New Transmitter Online and Broadcasting HD

WREK's new transmitter is now online and began broadcasting in HD on March 25th at 12:12PM. This story in the Technique has the details. Oh, and Happy 40th Birthday, WREK!

WREK 40th Anniversary Bash

As part of WREK's 40th Anniversary Celebration, the "40th Anniversary WREKtacular" will be held at The Drunken Unicorn, 736 Ponce de Leon, NE on Saturday, March 29. See the poster above, or visit the WREK website for more details.

An "Alumni/Student Get-Together" is also being planned for the evening of Friday, March 28. More details as they become available.

New Transmitter Arrives!

WREK took delivery of its new HD-capable transmitter last Tuesday morning. It will be assembled and installed during Spring Break next week. For more details, see the WREK website. Congrats to WREK on the new arrival!

New WREK Transmitter Funded

According to "Council Clippings" section of the Nov. 30 Technique, Georgia Tech Student Government just passed a bill allocating $180K for a new HD-capable transmitter. The current plan is to use the subchannel for a time-delay broadcast of the regular signal and also for broadcasting of additional Tech sporting events.

Update: According to GM Brad Petrick, WREK would welcome donations to help them raise the remaining funds needed for the new transmitter. The total cost is estimated to be about $187K, so they are currently $7K short. To make a contribution, visit the WREK web page and click on the "Donate" link.

Congratulations

WREK has been selected by Creative Loafing as the Critic's Pick for Best Overall Radio Station in its Best of Atlanta 2007 awards.

Waiting for the Other Shoe...

No, this blog isn't dead - it's just that no public information is available about outcome of the Radio Communications Board's review of WREK and the various proposals for WREK's future.

However, I have learned that the RCB completed its review and made a set of recommendations regarding the various proposals at the end of last semester. I will post again when definitive information is available. In the meantime, thanks to everyone who expressed their support for WREK.

WREK Town Hall Meeting TODAY 11AM

The WREK Town Hall Meeting will be held today, April 17 from 11AM-12PM in the Campanile Plaza on the Tech campus. A "Pre-Town Hall Meet and Greet" will be held immediately beforehand, from 10-11AM, and a post-meeting show fill run from 12-1PM immediately afterward.

The meeting will feature a discussion about WREK's future, including the WREK 2007-2010 Strategic Plan (PDF), which is posted on WREK's website. Here is a brief summary of the Strategic Plan taken from the WREK website:

WREK has been profoundly shaped by Georgia Tech and its student body. Founded by Tech students in 1968 as a noncommercial educational station operating in tandem with the Institute’s mission to educate and serve the public, WREK is run by students who exemplify the initiative, creativity, leadership, and engineering excellence that Tech nurtures.

WREK wants to shape a future that envisions us as a leader among independent, student-run college radio stations. We will achieve this by keeping the station on the cutting edge of radio technology and positioning ourselves as an important and original source of ideas, information, and entertainment for both Tech’s campus and the growing public it serves.

Update (9:40AM): WREK will broadcast the meeting live and will also stream webcam video of the meeting at the WREK website, www.wrek.org.

Another Update (Wed, 4:10PM): If you missed the broadcast, you can listen to it here on the WREK Archive until it is automatically erased next Tuesday.