U-Park plans FM
transmitter here
By Stacy Krnjaic
WNDR's move to an FM fre
quency is no longer talk but
now under "serious considera
tion" according to a WNDR
official.
Don Strausburger, creative
consultant and former program
director of WNDR, would like
to see the station moved to FM.
"It's been talked about for
years, but we've just now hit a
time that everyone's interested
in it at the same time."
Strausburger does not see the
change being as close as next
semester.
"In my estimation, the
"It would give us the ad
vantage of attracting
media students and expos
ing Penn State Capitol
Campus -to a larger
number of people."
Jerry Slezak
Station Manager
possibilities are slim to none."
He feels that there are no fre
quencies available on the
educational FM band. - .
The Faculty advisor and the
chief engineer at WPSU,
(University Park's radio sta
tion) who are consulting with
WNDR on'their move to FM,
will be conducting a "spectrum
search" in our area. A spec
trum search is basically sear
ching through the dial to find
an available frequency for a
new station. In our case, they
would be looking for an open
ing between 88-92, which is the
educational FM band.
Strausburger said, "If
WNDR does go FM if would be
100 watts, the minimum range
for FM stations, and would in
clude a 10-15 mile radius. This
kind of radius would shoot us
almost into Harrisburg, would
cover Hershey, and almost as
far as Elizabethtown."
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If the spectrum search can
locate a frequency for WNDR
on the FM band, they would
then have to apply for their
license.
"The odds for this being ac
cepted are relatively good,"
says Strausburger.
Although there would not be
any restrictions on the music
played, there are several
stipulations made by the FM
band. There is a minimum air
time requirement of 12 hours
daily, seven days a week. Every
disc jockey must be licensed,
which simply requires filling
out a form. Disc jockeys will
also have to be taught how to
read an output meter, because
FM frequencies require an out
put reading once an hour.
Jerry Slezak, WNDR station
manager, said that in responce
to a survey conducted by
WNDR last week, over 90 per
cent of the students answered
positively to the question of go
ing FM.
"An advanced FM would do
nothing but benefit this school.
It would give us the advantage
of attracting media students
and exposing Penn State
Capitol Campus to a larger
number of people," said
Slezak.
Slezak Sees a change in
WNDR musically if they go to
FM.
"The sound would become
more alternative and more pro
gressive because we would be
able to get the records," said
Slezak.
Instead of paying for a
record subscription service
which supplies only top 40 discs
as is done this semester, record
companies would send their
record in hopes of air time on
an FM college station.
Strausburger, expressing his
optimism for future program
ing at WNDR said, "I'm glad
to see the interest on the student
level and on the administration
level. Everyone involved has
something to look forward to."
Thorogood album 'fun'
By Jerry Slezak
Fun and fast. No, I'm not
describing a girl I know, but
thoie words definitely describe
George Thorogood's newest
LP, "Maverick."
Thorogood and The
Destroyers self-proclaimed
"traditional rock" sound con
tinues where his last album,
"Bad to the Bone," left off.
The band covers tunes written
by Chuck Berry, John Lee
Hooker, Carl Perkins and in
cludes four tunes penned by
Thorogood. Surprisingly, the
songs written by George are the
real strength of "Maverick."
"Gearjammer," the first single,
is a no-muss-no-fuss rock n'
roll ride. "I Drink Alone" has
some great lyrical content with
a beat that gets you moving.
"Long Gone" shows George's
talent on slide guitar and
"Woman with the Blues" has
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ACROSS
1 Tap
4 Toss
8 Greenland
settlement
12 Beverage
13 City in Russia
14 Isinglass
15 Lair
16 Bandages
18 Chastise
20 River in Asia
28 Mohammedan
prayer leader
1 Cushions 29 Existed
2 Fish sauce 30 Offspring
3 Choir voices 32 Particular
4 Contain 33 Torrid
5 Swiss canton 36 Coroner: abbr.
6 Recover 37 Introduce
7 South American 38 Wandering
animal 40 Poker stakes
8 Precious stone 41 Babylonian
9 Metal deity 43 Article
10 Perform 44 Former Russian
11 Possesses ruler
17 Greek letter 45 Woody plant
19 French article 46 Sow
22 Large tub 47 Algonquian
24 Behold! Indian
25 Mix 48 in favor of
26 Mountain on 49 Spanish for
Crete "river"
27 Ch • -aus I i
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the slow rhythym of your "Sing
Your Problems" blues tune.
The cover versions on this
album work well because they
are not lifeless imitations of the
originals. Thorogood and The
Destroyers version of Chuck
Berry's "(Lets) Go Go Go" has
even more verve and spirit than
the original, and that's what is
so special about this
Thorogood album. It's fun to
listen to because you get the im
pression that it was fun to
make. Thorogood enjoys what
he does (his motto "If it isn't
fun, it ain't worth doing" says
alot) and his excitement is in his
voice as well as in The
Destroyers' sound.
The only difference in this
record, compared to other
Thorogood albums, is that you
can now count today's
technology as a new instrument
in Thorogood's bag of tricks.
As co-producer of "Maverick"
along with Terry Manning,
34 Island: abbr.
35 Pounds down
37 Electrified
particle
38 Baseball stat.
39 Pintail duck
40 Pismire
41 Teutonic deity
42 Containers
44 Fruit cakes
47 Dash men
51 Metric measure
52 Solo
53 Silkworm
54 Born
55 Unruffled: sl.
56 Headliner
57 Spread for
drying
21 Again: prefix
22 By way of
23 In addition
27 Towel
inscription
29 Pile
30 Narrow
openings
31 Forenoon
32 Follows Fri.
33 Brick-carrying
device
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Thorogood is taking his music
from the early days in the recor
ding studio when he would say
something like, "Turn on the
tape and let's play" to today
when his music has a more
polished sound. Fortunately, it
is not overdone. The real
strength of Thorogood is not in
the studio, but live on stage.
His energy and enthusiam make
him an excellent showman.
The opportunity for you to
see this great showman and his
band is coming April 1, as
George and the boys rock the
Spectrum on the Maverick
Tour.
If you are looking for a fast,
wild, Rockabilly ride, saddle up
with George Thorogood and
The Destroyers and
"Maverick."
EDITOR'S NOTE: Jerry
Slezak is the General Manager
and a disc jockey at the Capitol
Campus radio station, WNDR.
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