Thursday, March 8,1990
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The Battalion
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kanm
99.9 fm cable
ce w
n Era
|ism:
For the past five years,
KANM has emphasized
‘professionalism. Acquiring
|p-to-date equipment, in-
lluding a new mixin
epart| oar d, CD players an
turntables, has helped im-
rove the overall quality of
;ANM broadcasting.
“We’ve emphasized pro
fessionalism because we’re
If-suf ’ying ^ give people the
on re ickground to go into real
iue,it a( ii 0 »” Luke said. “A&M
ac tiv- loesn’t really offer much to
t .shirt ftiyou into real radio.”
a idb) Further, KANM has
nage peter rules of conduct for
r per ^Js. Profanity is no longer
a y |3 |lerated, and D J. s must
lay public service an-
or g 2 nouncements and station
identifications. Also, DJs
L asl ire recquired to back sell,
Club p identify, the music they
ijonev lave selected to broadcast,
pexasi W e wan t to establish
rt 0 | tome continuity for the au-
iience,” Luke said. “We
Pon’t want it to be too eclec-
Uc or too far out.
mina
J 5ei].| Most of the students in
,0 fofftanagement positions at
fcANM also have jobs with
[other local radio stations.
Pat allows KANM per-
jcastfpnnel to bring new ideas
at j 0 , ; ;to the station, Weissinger
j:Jaid.
“I think it helps us get a
ietter idea of where we can
ike this station,” she said.
hVe can take the best of
hat we see from other sta
tions and incorporate them
i foo KANM.
CVL [ “I don’t think we’ll ever
dcasi| e . satisfied. We’ll always
. strive to achieve a better
^ us j ( iound and to work toward
n nia^ vin g a tightly-run orga-
feization.”
sd to r . . .
, 0 i Weissinger believes
^ forking at KANM is an ex-
first step for people
heeflld 10 want to become radio
• nre personalities. Dana Steele,
ml pDJ at KLOL-FM in Hous
KANM station manager Beth Weissinger looks
for another record to play during her show “Walt-
zinblack.” She plays an eclectic mix of new anc
ethnically-influenced music.
KANM FM adviser Alex Luke inspects a possible site for the sta
tion’s FM transmitter.
ton, first began as a DJ at
KANM.
By working at KANM,
Weissinger said, she and
others have more experi
ence to give back to other
radio stations.
“I think a lot of the con
fidence gained at KANM
comes out while working at
other radio stations,” Weis
singer said. “This is good
practice.
Future Transfer to FM
Air waves:
Luke said the final step
to establish KANM as a
prominent radio station is
transfering from cable to
FM airwaves.
“The FM transfer has al
ways been a goal but was
never actively pursued un
til the past three years,”
Luke said. “With the trans
fer, our publicity will dra
matically increase. We’ll
probably be swarbped with
people wanting to be DJs.”
Doug Vaught said, “I
definitely think it will im
prove our DJ quality. I
think there are a lot of peo
ple who know about alter
native music who will be
come interested in KANM.
“I think the station will
have a larger presence on
campus.”
Because of possible in
terference with other fre
quencies, progress for the
transfer has been slow.
Luke said he is seeking a
low-watt licence to prevent
interference.
The broadcasting range
of the low-watt frequency is
the A&M campus and most
of College Station. Luke is
“cautiously optimistic”
about the transfer.
“I think it is going to
happen before ’91,” he
said. “Then again, I
thought it was going to
happen before ’90 too. I’m
certain we’ll be on the air
(FM) by the end of the
year.”
For now, KANM is avail
able to anyone who has ca
ble television.
For anyone who wants
an alternative music choice,
KANM student radio is
available 24 hours a day, to
Aggies, for Aggies, by Ag
gies.