Monday, October 27, 2008

It's Monday, and I'm Still Here

It's been a while since I've spoken here. Things have been busy! The school year is breezing by. Today starts the 10th week of school. I'm working harder than ever before. Most days I work till 5:00, and still bring work home. But I have a good class, so that helps.

Things at the radio station are really hoppin'! We have 4 streams now, three of them with live programming. There's HotTrax Live, which is primarily rock music, HotTrax Country, which as the name implies is country music, HotTrax Smooth, which is smooth Jazz and soft pop music, and the newest, HotTrax Alternative, which is new and alternative rock. Right now it is completely automated, and run by DJ Rockit. It's really cool, and you can even make a request there. If you haven't given us a listen yet, go to the web page (http://www.hottraxradio.com/) and pick a stream. Between the four streams, there's something for everyone. There is even a kid's radio show on Monday afternoon, and DJ Teen does a set on Sunday afternoon. You can also get to our chat rooms from the web page. We have recently moved our chat rooms to our own server. When ever a DJ is onair, they are in the chat room. Pop in and visit!

I'm still doing two shows a week, Monday 7-9 EST, and Friday 8-11. I had the opportunity last week to do a slot on the country stream, and I really enjoyed that. I may look at the schedule and see if there is a slot I can fill on a permanent basis. Check out the schedule- things have changed a bit with the implementation of the new streams.

The biggest news this past week has been the return of DJ Tatianna. It's great to have her back with the HotTrax family. She has a new show on Sunday... be sure to check her out. DJ Russ, on the country stream, has been out for a couple of weeks, but we hope to have him back in the next week or two. He does a great show, with lots of independent artists. Watch the schedule for his return!

Okay, I suppose I'd better head out to get cleaned up for the day to come. I have early duty this week... can't be late for that! Y'all have a great day!