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Issue 13: March 2005
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WSWI to Broadcast Local Music hour

WSWI, the University of Southern Indiana's alternative music radio station, launched Vanderburgh County's first Local Music Show at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23.

"The show features, exclusively, local artists," said John Morris, the station's general manager and USI's radio and television instructor. "We've been trying to find a way to set ourselves apart from other stations around here, and one thing none of them features is local music."

Station Manager Chad Connor, a USI junior, chose 15 bands to be featured in the first hour-long program. Fliers and on-air promotions produced calls from several other bands interested in being featured.

So Connor and freshman Brad Bruner, who will co-host the show, already are looking at the possibility of expanding the weekly show's scope.

"We're looking to expand once it is successful," Morris said. "As we get going, we're looking to get local bands to come in for some interviews, and possibly some in-studio performances."

The show will run every Wednesday at 3 p.m., on 820 AM, WSWI.

Bands looking to submit material for consideration can reach Connor at 465-1665.

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