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DJ’s Wanted!!!

Looking for a way to get involved in something awesome at Loyola? Interested in music? Always wanted… [more]

Interpol & Twin Tigers Concert

I was first introduced to Interpol in 2004 when I heard their album, Antics. I became fond of the band… [more]

Fitz and The Tantrums

For some bands, it takes a lifetime to build this success, but few performers deliver an unrestrained… [more]

From the Vault: Michael Phelps and Loyola

We all know how much Michael achieved at the 2004 Olympics. The records set and shattered, and the shine… [more]

Lollapalooza 2010

With 240,000 people, 130 bands, on 110 acres of the beautiful Grant Park, Lollapalooza saw its 19th year… [more]

Hans at play

Hans at play. Since he is no longer a DJ, or even a student, we really have no explanation for this… [more]

DJ’s Wanted!!!

September 1st, 2010 by Amanda Nolan

Looking for a way to get involved in something awesome at Loyola? Interested in music? Always wanted to hear your voice on the airwaves? Well, here’s your chance! WLOY is looking for DJ’s to host their own shows in the fall! If you’re interested in becoming a part of the WLOY team, come to our open houses on September 7th – 9th at 7 – 9pm in Bellarmine Hall (by the new Iggy’s Market). Can’t make it to one of the open houses? You can also e-mail wfpotter@loyola.edu with a short bio telling us how great you are, the type of music your show will highlight and a sample playlist for your show.

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Listen / Watch WLOY Now on CH 35

September 1st, 2010 by Tim Teeling

NOTE: This announcement only applies to Loyola students living on the Evergreen campus. This does NOT apply to people living in the Baltimore area.

If you haven’t noticed already, the TV channels in your dorm room have changed! There have been a bunch of great new additions made to the channel lineup over the summer, however you need a TV with a digital tuner to see all of them.

We have moved from Channel 50 to Channel 35. Some of you are wondering, why does a radio station have a TV channel? The answer is BECAUSE WE CAN! You can tune into WLOY on your TV and watch the pretty picture slideshow on your screen. You can also listen to us as the music bed to the new channel guide on Channel 3.

More information about the TV upgrades on campus can be found at Technology Services.

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Fitz and The Tantrums

August 31st, 2010 by Ryan Nisley

Fitz

For some bands, it takes a lifetime to build this success, but few performers deliver an unrestrained blast of soul-clapping, get-down-on-the-floor, moneymaker shakers like Fitz and the Tantrums. Fitz and the Tantrums have resurrected a sound that’s been dormant for decades: the blues of a 1970’s love affair. It all started with a neglected vintage organ, and since then they’ve been keepin’ it real like it’s 1969. The organ became a driving force for the front man, Fitz, and helped him to find his voice. When his ex-girlfriend called him about the old organ, he knew exactly what to write about. It inspired him to compose the breakup song, “Pickin’ Up the Pieces,” which is also the title of the album.

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Save Student Station KTRU

August 19th, 2010 by The Professor

Yesterday the University of Houston approved a deal to buy the non-commercial, student-staffed 50,000 watt KTRU-FM from Rice University. The trouble is, no one mentioned it to KTRU! Rice University apparently decided to sell the station for between $9-10 million dollars to U of H without any public discussion. The deal will effectively kill independent radio in the Houston market, end 40 years of Rice student radio and add another NPR affiliate to the market. Rice has had major losses in it’s endowment in the past year, but the explanation given is that the money will fund new programs. Perhaps the most amazing thing is the statement from their PR office claiming that “the students aren’t losing anything” since they will move to the internet?! Ok, we at WLOY will happily trade our internet stream for your 50,000 watt FM signal ANY DAY. Please call

Want to find out more? Savektru.org is one of the many sites set up to support cancellation of the deal. KTRU was threatened with shutdown in 2000 and raised enough noise from the community and alumni to bring them back from the brink then.

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Lollapalooza 2010

August 16th, 2010 by Taylor DeBoer

With 240,000 people, 130 bands, on 110 acres of the beautiful Grant Park, Lollapalooza saw its 19th year as a festival as an overwhelming success for the Austin based promoters C3. Perry Ferrell’s traveling festival is a distant afterthought. Instead we’ve become accustomed to the three-day event and are finally getting used to it as a mainstay Chicago event every August.

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