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| − | According to station lore, WVKC's official [[mascot]] has been known as Zippy the "flaming bat." Though appearances are uncommon -- usually occurring in the station's library -- there are many bats living on the fourth floor of [[Knox College|Knox's]] George Davis Hall, the same space that currently houses WVKC. | + | According to station lore, WVKC's official [[mascot]] has been known as the "flaming bat." Though appearances are uncommon -- usually occurring in the station's library -- there are many bats living on the fourth floor of [[Knox College|Knox's]] George Davis Hall, the same space that currently houses WVKC. |
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| | Unlike many other college radio stations, any student is welcome to become a DJ, with no experience necessary, and are free to play music of any genre. Members from the community have also contributed to the on-air schedule, contributing rock, jazz, gospel, and latin formats. | | Unlike many other college radio stations, any student is welcome to become a DJ, with no experience necessary, and are free to play music of any genre. Members from the community have also contributed to the on-air schedule, contributing rock, jazz, gospel, and latin formats. |
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| | * 1990 - In cooperation with the FCC and to accommodate an increase in ERP by Augustana College's WVIK at 90.3 MHz in the Quad Cities area, as well as reducing adjacent channel interference with WVIK, WVKC changed its FM frequency to 90.7 MHz. | | * 1990 - In cooperation with the FCC and to accommodate an increase in ERP by Augustana College's WVIK at 90.3 MHz in the Quad Cities area, as well as reducing adjacent channel interference with WVIK, WVKC changed its FM frequency to 90.7 MHz. |
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| − | * 1997 - In addition to already reporting playlists to CMJ (College Music Journal) in New York City, WVKC also begins reporting spins to the Loud Rock/Metal sections of both FMQB (Friday Morning Quarterback) in Philadelphia and HITS in Los Angeles.
| + | * 2000 - On October 20th, WVKC begins simulcasting over the web. |
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| − | * 1998 - WVKC rebrands as Radio Free Galesburg.
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| − | * 1999 - Student and metal/hardcore DJ Chris Ternes begins booking shows at Knox College. The band Thursday and the band One King Down play in the basement in Seymour on separate occasions.
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| − | * 2000 - On October 20th, WVKC begins simulcasting over the web. WVKC also purchased a large 5000-watt solid-state transmitter (this did not change WVKC's ERP), which was manhandled up to the fourth floor of GDH with a handcart by the general manager, two broadcast engineers, and a student passerby. | |
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| | * 2001 - The [[Apples in Stereo]] visit WVKC. They sign the air studio wall and a deal is made in which their bassist purchases several boxes of LPs that would otherwise be discarded. Also that year: WVKC appears online as [http://www.wvkc.org WVKC.org]. | | * 2001 - The [[Apples in Stereo]] visit WVKC. They sign the air studio wall and a deal is made in which their bassist purchases several boxes of LPs that would otherwise be discarded. Also that year: WVKC appears online as [http://www.wvkc.org WVKC.org]. |
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| − | * 2002 - General manager [[Toby Greenwalt]] sends a letter to trade publication [[CMJ]] (College Music Journal) expressing his dismay at their perceived shift toward a more commercial focus. He received a snide response from Editor-in-Chief Mike Boyle, who tells him to "grow up" and "join the real world." He promptly emails the exchange to every general manager and radio promoter he knows, prompting an angry phone call from Boyle, telling him he had "burned [his] bridge" at CMJ.
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| − | * 2002 - Incoming general manager [[Joe Mohan]] organizes a summer broadcasting schedule using only 4-5 DJs. A giant [[Andrew WK]] poster featuring the artist's bloodied face went missing under Mohan's watch, which is considered his greatest failing as a GM.
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| | * 2003 - Someone gets drunk and pees on all the equipment. | | * 2003 - Someone gets drunk and pees on all the equipment. |
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| − | *1925- 2008+ - Someone makes racial slurs on the radio. | + | * 2007 - Someone makes racial slurs on the radio. |
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| − | * 2007 - Knox college agrees to partner with a local public radio station to begin offering NPR news in the future.
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| − | * 13th, January, 2012 - An unedited song plays on FCC regulation time, and contains the words f**k and b*******q.
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| − | * 2013 - WVKC is HD-2 now, which means you can't hear it on the radio anymore unless you have an HD radio, but the contract isn't forever and online streaming is way easier and it sounds better. Also WVKC still rules really hard.
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| − | * 2013 - WVKC has a new website, www.thewvkc.com
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| − | ===General Managers===
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| − | * 1982-83 - [[Derek Gilbert]] ('84)
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| − | * 1983-84 - [[Derek Gilbert]] ('84) (resigned, Fall '84), [[Carla Moradi]] ('85) (resigned, Winter '84), [[Mark Compton]] ('85)
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| − | * 1984-85 - [[Mark Compton]] ('85)
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| − | * 1985-86 - [[Dave Stejkowski]] ('87)
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| − | * 1986-87 - [[Dave Stejkowski]] ('87) and [[Bob Smith]] ('87)
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| − | * 1987-88 - [[Mitch Grayson]] ('89) and [[Brian McCartney]] ('89)
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| − | * 1988-89 - [[Steve Bitter]] ('90)
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| − | * 1989-90 - [[Steve Bitter]] ('90) and [[Jim Rodd]] ('90)
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| − | * 1997-98 - [[Brian Gawor]] ('98)
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| − | * 1998-99 - [[Mike Sweeney]] ('99)
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| − | * 1999-00 - [[Ben Markese]] ('00)
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| − | * 2000-01 - [[Eric Pietras]] ('01)
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| − | * 2001-02 - [[Toby Greenwalt]] ('02)
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| − | * 2002-03 - [[Joe Mohan]] ('03)
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| − | * 2003-04 - [[Ryan Fitzgerald]] ('04)
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| − | * 2004-05 - [[Dan Morgridge]] ('05)
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| − | * 2005-06 - [[Erik Byng]] ('06) and [[Matt Holland]] ('06)
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| − | * 2006-07 - [[Erik Byng]] ('06) and [[Mark Imielski]]
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| − | * 2007-08 - Somebody, and I'm annoyed I can't remember
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| − | * 2008-09 - [[Bryan Lund]] ('09) and [[Ryan Cash]] ('09)
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| − | * 2009-10 - [[Elliot McKinely]] ('10) and [[Timothy Lovett]] ('11)
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| − | * 2010-11 - [[Miya Pleines]] ('12) and [[Timothy Lovett]] ('11)
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| − | * 2011-12 - [[Miya Pleines]] ('12) and [[Magdalene Linck]] ('12)
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| − | * 2012-13 - [[Hali Engelman]] ('13) and [[Andrew Stocker]] ('13)
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| − | * 2013-14 - [[Samantha Smith]] ('15) and [[Arthur Pascale]] ('14)
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| − | ===Music directors===
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| − | * 2011-12 - [[Andrew Stocker]] ('13), [[Anna Casey]] ('12) and [[Paul Kangas]] ('14)
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| − | ===Punk directors===
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| − | * ?-05 - [[Nathalie Haurberg]] ('05)
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| − | ===Metal Directors===
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| − | * 2009 - [[Mike Wipper]]
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| − | * 2008 - [[Patrick Dooley]]
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| − | * 2007 - [[Paul Albertine]]
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| − | * 2002 - [[Nick Grover]]
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| − | * 2001 - [[Chris Ternes & Matt Anderson]]
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| − | * 2000 - [[Ben Markese]]
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| − | * 1999 - [[Ben Markese]]
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| − | * 1998 - [[Ben Markese]]
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| − | * 1997 - [[Ben Markese]]
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| − | ===Librarians===
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| − | *2004-06 - [[Rob Kamerer]] ('06)
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| − | *2006-07 - [[Cami Woodruff]]
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| − | ===Computer people===
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| − | *?-05 - [[Martin Proud]] ('05)
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| − | *2005-07 - [[Graham Troyer-Joy]] ('08)
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| − | ==See Also==
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| − | * [[:Category:WVKC Shows|WVKC Shows]]
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| | ==External link== | | ==External link== |
| − | * [http://www.thewvkc.com/ WVKC official website] | + | * [http://www.wvkc.org/ WVKC official website] |
| − | * [http://mattzanon.com/portfolio/wvkc/ Archive of website c. 2000-01]
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| − | [[Category:BIP]]
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| − | [[Category:Music]]
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