Spring 2007 Programming Schedule

 Key:   College Rock     Metal     RPM/Techno     World     Hip-Hop     Sports     Specialty

If you are still interested in becoming a DJ, find an open spot on the schedule and contact Ryan at rdelehunt@student.stonehill.edu and we'll get you in there as soon as possible.

Mission of WSHL

The Stonehill College Radio Station, WSHL, exists as a student managed, non-commercial, public service station serving the school and local community.  As a business, WSHL provides a channel of accessibility between the school and/or local companies and their respective students and customers.

WSHL is a student manages organization.  Through the care and dedication of students, the radio station runs smoothly in all areas:  entertainment, public service, news and promotions.  In its daily business, the station provides a variety of music for listeners, informs them of national and local news events, announces school news and events and advertises in the form of giveaways for community businesses.

To continue as a reliable source for its listeners, WSHL requires an advanced level of technology.  The station began as a carrier current station reaching only a few listeners on campus and today operates at 100 watts broadcasting to listeners in over four towns.  With such advancement, WSHL has become a powerful vehicle both at Stonehill and in the surrounding  community.

Local business owners and organization leaders benefit from the technology at WSHL.  Local business owners secure new customers through advertisement on WSHL in return for product giveaways.  Organizations also have the opportunity to convey informational messages through the medium of radio.  The college itself utilizes the radio station to announce school events, news, cancellations and other information.

The purpose of WSHL as a radio station is twofold.  Externally, the station provides public service to the community and the college.  Internally, WSHL is a motivational source for the students involved in its business.  The station provides a learning experience in a professional setting for the staff of over 100 students.  Moreover, the students take pride in their creation, and hard work to assure the continuation and advancement of WSHL in the future.

WSHL Staff:

Chief Engineer

Peter Q. George

pqgeorge@hotmail.com

Executive Board:

General Manager

Ryan Delehunt

 rdelehunt@student.stonehill.edu

Music Director

Ryan Connelly

rconnelly@student.stonehill.edu

Programming Director

James Rutuelo

jrutuelo@student.stonehill.edu

Production Director

Corey Miller

coreyjmiller@gmail.com

Metal Directors

Anthony Dambrie

wshlmetal@yahoo.com

Vinny Oddo

voddo@student.stonehill.edu

Hip-Hop Director

John Wright

wshlhiphop@yahoo.com

RPM Directors

Paul Cheung

 pcheung@student.stonehill.edu

Joey Adams

jadams@student.stonehill.edu

World Music Director

Jimmy Moreira

jrmoreira@student.stonehill.edu

Promotions Director

Ally Gotsell 

agotsell@student.stonehill.edu

Underwriting Director

Jordan Wilcox

 jwilcox@student.stonehill.edu

Sports Directors

Steve App-O'brien

sappobrien@student.stonehill.edu

John Parolin

jparolin@student.stonehill.edu

News Director

Anthony "Buddy" Calitri

buddycalitri@gmail.com

IT Director

Mathew Flicker

mflicker@student.stonehill.edu

Rules and Regulations

Violations of any of the following rules and regulations may result in an appearance before the WSHL Executive Board and will result in penalties ranging from written warnings to suspension or separation from WSHL-FM upon review of the WSHL executive Board of Directors.

Article 1: Violations of rules or regulations in this section will result in penalties ranging from one written warning to a limited suspension from WSHL-FM.

1.  No food or drink is allowed in the WSHL studio, production room, or News Room.  Food or drink may be consumed only outside the station.
2.  No smoking anywhere on the WSHL premises.
3.  Offensive or inappropriate music will not be played before 10pm and no later than 5am.  WSHL Executive Board Members reserve the right to deem what is offensive and inappropriate.  In case of the accidental broadcast of profanity the WSHL disc jockey is required to cease broadcast of material and immediately apologize to the listening audience.
4.  WSHL station logs are legal documents and must be completed in accordance with sample logs in the studio.  Station logs include; operating logs, program logs, playlists, EAS logs, and playlist and library counts.  Forgery or false information is prohibited.
5.  Disc Jockey’s must take transmitter readings once every hour.  If the transmitter readings do not meet sample readings, the disc jockey is required to contact the Chief Engineer and General Manager.
6.  Do not be tardy.  Arrive at least 10 minutes before your show begins.
7.  Other than free-form or specialty shows, do not play two songs by the same artist (double shot).
8.  Do not play the same song that was already played on the previous show.  WSHL disc jockeys are required to review the previous show’s playlist.
9.  All disc jockeys excluding free-form and specialty shows must play 12 playlist songs (4 per hour) and 3 adventure pick songs (1 per hour).
10.  All disc jockeys must program their shows in accordance to the guidelines set forth by the WSHL Program Director.
11.  All albums must be filed by the conclusions of a disc jockey’s shift.  The disc Jockey will be held accountable for station cleanliness and the proper filing of the albums.
12.  Shows will consist of no more than three disc jockeys.

Article 2: Violations of WSHL rules and regulations in this section will result in penalties ranging from WSHL community service to a suspension of up to 1 semester.  An accumulation of two written warnings will be the equivalent of one Article 2 violation.

13.  Alcohol and/or drug use is strictly prohibited on WSHL premises.  Inebriation during or prior to broadcast is also prohibited.
14.  No property of WSHL is to be removed from the station.  WSHL staff members are responsible for all property that is missing during their allotted time-slot.  Anyone found in possession of WSHL property will be prosecuted by Stonehill College Inc.  Only WSHL Executive Board Members reserve the right to remove WSHL property.
15.  Swearing and other inappropriate language in not allowed on the airwaves.
16.  All WSHL staff are required to attend their broadcasts.  Staff members are required to find trained replacements for their broadcasts as well as contact the Program Director.  If unable to find a replacement, contact a member of the WSHL Executive Board of Directors in advance to said broadcast.
17.  Staff members are not allowed to turn the transmitter on or off without prior approval from either the General Manager or Program Director.
18.  Disc jockeys are allowed only one guest per show.  Disc jockeys will be held responsible for the actions of their guest, and the enforcement of WSHL rules and regulations.
19.  Disc Jockeys must do an Emergency Alert Test when required, and also contract a member of the WSHL Board of Directors.
20.  All disc jockeys are required to operate within the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) standards.

Article 3: Violations of WSHL rules and regulations in this section will result in penalties ranging from 1 semester suspension to a permanent separation from WSHL.  The accumulation of 3 or more written warnings equals a violation of Article 3.

21.  Staff members are not allowed to tamper with any of the equipment on the transmitter rack.  Except for transmitter readings.
22.  Slanderous remarks will not be tolerated.
23.  The Executive Board of Directors reserves the right to revise these rules and regulations as the necessity rises.

Technical Information

From Peter Q. George, Chief Engineer

When WSHL-FM signed-on for the first time in January, 1974, we operated with a 10 watt mono Wilkinson FME-10 FM exciter fed into a 2-bay horizontally polarized antenna, located high above the campus atop Donahue Hall (better known as "The Big House"). In spite of a rather "flea powered" signal, our mighty 10 watts covered a good amount of real estate (about 7 to 10 miles in all directions). Alas, in 1978 the FCC, gave the mandate that ALL 10 watt educational FM stations must upgrade to 100 watts or risk losing their "protected status". WSHL-FM had to abide by that ruling and had to make a LOT of plans to speed up the process to 100 watts.

Thankfully, with the help of Engineering Consultant Edward Perry (currently owner of WATD-FM/95.9 in Marshfield, Massachusetts) AND some VERY dedicated WSHL-FM staffers over the years, and through the co-operation of first adjacent station WBIM-FM/91.5 at Bridgewater State College, WSHL-FM made the switch to Stereo and 100 watts in early January, 1982. Today, WSHL-FM operates with 100 watts in Stereo 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (366 in leap years), using circular polarization as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, DC. Our studios and transmitter are located at the Communication Building (formerly the College Center) on the campus of Stonehill College in North Easton, Massachusetts and we are assigned to operate on a carrier frequency of 91.3 megahertz (Channel 217A). In addition, our entire broadcast day is available to the world via our RealAudio feed, located elsewhere in this website (Check it out!).

Our transmitter consists of a new Broadcast Electronics FM-250C FM unit, throttled back to our licensed power of 92 watts. This signal is fed directly to our 2-bay Cetec directional antenna, via half-inch Heliax antenna cable. Our antenna's maximum lobe is aimed toward the northwest, protecting first-adjacent station WBIM-FM (who has a opposite pattern aimed toward the southeast, protecting WSHL-FM). Our antenna's "gain factor" provides for the equivalent power of 100 watts, throughout our local coverage area, roughly 7-15 miles around the Greater Easton/Brockton area.

Our audio chain consists of a Radio Systems RS-12 Stereo Mixer (installed in August, 1994). Currently it serves as host to our two Denon CD Players, two Technics turntables, our BE three-slot cart deck , two Electro-Voice RE-20 microphones (still the standard of the industry)... plus several assorted auxiliary inputs from our news and production studios. Our audio is fed into our SAGE Endec EAS encoder/decoder, to provide instant access for our listeners, in case of any national, local or weather related emergency. The audio is then fed via dual phone lines to our audio processing/stereo generator system which consists of an Aphex Compellor fed into our new Orban Optimod-8200 Digital Audio Processor (installed July, 1999). We are in the midst of slowly upgrading our studios for digital audio (more on that in the future).

In addition, we have a complete full-power auxiliary transmitter system consisting of a 1982 Harris MX-15 Exciter fed into a BEXT PJ-200 amplifier (throttled back to 92 watts). This transmitter is still fully functional after all these years and has continually served us well, since the day it was installed in December, 1981. It also has the original 1982 Orban Optimod-8100A Stereo Generator/Audio Processor ready for "stand-by" use.

Technically speaking, this is what makes WSHL-FM tick... 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We take great pride in providing our listeners the finest in non-commercial/alternative programming available..... ANYWHERE. For me, as Chief Engineer of WSHL-FM since 1983, it is a labor of love. I welcome any questions of a technical or regulatory nature at anytime. I maybe be reached at 508.238.2612 or 508.565.1215. Or, if you wish, you may e-mail me at: pqgeorge@hotmail.com. Thank you for listening and 73!

Regards,

Peter Q. George (K1XRB) Chief Engineer, WSHL-FM