Students and faculty members in FAU’s School of Communication and Multimedia Studies will soon take to the airwaves. The University has signed a memorandum of understanding with the WXEL Public Broadcasting Corporation to produce original programming that will be aired locally over a new digital radio channel.

FAU digital radio will be a non-profit, non-commercial educational radio program service that will complement WXEL’s current FM programming. Possible FAU programs include hosted classical and world music shows; previews of CDs produced by students and faculty through FAU’s Hoot and Wisdom music labels; interviews with FAU artists, educators and scientists; weekly, magazine-format local news; and coverage of FAU sports events.

The service, to be based on the Fort Lauderdale campus, will be under the direction of Dr. Kevin Petrich, a seasoned public radio veteran and the general manager of Wavelengths, FAU’s Internet radio station. “This is a thrilling opportunity to join with WXEL in offering our community an expanded space for the exploration of art and ideas,” Dr. Petrich said.

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