Dead Tree Radio
Encyclopedia
WDTR, otherwise known as "Dead Tree Radio", is a local Vermont
State college program. The radio station began in Spring of 2008. Adam Keller helped start WDTR with the help of Ken Schneck, the dean of students. In 2005 the Dead Tree Radio station moved to its current location in the basement of the World Studies Center on Marlboro College
Campus, Headed by Joy Auciello, Station Manager.
The name "Dead Tree Radio" Comes from the Marlboro College
Mascot, a dead tree.
Music played through this station will vary from abstract ambient music, to heavy metal music, to classical rock such as The Beatles
as well as talk shows about campus life. In the Spring 2011 semester, one of the Student Life Coordinators on campus will be hosting a sports show.
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
State college program. The radio station began in Spring of 2008. Adam Keller helped start WDTR with the help of Ken Schneck, the dean of students. In 2005 the Dead Tree Radio station moved to its current location in the basement of the World Studies Center on Marlboro College
Marlboro College
Marlboro College is a small, coeducational, alternative liberal-arts college in Marlboro, Vermont, USA.-History:Marlboro College was founded in 1946 by Walter Hendricks for returning World War II veterans on Potash Hill in Marlboro, Vermont. The school's operation was initially financed using money...
Campus, Headed by Joy Auciello, Station Manager.
The name "Dead Tree Radio" Comes from the Marlboro College
Marlboro College
Marlboro College is a small, coeducational, alternative liberal-arts college in Marlboro, Vermont, USA.-History:Marlboro College was founded in 1946 by Walter Hendricks for returning World War II veterans on Potash Hill in Marlboro, Vermont. The school's operation was initially financed using money...
Mascot, a dead tree.
The Station
WDTR is run by a student volunteer Station Manager. The station, still fairly new in its development has most of the equipment necessary for its operation, though there is still some major equipment missing. The station is searching for a phone hybrid and a third microphone to no avail.Programs
WDTR is hosted by over 50 DJs which offers 35 shows, who mostly use Ipods or computers to DJ their segment. However, the station is equip to play cassettes, CDs, and even vinyl records.Music played through this station will vary from abstract ambient music, to heavy metal music, to classical rock such as The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
as well as talk shows about campus life. In the Spring 2011 semester, one of the Student Life Coordinators on campus will be hosting a sports show.
External links
- http://radio.marlboro.edu/?q=node/18
- http://www.marlboro.edu/about/map/world_studies/
- http://www.marlboro.edu/news/publications/potash_hill/Summer09