Seasons change, but WREKs devotion to quality, diverse programming does not.
This October, WREK’s staff was hard at work with the day to day activities of the station while working on some exciting projects. The media team completed their first photoshoot and the engineering team made some exciting updates to the station. Operations also organized a special movie night for Halloween. Continue reading to learn more about what WREK has been up to along with updates on our music rotation and to see who’s stopped by the station for L@W and ESS!
Media Day
October 13th
WREK’s Media Team recently completed a photoshoot featuring our classic WREK logo t-shirts to promote a new restock of merchandise. The photoshoot was a great opportunity for media team photographers to collaborate and explore the station and campus for inspiration. You can see their work featured down below.
Full merch promo coming soon!
WREK members Lance Wamaitha, Will McElderry, and Christian Bryd photographed by Lily Anna Ollinger (top row) and Sophie Mui (bottom row)
You can buy your own WREK shirt on here!
https://wrekradio.bigcartel.com/?ref=ghost.wrek.org
Movie Night
October 21st
Between midterms, meetings, and projects, it’s important to put aside time to spend with friends and relax. What better way to do that than with a movie night!
Members of WREK got together on October 21st to watch the beloved Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall. The event was organized and hosted by our operations manager Christian Bryd who made sure we were supplied with plenty of halloween themed treats and hot chocolate for the night. Design lead Aisling Mahony also hosted a screen printing corner before the start of the show where members printed new ESS shirts.
Team Spotlight: Engineering
October 10th
Engineering made some exciting additions to the station last month.
During their workday, Engineering made around 1000 feet of SDI Cable to run to prod to set up a new video mixing set up. They also made a patchbay in prod and set up a video rack. After these changes, members of live sound and engineering completed a L@W set with video mixing the following Tuesday.
Engineering also received funding from the Georgia Tech Student Foundation (GTSF) for their new mobile broadcast setup. Thank you GTSF!
Cleaning Day
October 25th
On Sunday Oct. 25, our executive team took on the task of deep cleaning our home in the John Lewis Student Center. Unfortunately, our gorgeous station cannot look as beautiful as it does without a little bit of work, so we would like to shout out our exec team for making every nook and cranny nice and shiny again. They were rewarded with pizza.
Live @ WREK Spotlight
Every week, Tuesdays at 10pm
Live @ WREK is our weekly specialty show that brings a local or touring band into our station to play a live set from our lobby. Following the band’s performance is a brief interview conducted by our WREK staff. The show goes on air every Tuesday evening at 10pm. Here is who visited our station this month:
10/13 BAUMS
10/20 Vision of Ruin
10/27 sour tooth
BAUMS and WREK's L@W setup photographed by Lance Wamaitha
Pictured left to right: Vision of Ruin and BAUMS photographed by Caitlyn Chapman Content Coordinator
ESS Spotlight
Every week, Saturdays fr0m 9pm-12am
Electronic Soundsystem (ESS) is our weekly specialty show that brings a live DJ, local or touring, into our station to play a set. The show goes on air every Saturday night from 9pm to 12am. Here is who visited our station this month:
10/3 umenu b2b KILLCΩRE
10/10 Kingsley Amponsah (our Assistant Chief Engineer)
10/17 glock lesnar
10/24 DJ LandmineGirl
10/31 pop up house heads
NEW IN ROTATION
The music directing team has continuously auditioned countless new albums to add to our in-station/digital library, and we are giving you the roster for every one that made the cut. Here’s the list of every new album we’ve added to our rotation since the school year began. Find one you love? Tune in to 91.1FM or visit wrek.org/player, and you might just hear it on air.
Lick the Spoon, Let it Soften by Lamplight
Ghost Bridge by Hour
Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark by Gwenifer Raymond
sundayclub by sundayclub
Lost Weekend by Phoebe Bridgers
Voyage Mental by Laure Briard
604 by Ladytron
BAUMS by BAUMS
Bad Embrace by BAUMS
Goatheads by Gazing Into Space
Live At The Footlight by Razorlegs + Jim Sauter
Turn Down the Noise by The Yum Yum Tree
Music to Love Your Pets By by Polaroids of the Pyramids
Irreversible by Brigitte Calls Me Baby
The Writers by The Writers
Papua New Guinea by The Future Sound of London
Look Sharp! by Joe Jackson
Trainer by Plaid
Glam by Mouse on Mars
Rare: The Collected B-Sides (1989-1993) by Moby
The Maiden Voyage Sessions, Vol. 3 by Art Pepper Quartet
System 7.3: Fire + Water by 777
The Auteurs Vs 𝜇-Ziq by The Auteurs Vs 𝜇-Ziq
Rhythm Of Bust by Steltch
Mary’s Voice by The Music Tapes
Power of Seven by System 7
Waffle Houseboat by Darn Kelly
13 Hours by Jason Ricci and The Bad Kind with Kaitlin Dibble
Time Is On Your Side by Sen Morimoto
There Near by Dinosaur Jr.
Official Portals by umenu
Fangs by HMLTD
Popfly by Michael Nau