2008 Woodie Awards
KSLU expands broadcast range to HD
R. Evan Jarrold
Issue date: 4/11/08 Section: News
[Editor's note: The following aims to clarify factual inaccuracies and unclear statements that appeared in "KSLU pays for KDHX," in the April 4 issue of The University News. The University News regrets the errors.]
Student radio at Saint Louis University will soon reach the greater St. Louis community five nights a week. In September, KSLU will begin broadcasting on KDHX-FM 88.1's new 42,000-watt HD station. From 7 to 10 p.m. each weeknight, KSLU will present five of its best shows.
"I think this is what students have been demanding of us," said KSLU General Manager Courtney Nelson.
She said a question commonly posed to her is why KSLU isn't on "the real radio." Adding an HD station as an outlet is "such an answer," she said. KSLU programming is also currently available online at kslu.slu.edu.
According to Busch Student Center Building Manager Chris Grabau, who has helped to facilitate the exchange, a relationship of this kind, between a college and community radio station is "unprecedented."
The relationship between KSLU and KDHX extends past the exchange. Nico Leone, co-executive director of KDHX, leads a radio practicum that teaches students about managing a radio station. SLU students have also worked as interns at KDHX.
"This was a very natural outgrowth of those relationships," said Beverly Hacker, co-executive director of KDHX, in an e-mail interview with The University News. "This is really a mutually beneficial relationship."
Hacker said KDHX will be able to "bring in some fresh, younger programming." Grabau said that KSLU will both get involved with HD radio at its start and reach a broader audience.
"This is creating a larger community presence," said KSLU Station Manager Kyle Lewis.
HD radio consists of a digital signal woven in with a traditional analog signal. In comparison to traditional FM frequencies, HD radio has higher sound quality; unlike satellite radio, it is subscription-free. An HD receiver is an option in most new vehicles in the United States and can be purchased from most electronics retailers.
Student radio at Saint Louis University will soon reach the greater St. Louis community five nights a week. In September, KSLU will begin broadcasting on KDHX-FM 88.1's new 42,000-watt HD station. From 7 to 10 p.m. each weeknight, KSLU will present five of its best shows.
"I think this is what students have been demanding of us," said KSLU General Manager Courtney Nelson.
She said a question commonly posed to her is why KSLU isn't on "the real radio." Adding an HD station as an outlet is "such an answer," she said. KSLU programming is also currently available online at kslu.slu.edu.
According to Busch Student Center Building Manager Chris Grabau, who has helped to facilitate the exchange, a relationship of this kind, between a college and community radio station is "unprecedented."
The relationship between KSLU and KDHX extends past the exchange. Nico Leone, co-executive director of KDHX, leads a radio practicum that teaches students about managing a radio station. SLU students have also worked as interns at KDHX.
"This was a very natural outgrowth of those relationships," said Beverly Hacker, co-executive director of KDHX, in an e-mail interview with The University News. "This is really a mutually beneficial relationship."
Hacker said KDHX will be able to "bring in some fresh, younger programming." Grabau said that KSLU will both get involved with HD radio at its start and reach a broader audience.
"This is creating a larger community presence," said KSLU Station Manager Kyle Lewis.
HD radio consists of a digital signal woven in with a traditional analog signal. In comparison to traditional FM frequencies, HD radio has higher sound quality; unlike satellite radio, it is subscription-free. An HD receiver is an option in most new vehicles in the United States and can be purchased from most electronics retailers.
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