When you listen to the radio, do you ever wonder how the music
that you hear is chosen?  For commercial stations, the answer seems
easy.  They're here to make money by selling advertising, so they play
whatever is popular, based on record sales and requests.  But is it
really so easy?  The people who buy the records, and make the
requests...  where did they hear that music in the first place?  If
you said "radio," you're on to something.
	Noncommercial radio stations are more difficult to understand,
largely due to their wide variety.  Some of the larger ones try to
behave like commercial stations, and many others are targeted at
specific ethnic groups or offer very specialized programming.  A few
are a representation of the station owner's private vision.  And many
small college stations simply give each DJ the freedom to control a
show.
	But most of these have one thing in common - someone is
deciding what music you will hear, and what music you won't hear.
Whether it's based on a DJ's personal tastes, the station owner or
program director's tastes, a record comany's guess of what will make
money and what won't, or the market's lowest common denominator.  If
that's what you want, there are multitudes of radio stations for you
to choose from, and hundreds of people getting paid to make sure you
never have to listen to the "wrong" music.
	If you have a more open musical taste, or if you don't know
because you've never had an opportunity to find out, try WBRS.  We
strive to build our diverse collection by acquiring all the music we
can, and we play everything we collect.  Even in your favorite musical
genres, there are artists you've never heard from.  Check the program
schedule and find the shows that interest you.

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	If you saw our summer programming schedule, you may notice
that it's not very different from this one.  The WBRS programming
department has been striving to maintain more consistency from season
to season than we have had in the past.  We're achieving this goal by
planning ahead, and respecting established shows.  There are, however,
a few changes you may have noticed.
	With the return of school comes the return of the WBRS news
department.  Quality Time is back to five nights a week.  The WBRS
Coffeehouse, which happened only twice this summer, is on a regular
schedule again.  A Look Back and The Bottom Shelf are gone, replaced
by {country block}.
	One change that you can't see on the program schedule is the
institution of a new system of show producers.  Eventually, each block
will have a producer who will keep in direct and constant contact with
the DJs and concentrate on air quality for that show.  We currently
have a few producers and are looking for more.
	To become a show producer, you must first be a DJ.  This
summer, WBRS overhauled the process by which we orient new station
members and train new DJs.  But joining WBRS is as easy as ever - just
find a station member and ask them for a contract, read it, sign it,
and give the signed page to an officer.  New member orientation and DJ
training sessions are held every Sunday night at 9pm, so this is the
best time to come.  If you cannot come on Sunday nights, call the
station and arrange another training time with the Program Director.