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vICwY LA SIY/Day
Sights and sounds of Ann Arbor
have students scanning the dials
Todd Mundt, a
disc jockey at
WUOM in Ann
Arbor, is just
one of many
choices along
the radio dial
for the radio
listener
ADRIANA
YUGOVICH/Daily
By Mika Schulte
Daily Staff Reporter
After a long day of attending classes and
studying, many University students like to
relax by listening to the radio or watching
television. But after plopping down on the
couch and flipping around on the stereo or
the tube, new students will find things aren't
quite like home.
In order to prevent any anxiety associated
with not finding the Michigan football
games or popular cartoon "South Park" as
quickly as possible, the following is a run-
down of the radio and television stations that
can be found on Ann Arbor's airwaves.
One of Ann Arbor's radio listening oppor-
tunities is located at the University.
Broadcasting from the depths of the Student
Activities Building, the student-run station
WCBN (88.3 FM) is a free-form station that
boasts a wide variety of entertainment
including news, sports and music.
LSA junior Nathan De Yonker, program
director for the commercial-free station,
prides WCBN on playing "a blitz of a mil-
lion different types of music" such as R&B,
techno and local bands.
"It's truly educational in the way that we
let students know there's really good music
out there, bands that mainstream stations
won't play," De Yonker said.
But the focus isn't always limited to the
United States either. With shows like "Cafe
International," music from other lands also
receive air time on WCBN.
Another University station is the National
Public Radio affiliate WUOM (91.7 FM). In
addition to its NPR programming, WUOM
features classical music at night. In addition,
Eastern Michigan University is also home to
an NPR station -- WFMU (89.1 FM) -_-
which has its musical focus on jazz and
blues.a
Modern rock'station WIQI3 (102.9 FM) is
also a popular spot on the dial in Ann Arbor.
Although it mainly plays "lighter" alterna-
tive groups such as Wallflowers, Sarah
McLachlan and Dave Matthews Band, on
Wednesdays the station features local artists.
Detroit modern/alternative station "Q95"
WKQI (95.5 FM) also plays a mix of alter-
native and easy listening, along with a mix
of '80s and hip-hop music during nighttime
hours.
For those who prefer to blast tunes from
the past, Ann Arbor also has WQKL (107.1
FM). Known for their "20-in-a-row", Cool
107 plays Solid Gold oldies from the mid to
late '60s and '70s.
When they aren't busy cranking out The
Beatles, The Doors or Diana Ross and the
Supremes, Cool 107 gives the play-by-play
on Michigan hockey and basketball.
Although Ann Arbor doesn't have R&B or
country stations, Detroit R&B stations like
WJLB (97.9) or country stations like
"Young Country" WYCD (99.5 FM) or
WWWW (106.7 FM) are sure to please.
Detroit stations can also be a source for
catching Michigan's sports teams in action.
WJR (760 AM) is the exclusive AM carri-
er of Michigan football and men's basketball
games, in addition to the Detroit Red Wings
and Detroit Tigers games on their statewide
network. In order to catch Detroit Pistons
games, sports lovers can turn to all-news
station WWJ (950 AM).
Even though there are numerous stations
to choose from, some students complain that
selection is irrelevant because most stations
never come in clearly.
'97 alum Meg Akehi said her listening
habits had to change because of the poor
reception in Ann Arbor.
"I remember during my freshman year I
had to do funky things with the radio, like
stick it out the window to try and make radio
stations come in" Akehi said. "Pretty soon I
just started investing in- CDs."
Some students have given up on radio and
instead said they rely on what television and
cable networks like ESPN (33), CNN (36),
Comedy Central (52) or MTV (56), have to
offer for entertainment.
"We can't get any stations to come in so
we don't listen to the radio," said LSA
sophomore Kari Smith. "As a result, my TV
watching has gone way up. Plus, I'm always
"IWOLV is very
student-oriented.
There are live call-ine
shows where people
can get on TV"
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- Tami Tarnow
WOLV promotions director
looking for a break from homework."
For those eager to delay homework by
watching television, Ann Arbor has a lot to
offer. Not only is there the free Residence
Hall Association movie channel on cable
(72), there is also the student station WOLV
(70) that gives the University perspective
other stations don't have.
I SA sophomore Tami Tarnow, promotions
director for WOI.V, said the statin is
focused on the student whether they want to
actually participate or just want to watch a*
home.
"WOLV is very student oriented,"'Tarnow
said. "There are live call-in shows where
people can get on TV or they can be part of
a live studio audience and get in to watch the
shows."
Besides news and sporting events such as
Michigan hockey games, features on WOLV
include the "Shomari and Sean O'Neill
Show" where well-known names such a*
musicians Mary J. Blige and Wu-'ang Clan
have made appearances.
There is also the game show, "Will They
Do It?" that has University students per-
forming crazy antics like trying a little
"surfing" on chairs in computer labs or
square dancing on the Diag.
But if the idea of watching students bust
some moves on the Diag or turning cart-
wheels down a hall sounds a little to wild,
one can always find Detroit network station
WDIV-NBC (4), WXYZ-AB(C (7), an
WWJ-CBS (62) serving up favorites from
home.
The Shomari
and Sean
O'Neill show
on WOLV con-
sistently
attracted
famous guests,
like in this,
instance, when
Michigan foot-
ball player
Marcus Ray
joined them on
this remote -
from a hot tub.
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Numerous rows of parked cars are a common sight In Ann Arbor as parking lots
are often filled. For this reason, few students have cars on campus their first year.
Lack of parking spaces
calls for creative options
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PARKING
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The student permits, which allow
overnight parking, are not for use on
Central Campus, and the cost is high.
The closest lot, the M61 garage at
the corner of Glen Street and Ann
Street, sells for $490 for a one year
term beginning Sept. 1. Other permits
cost $210 and $310, but leave students
with a long walk o their residence halls.
"My permit was terrible because it
was $200 and I had to park 15 minutes
away from my dorm," Wilson said.
Some students said they find it
cheaper to take the fines and towing.
"I parked on Monroe street, because
up for the weekend, most of the Nor
Campus parking lots are free from 5
p.m. Friday until Monday at 4 p.m.
Most of the city parking lots in the
downtown area are free after 6 p.m.
Monday through Saturday. All parking
in both Ann Arbor and University lots is
free on Sundays.
Temporary permits also are avail-
able for University-owned parking lots.
Temporary permits may be issued *
up to three days, usually for $5 a day
and provide access to several lots
throughout the University.
Students living in North Campus
residence halls such as Baits and
Bursley have the advantage of obtain-
ing University parking permits for less
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