return To Love – SUB POP
2 INFINITY CRUSH Warmth Equation – Joy Void
3 IAN SWEET Shapeshifter – Hardly Art
4 Y LA BAMBA Ojos Del Sol Tender – Loving Empire
5 ANGEL OLSEN MY WOMAN – Jagjaguwar
6 TOLD SLANT Going By – Double Double Whammy
7 AND THE KIDS Friends Share Lovers – Signature Sounds
8 GLOBELAMP The Orange Glow – Wichita
9 WEAVES Weaves – Kanine
10 RY X “Howling” [Single] – Loma Vista
11 HOLY ESQUE At Hope’s Ravine – Beyond The Frequency
12 WARPAINT Heads Up – Rough Trade
13 EL PERRO DEL MAR Kokoro – Control Group
14 MERCHANDISE A Corpse Wired For Sound – 4AD
15 ALLAH-LAS Calico Review – Mexican Summer
16 MINOR VICTORIES Minor Victories – Fat Possum
17 EZRA FURMAN Big Fugitive Life – Bella Union-Pias
18 NO GHOST Welcome Home – Sequel Sound
19 STARBENDERS Heavy Petting – Institution
20 WAREHOUSE Super Low – Bayonet
21 AMBER ARCADES Fading Lines – Heavenly-Pias
22 SNEAKS Gymnastics – Merge
23 PILL Convenience – Mexican Summer
24 PREOCCUPATIONS Preoccupations – Jagjaguwar
25 NOTS Cosmetic – Goner
26 DEVENDRA BANHART Ape In Pink Marble – Nonesuch
27 BELLOWS First And Palm – Double Double Whammy
28 WILCO Schmilco – Anti
29 FLOCK OF DIMES If You See Me, Say Yes – Partisan
30 EROS AND THE ESCHATON Weight Of Matter – Bar None
Top Adds
1 CRYING Beyond The Fleeting Gales – Run For Cover
2 LA SERA Queens – Polyvinyl
3 SCIFLYER The Age Of Lovely, Intimate Things – Claire
4 PURLING HISS High Bias – Drag City
5 SPRINGTIME CARNIVORE Midnight Room – Autumn Tone
1 NOISIA Outer Edges
2 JUST A GENT Stories To Tell [EP] – Lokal Legend
3 GHOST DATA Occulus – Occult
4 MACHINEDRUM Human Energy – Ninja Tune
5 KATUCHAT Lapis Lazuli [EP]
6 YOSTE Chihiro (Remixes)
7 THE RANGE Superimpose – Domino
8 SEPALCURE Folding Time – Hotflush
9 RJD2 Dame Fortune – RJ’s Electrical Connection
10 FLYBEAR “Soon” [Single]
1 HOUR OF PENANCE Regicide
2 MALEVOLENT CREATION Dead Man’s Path – Century Media
3 AMON AMARTH Jomsviking – Metal Blade
4 AVATAR Feathers And Flesh – Entertainment One
5 SYMPHONY X Iconoclast
6 BLIND GUARDIAN At The Edge Of Time – Nuclear Blast
7 BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Abysmal – Metal Blade
8 DEVIL WEARS PRADA Transit Blues – Rise
9 HAERESIS Noctem
10 EPICA The Holographic Principle – Nuclear Blast
1 TUT “G35” [Single]
2 NOTCHO The Peril
3 TRIZZ Leatherface 2
4 LIL DURK I’m A Hitta
5 MAGNIF “The Last” [Single]
6 NAPPY ROOTS The 40 Akerz Project – Nappy Roots Entertainment
7 GOLDLINK “Fall In Love” [Single] Soulection
8 KENDRICK LAMAR “Black Friday” [Single]
9 MEYHEM LAUREN Silk Pyramids
10 METHOD MAN The Meth Lab – Tommy Boy
LW5 Landlord and Tenant Rights
Do you worry about the day when you’ll move out of university housing and have to rent your own home by yourself?? Do you even know what a sublease is??
The newest episode of Legal Werk is all about landlord and tenant rights, common problems experienced when renting an apartment, and information on the different types of leases.
Listen to this informative podcast all about common housing issues, and landlord/tenant rights!