Spring Schedule!

DJs! Listeners! Read Me!

• The Spring 2008 schedule is now up on the schedule page. Exciting, I know.

• For the listeners, take a look and see when your favorite shows are on and the plethora of new ones. Get ready for a semester of great programming on WQHS!

• DJs, check the schedule to see when your show is. If you see a misspling or if something needs changing, please email me (programdirector@wqhs.org). There were a couple complications, so if you don't see your name on there and requested a show, email me ASAP with an open slot you would like to take or with a detailed list of when you could do a show and I will try and shuffle things around. If for some reason you can't do the slot you are in, email me ultra ASAP so I can take you out of that slot and let the others have at it.

• New DJs: look for postings here and emails about training and the whole becoming a DJ process.

Happy New Year everyone! Much love, WQHS

Getting on the DJ listserv

Hey DJs! Just a quick note from your friendly station manager-elect: If you're not on the WQHS-DJs listserv yet, send an email with your name in it to: wqhs-djs-subscribe@yahoogroups.com and you'll be all set.

Congratulations!

Thanks DJs for the wonderful general body meeting yesterday. We unveiled our kick-ass new T-Shirts, awarded a new DJ of the Fortnight, and elected a brand spankin' new Board.

First of all, huzzahs to Mike Murphy, who ascends to the dizzying heights of WQHS Station Manager. Start kissing up now by listening to Mike's show Cheese and Cereal, with the reigning Tech Director, Andrew Avrin.

And make way for the Promotions machine. Like the many-headed Hydra, we lost one co-director and sprouted three new ones. Sam McDermott held down the fort, and added the lucky winners: Katonah Coster, Trisha Low, and Molly Hude. Word!

Not to be outdone, like Germany reclaiming the Sudetenland (too soon?), Business Director doubled in size, with Lauren Mancuso and Kirsten Saracini getting on board.

To fill Mike's capacious shoes, a truly outstanding candidate had to step forward for Music Director, and Margot Wohl was up for the challenge.

Not to be outdone, amidst all the chaos, Ben Miller shook things up and stayed as Program Director.

So congrats to the new board. You guys rock. We were, however, unsuccessful with finding a new Webmaster. If interested, shoot an email to the new station manager.

And who could forget the DJ of the Fortnight? Hats off to Grace Ambrose and Sarah Stoecker, who wowed the board with their foot-stomping Saturday extravaganza, This Charming Girl. Keep up the good work guys; with exams coming up and the semester switching on us, who knows when we'll announce a new one....

WQHS Student Body Meeting

DJs!

Tomorrow, Wednesday 5th December at 8pm, is the ever-important DJ body meeting, where we'll come together to sign up for next semester's show slots, elect the new board, and other fun things like that. It's in the Bodek lounge in Houston Hall, on the second floor. Make sure to bring $4 with you to buy one of the new WQHS t-shirts, and any friends you have that might be interested in student radio. Click on the link above to go to the Facebook event page. Anyone can run for the open positions on the board, and we really need the following:

Music Director
Promotions Team
Business Director / SAC Representative
Webmaster

We're also going to announce the final DJ of the Fortnight of 2007 - it may be you! There will also be an announcement about the closest thing we'll have to a WQHS party in 2007. BE THERE.

DJ of the Fortnight returns

Congrats to Christine Capetola for winning WQHS's DJ of the fortnight. Listeners, tune in Sundays 4-6 for "That Radio Show", featuring "all-girl, girl-fronted, or girl-involved bands that fit into some sub-genre(s) of the independent rock music umbrella."

Thanks to Christine for ripping up the airwaves, and stay tuned for news, updates, and other fun stuff at WQHS.org....

SHOW NOVEMBER 9TH!

Greeting WQHSiverse. We are delighted to announce our first show of the season this coming Friday, November 9th, and the PiLam house! We will be featuring a Normal Love record release, with music from Bad News Bats, Yukon (from Baltimore), and Snowstorm.

Come on out and have a blast! It's at 9PM and entry is $5. See you then.

DJ of the Fortnight...

...is rolling again. Michael Kettler will retain the crown until the end of the week, because, let's face it, he still rips.

But stay tuned! At the end of the week, we'll have a brand-spankin-new DJ on whom we will bestow the laurels. Until then, all (continue to) hail Sir Kettler!

Things are fine here now. How are you?

OOPS

PLEASE BEAR WITH US - WE'LL BE BACK ON THE AIR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WE'RE SORRY FOR THE TECHYNICAL DIFFICULTIES

New DJ Training

Attention DJs!!!!!

There will be new DJ training this coming Saturday (the 8th) at the station at NOON. Please be there to learn how to use our equipment. RSVP yes or no to me, por favor. Also, see the post below for another important announcement.

MEETING!!!!

Hi didley ho WQHS-ers!

Hope you had a splendid summer. Now, it's time to get back into the flow of the school year. And that means another general body meeting. Come one, come all to the Hollenback Center, Room 503 (a.k.a., our studio) at 9 PM on Wednesday, September 12th to sign up for shows, hear about our exciting plans for the upcoming semester, learn about training opportunities, get acquainted with the board, and so much more.

Fall Schedule

Hello out there.

The fall schedule is now up on the schedule page (I prefer the table format myself). We are still working through one small issue but it is pretty much done. Everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) is in one of the slots they told me they could do. If for some reason you can't do the time you are scheduled for, send me an email with an empty slot that you would prefer. If there are none of those, let me know and I will try to shuffle things around. Also, if there is a misspeling, send me the corrected one. If you are not signed up for a show but want one, send me an email. New and old DJs, make sure you are signed up for the DJ listserv by sending a blank email here. Keep on rocking the summer and see you in the fall.

Today is the Day of Silence at WQHS.
The future of Internet radio is in immediate danger. Royalty rates for webcasters have been drastically increased by a recent ruling and are due to go into effect on July 15 (retroactive to Jan 1, 2006!).

To protest these rates and encourage you to take action and contact your Congressional representatives, we are taking part in the Day of Silence, by silencing our programming for today.

We ask that you excuse the interruption of our normal programming, and ask that you take action to help ensure this silence is not permanent. Please call your Congressional Representatives today. Click here for instructions how. Thank you.

Have A Great Summer

  Thanks to all our DJs, listeners, board members, and everyone else who helped make this year special. We're in semi-dormancy for summer break (except for our must-hear Thursday afternoon schedule) but we'll be back and better than ever this fall.

  You can look forward to more concerts, better shows, and non-stop programming for the next semester. And, to keep up with what's happening, check out our MySpace page as well.

  Until next time, compadres....

Show Signups

Hello DJs and non-DJs!

Just wanted to remind everyone that if you want a show in the fall, send me an email with your name, show name, show description, and your top 5 preferred slots for a show.

Good day to you.

THE GENERAL BODY MEETING...

...Is at 8pm in the station. We need two posts to complete an advert of an event because we're cool like that.

General Body Meeting

Hello WQHSers-

  It's the end of the semester, and that means it's time for another general body meeting. Current and prospective DJs are all invited.

  The meeting will be held at the station this Tuesday, April 24th. Topics to be discussed include: signing up for shows next semester; promotions activities for the next year; new station policies and goals; and extended training for DJs interested in live productions.

  Remember, shows are first come first served, so this is not a meeting to miss.

Affectionately,
the Board

WQHS Presents at PiLam!!!!!! this Saturday 4/21

  That's right kiddos, your favorite local concert promoter extraordinaire, WQHS is bringing you another night of awesome local (and not-so-local) music.



  The show will be at the PiLam house at 3914 Spruce Street. Admission is $5, and the show starts at 9PM. Local favorites Make A Rising, Run Runner, and Little Ocean will be playing, as well as our first out-of-towners, Soiled Mattress and the Springs.

  So come on out to support local music, celebrate the end of classes, and party with your favorite internet radio station.

Popped! Philadelphia

Hello loyal listeners! We here at the promotions department are thrilled to announce the Popped! Philadelphia festival, a week-long explosion of this city's finest local music. From April 9th through 15th, Dr. Dog, Illinois, Make A Rising, Grandchildren, Golden Ball, Spinto Band, and many more will be playing in a wide range of this city's clubs. From the distant reaches of Northern Liberties' Johnny Brenda's to WQHS' backyard at the Avant Gentlemen's Lodge, the Popped! Philadelphia festival is something to get excited about.

And that's not all for your favorite internet radio station: WQHS has secured a cross-promotion deal with Popped!, with DJs getting in to the shows for free to promote the station and our upcoming events. So stay tuned and get out all next week for Philly's finest music.

Hoodie and Shugz, co-DJs of the Fortnight!!!!!!!

  Congrats to Hoodie and Shugz for their ascension to the DJ of the Fortnight crown. And they're making history as our first co-winners. Good work fellas.

  Be sure to tune in to their show Sunday Night Street Party, fair listener. It's every Sunday from 10 PM to midnight. It's this fortnight's title-holder, and it's sure to get your weekend ended right.

ACOUSTIC PHILLY 03/27/07

Hey Everyone! It's that time of the week again; the Acoustic Philly show will be rocking your internet from 6pm-8pm. As ever, we've got two AP artists coming in for your listening pleasure:

LES PETIT SUPERFANTASTIC

AND

DAVE BERNOTH

It's gonna be a good show, so tune in, tune out, and we'll turn you on!

ACOUSTIC PHILLY 03/20/07

Hello, Internet!

Acoustic Philly DJ Extraordinaire Mike 'Guitar' Murphy here. I've finally got my act together enough to post the lineup for Acoustic Philly before the show todaya ;nd what a show it will be! Tune in, tune out and enjoy these awesome acts:

ED YOUNG

AND

MOUNTAIN MAN

As ever, I'll be there at 6pm, rocking you out with some nifty new tunes until the acoustic goodness starts at 7pm. See you then!

www.WQHS.org presents.... round 2 at the Haunted Cream Egg

Come one come all for another fabulous evening of rock and roll presented by us here at WQHS.org

It's gonna be a rip-roaring fun fest so tell your friends, family, and anyone else.

DJ of the Fortnight....DUANE KIRKSEY!

After another few weeks of amazing internet radio, we have decided that our DJ of the Fortnight for this period is none other than Duane Kirksey, with his hip hop extravaganza The Awakening, Mondays 10-noon. Good work, Duane.

Tune in over the next couple weeks to hear Duane spin sets that other DJs can only dream about. And let us know if you've heard any other DJs who deserve the glory of DJ of the Fortnight.

MICHAEL CASTLE is your very first DJ OF THE FORTNIGHT!!!!

  Thanks to all the DJs who participated in the first round of DJ of the Fortnight. All submitted classic performances, but in the end SOUTHERN COMFORT reigned supreme. Congrats to Mr. Castle: don't let the fame go to your head.

  Remember to let us know about any DJs that float your boats, listeners. The next crown is only a fortnight away.

DJ Of The Fortnight Is Back

Over the long and storied history of WQHS, DJ Of The Fornight was a particularly time-honored tradition. Every two weeks the finest DJs of the land proved their valour to earn the coveted title. But in recent years- as the station lost its way, ran with the wrong crowd, fell into debt, got evicted, slept in its car, and lost the rest of its money on a three-day binge of crystal meth and Adult Alternative Albums ("it worked for XPN" the station said between sobs)- the title lost its luster and impudent knaves claimed the illustrious title. DJ of the Fortnight slowly faded away, becoming a memory of glory days past.

BUT NOW IT'S BACK! And we want YOU, the listener, to tell us about your favorite DJs. Nominate them so we can listen over the course of the fortnight. Wax poetic about their many virtues so we can put it on posters and pretend we wrote it. Tune in and let us know what you think; just shoot an email to the promotions directors.

DJ Of The Fortnight is coming back better than ever, and it's gonna rock your world.

ACOUSTIC PHILLY 02/13/07

Hello, World Wide Web!

Acoustic Philly DJ Extraordinaire Mike Murphy here. We've got an awesome show lined up for you tonight, regardless of the snowy weather. Tune in, tune out and enjoy these awesome acts:

THE RODDIES

AND

BEN YOUNG

As ever, I'll be there at 6pm, rocking you out til the acoustic goodness starts at 7pm. See you then!

WQHS Show Aftermath

Thanks to everyone who came out to the show on Friday and to all the bands who played. If you were there, you know how awesome it was.

Pictures are up at the Pilam web site. You can also check there for more show listings at that location.

In other news, we're currently holding a tshirt design contest, as you may already know if you're a Penn student and have seen the flyers around. If you're interested in designing something, send an 2-color (color on background) image around 8x10" at 150 dpi to promotions (at) wqhs.org by Friday, February 9th. For everyone else, keep your eyes peeled for new shirts to go on sale in the coming weeks!

Live Music! February 2, 2007

WQHS (with a little help from Pilam) is putting on a show on February 2nd.

Here's the lineup:

• Golden Ball

• Creeping Weeds

• Brown Recluse Sings

• Arc in Round

Check it out at 3914 Spruce Street. The show starts at 8pm and costs $5 at the door. Bring your friends, family, and lovers! For a listing of other shows at Pilam, check out http://www.yarga.net.

ACOUSTIC PHILLY 01/23/07

Hey all you out there in Internetland, Mike Murphy here, and it's that time of the week again. A fresh new set of Acoustic Philadelphians will be showing up for your listening pleasure at WQHS tonight. We've got:

CRAY RAIL

and

LYNN KING

Tune in from 6pm-8pm, tune out and (acoustically) rock on!

ACOUSTIC PHILLY 01/16/07

Hey everyone! It's Mike Murphy here, reminding you to tune in to Acoustic Philly tonight from 6pm to 8pm for some crazy awesome Philadelphian musicians. Tonight, we've got:

Larry Saklad (Yet2B)

and

The Ellis Reed duo

And remember: Turn us on, and we'll turn you on.

Blogger

The WQHS news update system is now powered by Blogger, which means everything from here on out is archived and commentable and whatever other nice things this format has to offer.

Lament as I do such decentralization, get excited about other people updating the news!

New Site

So now it's a new year, and the website got a makeover. There are still some changes that will happen in the future, but the overall functionality is set and ripe for the browsing!

Anyway, I hope everyone had a swell break and holiday. We here at the station didn't get everything we asked for from Santa Claus (like customers at the Punk Rock Flea Market) but we DID get one special present.

This is our new friend 'Harrison Ford.' Santa left him under the Christmas tree this year, and we couldn't be happier about it! Actually, it wasn't Santa Claus; it was Google image search. In fact, it wasn't even under a tree; it was on the internet.

Well, in any case, you can get what you want by checking out the new schedule, tuning in, and enjoying.

It's going to be a rocking good semester with sonic radness, improved programming, and LIVE music! Yes, that's right. WQHS will be getting back into the Philadelphia music scene by bringing you live music as early as February. Stay tuned.