The Highacres Collegian, October 17, 1975 ** 4
WHCB, Highacres' radio sta
tion, broadcasts its progress
siye rook format throughout
the'campus on four watts car-
current at 1580 AM.
WHCB is operated by the
Radio. Club, and is located in
the South Building. Despite
the studio's smallness, the
sounds coming over the air
waves are big. Although FCC
standards must be complied to,
the disc jockeys can be very
creative/in how they use their
air time* Some disc jockeys
give the weather, news high
lights and local sports rar
ups.. But the majority of show
time is devoted to music.
An observer of the station
might thinkthat because of
the minimal studio space, the
record selection may be small.
>llo> so,, according to Robert
SChoppe, general Manager of
WHCB. Re states,, that the sta-'
approximately
twelve albums per week from
fourteen different record com
panies. For example,aWHCß was
playing Extra Textured George
Harrison's latest release, be
fore the record stores"had it.
Many improvements have been
made since last year. With
money appropriated by the Stu
dent Government Association,
the Radio Club purchased parts
necessary for increasing WHCB's
Quality level. New tubes,
cables and monitor shielding
will remove some of the sound
distortion which sophomores
remember from last year.- The
quality improved in
signal distance.
Brad McNab defeated Kurt
Uenstiel for the title of High
acres Air-Hockey Champion 1975-
1976 in a best of five game
series during.-the month of
October. Zt was a close con
test all the Way with McNab
winning in the fifth game 7-6.
"Twenty-two people partici
pated in this, the second annu
al tournament. In addition to
McNab and Nenstiel, Doug Brown
and Bob Dotiglass made it to the
semi-finals. McNab defeated
Brown two games to one. Nen*»
stiel peered, over DCuglass alsd
WHCB-New and Improved
McMab Wins A-H Title
by Kathy Johnson
Sohoppe said,"Our newest
piece of equipment is the IM
tuner. We got.rebroadcasting
permission from WMMR in Phila
delphia and so we are able to
broadcast WMMR when our disc
jockey isn't on the air." The
club hopes that this is only
the beginning of more new equip
ment.
Working behind the scenes
is the staff of WHCB. Len
Karpinski is Program Director,
with Gary Ambrosino as Station
Technician. Business Manager
is Bill Hall and Lucy Santar
siero is Secretary.
The dozen voices on the
radio range from licensed
broadcasters to those who en
joy radio work as a hobby. An
afternoon segment regularly
broadcasted is Frank Strauss'
"Misty Mountain Top Radio."
Strauss enjoys radio work as a
hobby and likes sharing the
music he loves with his friends
via WHCB.
In addition to putting the
shows on the air, WHCB has in
the past run a training class
for any students interested in
obtaining a third class broad
casting license. WHCB will
again hold these classes during
winter term. When prepared for
the test, perspective broadcast
ers go the the FCC building in
Philadelphia.
The only problem that WHCB
members have run into is that
of listener feedback. Secre
tary Lucy Santarsiero says,
"The disc jockeys love what
thev are doing but it is diffi-
by the count of two game to one.
The American Colleges Union
International (ACUI) had set up
ai regional tournament in Balt
imore, Md., where the winner
and runner-up at this campus
could compete against the Air-
Hockey champions from other
schools. The winner in Balt
imore would then compete against
other regonial winners for the
title of North American Colleg
ian Air-Hockey Champion. How
ever, both McNab and Nenstiel
declined to attend the regional
games.
cult to know if anyone is
listening. We work hard to
air high quality shows, but the
lack of student involvement is
an annoying situation.?
The club offers a solution
to this problem. A direct
telephone line from the Resi
dence Hall to The station is
at the student's disposal.
Listeners can call and request
songs and make suggestions for
better shows. A three-hour
show can become very long, and
without feedback, the disc
jockeys are unsure hew the
listeners feel about the music
being played.
WHCB broadcasts from 6:00
p.m. to 12:00 p.m. Sunday
throttgh Thursday. WMMR-live
fills in the o,ther hours.
Elections
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' four sophomores who received
a significant number of votes,
must each be given the altern
ative of accepting or declining
their nomination.
Congratulation to those
elected and a heart-felt thanks
to those who l m*wi® election
possible by helping run the
polls and counting the ballots.
Gym
continued from Page 1
three meter diving boards and
a glass enclosed spectator gal
lery. The building will also
hate four faculty offices and
a Health Education classroom.
The only foreseeable problem
involves parking. A total of
eleven spaces are to be constuc
ted. Considering the location
of existing parking, Dr. David
admits that it wijl be" a long
hike" to thd building. The
problem will especially be felt
by community organizations.
Dr* David states that the
facilities will be available to
students and staff in a logical
manner. Physical education
classes will have first prior
ity, followed by intramural and
team sports. All other time
slots will be free for the
students and staff members to
use.
COUNTY'S NAME
Luzerne County, organized in
1786, was named in honor of
Chevalier de la Luzerne.