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Announcer: From it's humble beginnings in Stevens Hall back in 1964 as WORO, the University of Maine's student-run radio station, WMEB-FM, has changed and grown over the years. With new studios in the Memorial Union, WMEB has a staff of over 50 volunteers who man the airwaves. The programming is as diverse as the campus itself.
Alfred Schulz, Program Director: "Most of our shows are alternative shows, I guess, is the genre of music. Mainly, it's sort of underground indie rock."
Thomas Grucza, Station Manager: "You have so many people coming together; they have so many different ideas and so many different views of music and what music is to them, the special importance of music in their lives and they bring that to the studio with them."
Announcer: WMEB has always been a place where students can learn by doing, gaining valuable experience, while at the same time, having fun.
Michael Murphy, Station Advisor: "We've got a couple of alumni still doing shows, we've got instructors and professors, and our core is certainly the students."
New music is certainly what the station emphasizes throughout it's schedule. The music directors get dozens of CD's a week which get reviewed, screened and placed into bins for students to play on the air.
Emily Burnham, music director: "Here's a place where you can tune in and here any number of things--you'll definitely hear something you've never heard."
Michael Murphy on the air: "That was Joe Balamafsa doing a cover of 'Reconsider Baby.' I've got the Black Keys up right now, going to do a tune called 'The Desperate Man.'"
Emily Burnham: "Even the most avid audiophile is going to hear something they haven't heard before on a daily basis on this radio station."
Announcer: WMEB continues to broadcast on 91.9 FM, the frequency it's occupied since 1964. It's transmitter has been recently upgraded to 600 watts and the station has a world-wide listening audience on the Web. Many WMEB alumni have gone on to successful careers in the broadcasting industry.
Brian Naylor, National Public Radio: "It instilled in me the sense of confidence, I think, that all things are possible."
