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wusc tfgj station run by the university. I^iffrfi One problem Ellis mentioned is the amount of money allocated by the Student Allocation Commission Kfej|p^3&k (SAC). The station requested 9 439 nno hut will ronohjfl nnlti ? . v,vv?.v w.imj V'^H $22,000, not enough to get the FM station started, according to Ellis, ? "They just don't have the money to hand out," Turner said. He added, "I think SAC will be sympathetic, though." ' ^ Ellis said the Board of Publications is now appealing for more money. S5E: ' Probably between 30 and 60 TUH students, and a professional wn consulting engineer, will work for _ . WUSC-FM, Ellis said. Turner also g. Perry, an attornc When Turner became station in helping station manager in 1974, he began looking "It took two > into the possibility of getting an worth it," Turner FM license for the student run I learned is that i station. Turner explained that he added. during the summer of 1973, some of WUSC's studio equipment was dismantled with intent to overhaul Ellis, who 1 the equipment. manager this su But the equipment was never Turner is the on< completely restored to working happy I'm the order. "After the deterioration of follow up. Ever the station in 1973, I decided to go what he's done.' for an FM license when I became manaaor " Alexander als "The administration approved successful appli< the concept within four months," license to both Pc Turner said. But he added that skills and Turnei most of the credit belonged to Dean But he also cit< of Students Robert Alexander and former USC Pre* Jim Farrell, former general current Presid r m 1 X 1 r* _ H manager ui oiuaeni ivieaia. "i\o fauerson an one else listened to us," he said. ministrators. The rest of the two years was WUSC-FM'sre spent finding what turned out to be with the FCC fc the last available educational radio cording to Ellis, frequency, clearing up legal years WUSC will problems and making sure the This renewal is FCC was satisfied with WUSC's station is doing application. supposed to, Elli ["sTUMNTTpEr" 25% Off Any M? I Columbia's Hard To Find Rei features such entrees s I Fettucinc I Veal Scaloppine Sicil Laaagne I Cheese and Meat Veal and Manicottl Parmi Chicken Cacciatore and a variety of unusual Northern Ital We're small and quiet and we have ; | selection of Italian wines. Our only prol | we're a little hard to find. Bring this ad wi I you look for us and we'll give you 2! I on our already reasonable prices from I August 5, 1976. I ! i i i ?1 Sunny tide Drive THEITALIANH0USE I (SPtalia 0 Richland Mall 11572 Sum IAd)miit g l.j. _T .' I?: 787 7508 Heiciina Boulevard Men. iut | ? ?J j ABC Pwm Setbacks overcome R2|H by statior By Marguerite A. Ryan Associate Editor *3a| USC's student run radio stati manager Andy Ellis is lookii . ^ forward to beginning FM broa nocfc in fha fall Dnf 1?1 V-VAOVvJ AAM V1IV AO A1 JL/UV WIICI1 Alii, receives WUSC-AM's notificati of the license, it will be only the la of a series of events and probler lasting two years. j i|k|E|p After three months of '*ny d >1^1 El% now," Ellis said if no new probler develop, the Federal Coi ive credit to Ed munications Commission (FO y who specializes will tell WUSC-AM to beg 5 get FM licenses, building its new antenna on top ear2* V WaS Columbia Hall this month. 9ne "We should be finished and < olitics is no fun, ^ajr Sept. 1," Ellis sai T*1? 1:?? ?? nc ciuucu uie quaimer 11 noinil goes wrong." Since Ed Turner was stati }ecame station manager and began working to g mmer, said, Ed license two years ago the ; responsible. I m have been problems. one who gets to Qne arose fr0m the limit yone appreciates number of frequencies available educational radio stations. WUS FM was the name of USC's stati o attributes the which went off the air this year. Minn fnr the> FM that time three frequencies we .anon ior me r m available for the four statio wanting to braodcast, S. .h cnnnnrt nf Educational Radio Networ iiripnt TnrS^npC Columbia Bible College, Benedi ent William "s! College and USC. H nth^r flH- An agreement was worked o among the four stations and t FCC giving the university shar cord will be on file P gr?mm,inr? time with S. pr two years, ac- Educational Rad.o Network a; Then every three remaining frequences to t renew its license, other two institutions to make sure the , 0n.ce fthe stude"t statl u found a freauencv for the nronos s^pST " bles4asti0'n- thore were mo 4taurant [ itn you when Z r O/ gj? ? H '**** >MI >%ori now i ifflaasss Aim I Liefc ^l?E! IDoert Pe? lyattVj Ony?'forMi Dftv? II BlIC to Kkehl.nd M?4I) 8 H 5pm 11 p.m. P 8 Andy Ellis, WUSC station manaj 3V <ctntinn nrpnarp? tn at\ FM thlc fall ns ti- The frequency 91.9 was the last C) one available to educational radio in in this area. But with a broadof casting range of 10 miles the student station would overlap area on broadcasted by WBLR-FM, a id. Batesburg-Leesville station whose ng frequency was very close to the proposed WUSC-FM frequency, on "We requested a waiver for short . _ A I - ;ei space, Decause we were :i miles re too close to WBLR," Director of Student Affairs Robert Alexander ed explained. The "space waiver" to request came to the attention of the C- FCC last fall and at the same time on WBLR-FM registered an informal At protest about the overlap of re broadcasts on the same ns frequencies. C. This past spring Ed Turner, still k, manager of WUSC-AM, ammended ict the FM proposal to include moving the point of transmission .2 miles iut further away from WBLR?to the he top of Columbia Hall. ed With this change in proposal, C. WUSC-FM had to go to the bottom nd of the three-month waiting list to he be reviewed again by the FCC. The latest problem came to the on attention of Ellis, now station ed manager, in June. The FCC exre plained it had been waiting for notification of the dates the KnBonraMHHHBHHHranBBHassnB f OKAY FOLKS... LeT5 h adon >fraumilch ibrusco feus irl I Milwaukee J :>rner of Harden and Bloss< / *A' Mix BS& iBBI < . I^> >. MBS&ii H!h * S yfl n\ 1 Photo by P*m HOmble ?er, gets things together as the ctatinn'c loooI nnfi/>o KoJ nnrwno?~/i wvM?Bvaa u av/^ut IIWIW 1*?U OJJJA.CII CU in the paper. Without this information, the FCC could not issue the building permit for the new antenna. With all the paperwork completed and no complaints a registered by other stations, Ellis ^ foresees no further problems and expects to be on the air, FM, in September. The GAMECOCK is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and it published twice weekly, on Monday and Thursday during the fall and SDrina semester* and nnr? wuookiu n? Thursday during both summer terms with the exceptions of four times in August and on University of SC. holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock 1 are those of the editors and not those of the University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution. Change of address forms, subscription ^ requests and other correspondence should ^ be sent to The Gamecock. Drawer A. 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