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Spring 1-1-1966
WGLT Program Guide, February-May, 1966
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WGLT-AM began broadcasting a closed-circuit radio service to the students in the dormitories at Illinois State University in 1962. A source of in formation and entertainment on the campus, WGLT-AM is student-managed and student staff ed. WGLT-AM offers experience and training in broadcast techniques and strives to develop in the staff and among the listeners an appreciation of this vital medium of communication that has come to play such a major role in our lives.
WGLT-FM, a duly licensed 10 Watt educational FM broadcast facility, is an extension of radio service to the students in off-campus housing and all residents of the Blooming-Normal com munity.
WGLT-AM and FM will be on the air only when the University is in session during the regular school year. There will be no broad casts during extended holidays--Thanksgiv ing, Christmas, Spring vacation, and the Summer months.
Broadcast days, Spring, 1966: February 4 - March 31 April 12 - May 28
A Statement of Purpose WGLT-AM and FM, a radio broadcasting facility of Illinois State University, exists as a training ground in broadcasting techniques and as a medi um of communication between the University and the Student Body as well as between the University and the Community. The programs broadcast are designed to meet the information and entertain ment needs of all listeners with an educational orientation in order to stimulate intellectual and cultural growth. Please allow us 48 hours to process the copy and A Statement of Policy schedule the announcements. We reserve the right In all WGLT-AM and FM programming we shall to select that material we believe to be most suited endeavor to reflect and emphasise the educational to our purpose and policies. values of program content. To the responsibilities of propriety and good taste we add the educational responsibilities pertinent to a university serving the Our Program Schedule public. In an effort to avoid direct duplication of . . . is designed to appeal to and meet the needs services available through commercial stations, we of a variety of audiences at what we believe to be shall give some emphasis to types of music and convenient times. informative subject matter not frequently heard on other stations but appropriately associated with the standards of intellect and culture of an institution Following an hour of dinner music from 5 to 6 of higher learning. P.M., Monday through Friday, we present infor mation of interest to the entire Community. WGLT-AM and FM, in keeping with the educa tional FM license, shall furnish a non-profit and Light, entertaining music is next on the schedule non-commercial broadcast service. for your early evening relaxation and enjoyment WGLT-AM and FM intends to serve both the with 5-minutes of news at 8 P.M. University and the Community. We are happy to make time available for objective and articulate Music-lovers-or "long-hairs" if you wish-will discussion of issues vital to all of us as individuals enjoy a full 1-hour and 55-minute concert mid and as fellow-citizens. We ask only that all who evening from 8:05 to 10:00. wish to use our facilities for such purposes coop erate with us in assuring objectivity, articulate expression of ideas, and fair and equal opportun After full coverage of news, weather, and sports ity for a variety of opinions to be aired. at 10 P.M., light music and discussion programs will be aired on alternate evenings. We wish to present religious and political subject matter in objective and informative programs, At 11 P.M. WGLT-AM and FM presents pro avoiding denominational appeals and direct cam gramming designed primarily for I.S.U. students in paigning. off-campus housing as well as in the dormitories. Public service announcements of educational or Popular music with announcements of special con cultural significance sponsored by the Community cern to the students continue until sign-off. and Community organizations as well as those sponsored by the University will be aired on Saturday and Sunday we begin programming at WGLT-AM and FM. We request that you submit 6 P.M. with music from Broadway and Holly information or copy for such announcements to: wood. The weekend emphasis is on music---from Continuity and Promotion Director the "classics" to popular-with news at 8, 10, WGLT·AM and FM and 12 midnight and student-oriented program Illinois State University ming after 11 P .M. Normal, Illinois 61761 540kc WGLT-AM DORMITORY COMMUNITY WGLT-FM 91.7mc
6:30 A.M.- MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 8:45 A.M. WGLT-AM 3:00 P.M.- WGLT-AM (to domitories 4:59 P.M. only} 4:59 P.M. WGLT-FM. Sign-on WGLT-FM Sign-on WGLT-FM Sign-on WGLT-FM Sign-on WGL T-FM Sign-on 5:00 Time to Dine Time to Dine Time to Dine Time to Dine Time to Dine 5:59 p.m. Sign-on 5:59 p.m. Sign-on
6:00 News-Weath-Spts News-Weath-Spts News-Weath-Spts News-Weath-Spts News-Weath-Spts
6:15 Dutch Light Music Japan Guidebook Brit. Press Review Music from Music from Calendar Calendar Broadway and Broadway and I.S.U. Presents 6:30 Panorama of Arts Music for Hollywood Hollywood everyone 7:00 Music for everyone Music for everyone Music for everyone Music for everyone
8:00 News News News News News News News
8:05 I.S.U. Presents Music of Music of Music of Music of Music of Light 8:30 the Masters the Masters the Masters the Masters the Masters Classics Sunday Classics
10:00 News News News News News News-Weather News-Weather
10:05 Almanac-Weather Almanac-Weather Almanac-Weather Almanac-Weather Almanac-Weather Sports Sports
10:10 Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports
10:15 Jet Set Light Bull Light Classics Jet Set Session Classics Forum Jet Set
11:00 Night Flight Night Flight Night Flight Night Flight Night Flight Night Flight Night Flight
12:00 News-Weath-Spts News-Weath-Spts News-Weath-Spts News-Weath-Spts News-Weath-Spts News-Weath-Spts News-Weath-Spts
12:10 A.M. Night Flight Night Flight Night Flight Night Flight Night Flight Night Flight Night Flight 1:00 Sign-Off Sign-Off Sign-Off Sign-Off Sign-Off
2:00 Sign-Off Sign-Off
Sign-on and Sign-off times will be adjusted and This program schedule is subject to change as we discover scheduled programs pre-empted for play-by-play specific needs for types of programs and more appropriate broadcasts of I.S.U. sports events. times for programs. Please communicate your reactions to us. Program Notes Concert or "classical" music from 8: 05 to 10 each Informative programs include news at 6, 8, 10 and evening, Monday through Friday, features record 12 midnight. To the United Pres International ings from our own library plus special programs teletype service coverage of national and interna and program series made available to educational tional news we add student coverage of campus stations from our own country as well as other and local events, local weather forcasts, and sports countries around the world. coverage.
At 6: 15 P.M. each Tuesday and Thursday a cal Programs of lighter "classical" music-shorter, endar of local educational and cultural events with more well-known and popular works-are heard appropriate promotion and comments is featured at 10:15 Wednesday, 8:05 Saturday, and 10:10 in a program format including light music. Sunday evenings. Some choral and religious music is included in "Sunday Classics" at 8:30 P.M. A variety of musical and informative programming from other lands is incorporated in the schedule. Each evening, seven days per week, from 11 to These programs are made available through the sign-off the sounds of "Night Flight"-music, an broadcast services of different countries and nouncements, features-are designed for student through the Broadcasting Foundation of America. listeners both off-campus and in the dormitories. The title "ISU Presents" (6:30 P.M., Wednesday and 8 :05 P.M., Sunday) is an attempt to indicate a variety of educational and cultural subject matter As WGLT-FM joins WGLT-AM to present a including discussion, commentary, and lectures as broadcast service for a community-wide audience, well as "performances" by students and faculty of our goals are to expand the training and experience the University. offered to our students in all phases of broadcast ing and to give both the Public and the University Two programs that have been popular with the a variety of non-commercial educational program students and on which many residents of the com ming. munity have, in the past, discussed issues with the University staff and students for the dormitory audience are "Bull Session" and "Forum". These You can help us to serve you by writing your com programs are now heard by our FM audience at ments to: 10: 15 on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Entertainment programs include a variety of music WGLT-AM and FM scheduled in segments or blocks of time for the Cook Hall general audience as well as audiences with specific Illinois State University interests. Normal, Illinois 61761 We salute . . . WJBC-AM and FM Bloomington, Illinois WJBC moved to Bloomington-Normal in 1934 from LaSalle, Illinois, where it began operations in 1925. The first WJBC studios here were on the top floor of Cook Hall, the present location of WGLT, and since the beginning of broadcasting here the Station and the University have enjoyed a cooperative spirit of service to this community. WJBC-FM offers listeners fine music programming with network news.
WIOK Normal, Illinois On September 20, 1965, WIOK celebrated the third anniversary of broadcasting in Bloomington Normal. The past year has been one of expansion for WIOK with new management, new studios, night-time programming, and an all new program format including good music and increased public service to the community.
We thank • • . both local stations for their cooperation with and many excellent services rendered for Illinois State University.
WGLT-AM and FM will be on the air only when the University is in sesion during the regular school year. There will be no broad casts during extended holidays--Thanks giving, Christmas, Spring vacation, and the Summer months.
Broadcast days, Spring, 1966 February 4 - March 31 April 12 - May 28 WGLT-AM and FM Cook Hall Illinois State University Normal, Illinois 61761