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Keith Fischer ’02- WDCV Sports Broadcasting Advisor- To Be Inducted Into Dickinson Sports Hall of Fame

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Keith Fischer ’02, WDCV’s Sport Broadcasting Advisor, is a humble guy who probably didn’t want to make a big deal about him getting inducted into the Dickinson Sports Hall of Fame for Football…..so he didn’t tell us.  The internet is great for finding out these bits of info though, so as we looked at the Homecoming Schedule (WDCV is planning a BIG celebration that weekend for our 50th Anniversary) we noticed this post about the football game.

Sat. Sept 29th 2012 1 p.m. 
Red Devils vs. Franklin & Marshall Football Game  Wear red to show your school spirit! At halftime, the newest members of Dickinson’s Sports Hall of Fame will be introduced: At halftime, the newest members of Dickinson’s Sports Hall of Fame will be introduced. Christine Hufenbecher ’02 (indoor & outdoor track), Keith Fischer ’02 (football), Kim Unsworth Franklin ’96 (swimming), Liz Allen Starks ’02 (cross country/indoor & outdoor track). Longtime equipment manager Sherwood “Dutch” Kepner will be posthumously inducted, and the 1999-2002 Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Team also will be honored for their achievements. $3 for adults, $1 for children over 10, free for students with their Dickinson ID and children under 10. Biddle Field

WHAT!? Sorry Keith, this is too good to keep under wraps.  Kudos on your achievement!  WDCV thanks you for doing such a great job with our Sports Broadcasting team and we are super happy you will be recognized for the years you spent playing on Biddle Field.

 

 

Returning DJ Info Session

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Welcome back Dickinsonians!!  We can’t wait to get you back on the air so this year we are fast tracking our info session so we can start broadcasting this weekend.  There will be an info session for RETURNING DJs on Tuesday August 28th at 7pm in Stafford Audtiorium.  If you miss it,  you can attend one of the NEW DJ info sessions September 5th & 6th(wed. & thur) at 7pm in Tome 115.  You MUST attend one of these to get a show so you have 3 chances if you are a returning DJ.  This might be our best semester EVER.  It’s our 50th Anniversary and we are planning some BIG stuff for Homecoming Weekend.  We hope you will be DJ again so you can be part of it.  We can’t wait to see you all again!

 

***Community DJs don’t have to attend this meeting. Email wdcvfm@gmail.com if you can no longer do your show or need to change the time.***

Weekly Free Shows at Messiah College

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Our little Central Pa valley has quite a few colleges packed between the mountains.  We like to keep up with what shows are going on locally so we can know if a road trip is in order.  For the past few years, Messiah has put on a great weekly show series called b sides.  Every Wednesday there is another band playing for in their student union.  You may not have heard of the bands, but that shouldn’t stop you from paying them a visit.  Free weekly live music is a bonus no matter how small the band.

How People Listen to Music via NPR & Nielson

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We have often heard that only about 20% of college students come to school with a radio.  We consider this statistic when we try to grow our audience by thinking of different ways to connect with people both on and off campus.  We often broadcast Live on Britton Plaza and at downtown events so we can meet people in our community and come out of the shadows of the HUB basement.  NPR posted this blog today that showed a rather interesting breakdown of how teens listen to music.  We are surprised and encouraged to find that 56% of teens still listen to the radio.  When we looked at the data that this graph was taken from, we were even more encouraged.

Nielson has a whole report on how people discover music.  So how do most people still find music? RADIO! We are pleased as punch that people still respect and use this medium.  Why do people like radio?  It’s free.  It’s always on.  You don’t have to think of what you want to listen to, you just have to know what stations give you the news, information and music that you like.  Also, some stations still have real djs.  Live people playing music just for you.  How nice:)

We also believe that College Radio is still very important even in this world of changing media.  College Radio is one of the few remaining un-commerialized forms of mass media. Our students can start broadcasting the first year they get on campus.  We hope that teens (and adults) will continue enjoying and supporting College Radio.  We turn 50 this year and we are planning on being around for a long, long time.

Upcoming Local Shows for the Start of the Semester

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People are always complaining that there aren’t any good shows or events in the area.  Well, this list proves them wrong….

9/8-Abbey Bar (21 & over) – Harrisburg We Were Promised Jet Packs

 

 

 

 

9/14 Carlisle Theatre – Josh Ritter

 


 

 

 

9/22 Hershey-Farm Aid

 

 

 

 

 

10/4 Abbey Bar (21 & over) – Harrisburg Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

 

 

 

 
10/24 Whitaker Center-Harrisburg- Henry Rollins – Spoken Word

WDCV 50th Anniversary-Alumni & Homecoming Weekend Updates!

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Hello WDCV Alumni!!

Thanks again for filling out WDCV’s alumni survey and keeping in touch!  We wanted to update you on our plans for our 50th Anniversary festivities.

Dickinson College’s Alumni Weekend is just around the corner (June 8th & 9th) and today (May 25th) is the last day to register for the weekend.  WDCV will be holding a few events including a live broadcast on Britton Plaza Friday June 8th from 1-3pm and an Open House Saturday June 9th from 1-3pm.  We will be showcasing our vast archive of images, newspaper clippings and other memorabilia we have collected from WDCV’s last 50 years.

It’s not too late to share your personal collection with us!  Please email if you have anything you might want to donate to WDCV or make a copy for us to have.  If you are coming out for the weekend, bring your stuff along and we can try to make copy while you are here!  If you know of any WDCV alums that haven’t connected with us, please forward this on to them too!

We are hoping to connect with a few of you attending from the class of 1962.  We are celebrating 50 years right along with you and thank you for helping to get WDCV started!

No worries if you can’t make it out for Alumni Weekend because this is just a warm up to our big plans for Homecoming Weekend (September 29th).  We are hoping WDCV alums will connect with each other and plan to come out in groups.  We have heard such great stories through the alumni survey and we want to here all of the details of your time at WDCV.  Mark your calendar because here is what we have planned:

 

  • Live Broadcast from the Football Game
  • Sports Broadcasters Meet and Greet at Biddle Field
  • Live Broadcasts on Britton Plaza
  • WDCV Open House & Alumni DJing
  • WDCV 50 Year Archive Display
  • WDCV Alumni Reception

While you are here, pick up your WDCV gear!  We will have free buttons as well as t-shirts and other goodies for sale.  Thanks again for supporting WDCV-FM all of these years.  We can’t wait to see you soon!!!!

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Awesome Local Shows

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Sometimes you don’t have to drive all of the way to Baltimore, Philly or NYC to see a good show.  Some are happening rather close by.  Check out these upcoming shows at local venues.

WoodBrothers

03/19/2012 – The Wood Brothers

The Abbey Bar at Appalachian Brewing Company
Doors at: 07:00 PM | Show Starts: 07:30 PM – $15/$18 cover Tickets

For Chris and Oliver Wood, music has always been a family affair. Raised in Boulder, Colorado by a Harvard-trained microbiologist [more]

Fri 03/23/12 DRI – Reverb – Reading (tickets)

03/24/2012 – Quagmire Swim Team at Savannah’s on Hannasavannahs

Savannah’s on Hanna
Doors at: 08:00 PM | Show Starts: 09:00 PM – 10.00/12.00 cover Tickets

Quagmire Swim Team is an unusually generic jamband with common skills and an incredibly lame audience. The band’s songs are [more]

conspirator

04/15/2012 – CONSPIRATOR

The Abbey Bar at Appalachian Brewing Company
Doors at: 07:00 PM | Show Starts: 08:00 PM – $16/$18 cover Tickets

2011 has been a seminal year for Conspirator. Formed in 2004 by Aron Magner and Marc Brownstein (The Disco Biscuits’ [more]

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04/17/2012 – Raekwon’s Unexpected Victory Tour

The Abbey Bar at Appalachian Brewing Company
Doors at: 07:00 PM | Show Starts: 08:00 PM – $25 advance cover

Plus guest MC Supernatural and more TBA Tickets on sale March 4 at 8AM Corey Woods aka Raekwon The Chef, [more] Tickets

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04/25/2012 – Colin Hay

Colin Hay may be best known as the lead singer for Men At Work, the platinum selling Australian band that [more]

The Gallery at The Abbey Bar at Appalachian Brewing Company
Doors at: 07:30 PM | Show Starts: 08:00 PM – $22/$25 cover Tickets

real_estate_june-1__artist_main05/01/2012 – Real Estate

The Abbey Bar at Appalachian Brewing Company
Doors at: 07:00 PM | Show Starts: 08:00 PM – $10/$12 cover Tickets

Plus guests TWERPS On October 17th (18th in North America) 2011, New Jersey’s Real Estate will release Days, their second [more]

 

Kurt Vile and the ViolatorsThu, May 17, 2012

Chameleon Club (Lancaster)

Kurt Vile and the Violators

Black Bananas, True Widow

DickDale

07/20/2012 – Dick Dale

The Abbey Bar at Appalachian Brewing Company
Doors at: 07:00 PM | Show Starts: 08:00 PM – $25 advance cover Tickets

The Dick Dale Phenomenon. His style is something different and unique. Since his first appearances Balboa, Ca. at the famed [more]

WDCV 50th Anniversary in 2012!!

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Hello WDCV Alumni!

Did you know that this year we are celebrating WDCV’s 50th anniversary? It’s true! We’re planning a big celebration over Homecoming & Family Weekend, so mark your calendars for Sept. 28-30, 2012!

To prepare for our big 5-0, we want to reconnect with the people who have made the station what it is today—our alumni. We have a list of alumni who have noted WDCV as one of their activities; however, there are probably plenty of alumni out there with whom we would love to reconnect, even if they only took a few spins at the station. We hope you will pass this information their way so we can gather as much WDCV history as possible.

Our goal is to gather items to create a WDCV online showcase that chronicles the last 50 fun-filled years. We have been digging through the archives and yearbooks for references to the station. In addition to your stories, we hope you will share any WDCV-related pictures, posters and memorabilia lurking in your garages.

Also, we would love to hear from you about your time at WDCV! To make this the best 50th anniversary, we hope you can help us gather more information about the station by filling out this quick survey.

To share your stories, memorabilia or posters from your days at WDCV, e-mail wdcvalumni@gmail.com.  You may send digital images of photos or memorabilia, but if you would be interested in donating the originals to the archives, send them to us at the address listed on the right. Have any old recordings?  We’d love to hear those as well, so feel free to share old shows, stories or recordings. If you have any questions, contact us directly and we will find a way to help!

We hope you will stay in touch with WDCV through our Web site wdcvfm.com and our Facebook and Twitter pages. We are just in the planning stages of the celebration, so we welcome your ideas.

Here’s to 50 years—let’s make this the biggest WDCV reunion ever!

Thank you,

WDCV Exec Board

Contact Us!wdcvalumni@gmail.comWDCV-FMDickinson CollegePO Box 1773Carlisle, PA 17013