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mm VOLUME 5 1. ISSUE 7b Wl ONL'JDAY. APUIL 17, 1771 IGNPOST Weber State University Ocden, Utah THE Transmitter expands WSU radio station's market area 1 -h -r fygvfev By Lorin J. May News editor of The Sgnpost Wt-ber State radio station KWCR today begins the first leg in its goal to become a wide-coverage commercial radio station. The rvlocation of a new transmitter in Promontory Tower will be instrumental in expanding coverage from its current 55 watts to a capability that could broadcast from Brigham City to Tooele.

"We're on pins and needles in anticipation," said KWCR Station Manager Brad Wilson. "Some Salt Lake City businesses are already calling to advertise and underwrite, even before we start transmitting." "I can't say it's long overdue, but it's long overdue since Brad Wilson and (former station manager) GaryToyn started working here," said Bill Clapp, electrical engineering professor and station engineer. "It's a significant step forward." The 512,000 transmitter was purchased ljst month with money allocated from student fees. Clapp said the college usually comes up with the initial investments tor the radio station, "but someday we hope to be self-sufficient," he said. "It depends on how aggressive the students are in getting advertisers." "Some day there will come a day when we can pay all students (at the station) and not have to ask for money," Clapp said.

The new transmitter will power an antenna on a tower that will be installed on the roof of Promontory Tower in early May. The current antenna will be modified for higher quality transmission and placed atop a 50-foot tower on Promontory Tower. During the transition the station will be off the air for as many as two weeks. Clapp said audience reception will vary due to FM radio's line-of-sight limitations. Unobstructed space between transmitters and home receivers is needed for optimal reception.

Hill Air Force Base will block some Davis County residents from direct reception, and quality may vary from home to home depending on how well the signal (See KWCR page 2) v. A -f 1 1 News Cliff hanger Ballet, symphony previews for the coming year DAVID LOUGHTON MAY only hav two lgs, but to th on of Webdf faculty membw Jackson loughton. For possess near arachnoid ability as scales tho weather- summer sports Ideas In addition to rock climbing, see the chiseled face of a cliff near Yellowstone Park. Loughton Is special Signature section In today's Issue. Sports "1 3 Looking back at the 1 959 Weber basketball champions Journalist to speak at Convo for conference r.

By Abigail Johnson Staff writer of The Signpost "Getting someone of David Broder's caliber was a major coup for our Social Science Conference," said Dr. Gary Malecha, chair of the faculty committee which organized conference events. Broder is a syndicated columnist and television commentator currently working for the Washington Post as an associate editor. He has reported for Congressional Quarterly, the Washington Star and the New York Times. He is the recipient of many awards, including the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for journalism and the 1990 Commonwealth Award.

His fourth and most recent book is "Behind the Front Page: A Candid Look at How the News is Made." The conference has been created and structured to offer students an overview of the disciplines which make up the social sci-(See CONVO page 7) Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David S. Broder will keynote the 7th Annual National' Undergraduate Research Conference hosted by the WSU School of Social Sciences. He will speak on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in the Austad Auditorium. EiLtA!.