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WLRA
WLRA (88.1 FM) or sometimes called WLRA Radio, or WLRA-FM, is a college radio station broadcasting a variety format. Licensed to Lockport, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Chicago/greater Joliet region. The station is licensed to and owned by Lewis University. Lewis University is a private Roman Catholic and Lasallian university with an enrollment of around 6,800 students. The station is a member of the National Association of Broadcasters, Illinois Broadcasters Association, and Broadcast Education Association.
As with most colleges, WLRA included the music industry, and the musical tastes of the station's staff and the listening audience change over time. The college's radio station has the obligation to meet these challenges. As Cardinal John Henry Newman wrote: "to live is to change... and to be perfect is to have changed often". College radio stations pride themselves on promoting underplayed and under-represented forms of music, the obscure and unique – versus the mainstream. The college radio stations achieve this with independent music labels and the College Media JournalCMJ Online.[citation needed]
WLRA Radio's diverse programming reflects a traditional college radio format known as variety presented in block style (2–4 hour show).[citation needed]
WLRA Radio has hosted many innovative radio programs over the years. These include eclectic and Freeform, experimental college radio programming, weekly live radio talk shows, Lewis University Flyer sporting events from around the country, remote broadcasts, and community service events.[citation needed]
WLRA's current programming includes news and sports talk radio, coverage of Lewis University Flyer Sports, local high school football and basketball; music genre formats including adult album alternative, alternative rock, hip hop, rap, rock and roll, blues, jazz, reggae, religious, country, seasonal Christmas music, and Latina-American cultural immersion.
In the Fall 2008 semester, WLRA staffed 24 hours with students on air. The station also introduced a Trop Rock format called "The Island" which features calypso, reggae, and Caribbean rock music.[citation needed]
WLRA has broadcast many radio remotes from as far away as Florida to cover Lewis University Flyer Baseball, Las Vegas to broadcast "The Practice Squad" sports talk show; and also, the National Association of Broadcasters Convention at the Comrex booth. The radio station has also broadcast from The House of Blues in Chicago, LaLaPalooza, Jimmy Buffett pre-concert, Ditka's Restaurant in Chicago, and ESPN Zone in Chicago.[citation needed]
WLRA, with a commitment to community service, has produced marathon broadcasts for a local children's hospital and Christmas music programming with the United Way of Will County. In March 2011, broadcasting student Jodi Steinberg set a WLRA broadcasting record with a 76-hour non-stop on-air marathon during "To Kill A DJ".
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WLRA
WLRA (88.1 FM) or sometimes called WLRA Radio, or WLRA-FM, is a college radio station broadcasting a variety format. Licensed to Lockport, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Chicago/greater Joliet region. The station is licensed to and owned by Lewis University. Lewis University is a private Roman Catholic and Lasallian university with an enrollment of around 6,800 students. The station is a member of the National Association of Broadcasters, Illinois Broadcasters Association, and Broadcast Education Association.
As with most colleges, WLRA included the music industry, and the musical tastes of the station's staff and the listening audience change over time. The college's radio station has the obligation to meet these challenges. As Cardinal John Henry Newman wrote: "to live is to change... and to be perfect is to have changed often". College radio stations pride themselves on promoting underplayed and under-represented forms of music, the obscure and unique – versus the mainstream. The college radio stations achieve this with independent music labels and the College Media JournalCMJ Online.[citation needed]
WLRA Radio's diverse programming reflects a traditional college radio format known as variety presented in block style (2–4 hour show).[citation needed]
WLRA Radio has hosted many innovative radio programs over the years. These include eclectic and Freeform, experimental college radio programming, weekly live radio talk shows, Lewis University Flyer sporting events from around the country, remote broadcasts, and community service events.[citation needed]
WLRA's current programming includes news and sports talk radio, coverage of Lewis University Flyer Sports, local high school football and basketball; music genre formats including adult album alternative, alternative rock, hip hop, rap, rock and roll, blues, jazz, reggae, religious, country, seasonal Christmas music, and Latina-American cultural immersion.
In the Fall 2008 semester, WLRA staffed 24 hours with students on air. The station also introduced a Trop Rock format called "The Island" which features calypso, reggae, and Caribbean rock music.[citation needed]
WLRA has broadcast many radio remotes from as far away as Florida to cover Lewis University Flyer Baseball, Las Vegas to broadcast "The Practice Squad" sports talk show; and also, the National Association of Broadcasters Convention at the Comrex booth. The radio station has also broadcast from The House of Blues in Chicago, LaLaPalooza, Jimmy Buffett pre-concert, Ditka's Restaurant in Chicago, and ESPN Zone in Chicago.[citation needed]
WLRA, with a commitment to community service, has produced marathon broadcasts for a local children's hospital and Christmas music programming with the United Way of Will County. In March 2011, broadcasting student Jodi Steinberg set a WLRA broadcasting record with a 76-hour non-stop on-air marathon during "To Kill A DJ".