By Azmeh Talha
Staff reporter
aatalha@owu.edu
Despite facing a technical difficulty, Ohio Wesleyan University’s (OWU) radio station, The Line made a comeback and aired its first show two years after it was shut down.
The Line’s first show aired on Feb.1.
The hosts, freshmen Henry Tikkanen, Maxwell Peckinpaugh and Jacob Delight and played a diverse range of music and tossed jokes being around in between songs.
The university’s online-only radio station was inaccessible to those who were not connected to OWU’s Wi-Fi connection, Bishop Net but the problem was resolved, Tikkanen said.
“Jacob is more geared towards rap, I’m more towards indie and Henry is more classic rock and modern rock,” Peckinpaugh said.
“Something about the radio that I just really like it like it’s not necessarily a playlist that’s built for you,” Tikkanen said, “so you can branch out and find different songs and different types of music.”
Students on campus contributed to the show by sending in texts during the show and commented on the music being played, Peckinpaugh said.
Tikkanen reached out to Professor Jo Ingles, Professor of journalism and media advisor of The Transcript and OWU radio and asked to bring the station back.
“Henry has been doing a lot of legwork,” Ingles said.
She further said Tikkanen is very interested in doing his own show.
Apart from a few guidelines, Ingles has given the students the freedom to air whatever interests them to keep it fun.
“The radio should be a place where everyone can feel comfortable to tell stories, exchange ideas,” Ingles said.
Ingles emphasized that a lot goes on in the university that people may not know about and the radio is an opportunity to spread the word about events that students and faculty might miss otherwise.
The Line is not restricted to topics related to events that happen in OWU but should also include discussions about life in general, Ingles said.
“Any of those things can be really great radio and my hope is that the students who are doing the radio shows will tap into that and create something wonderful,” Ingles said.
Ingles hopes that more students will participate with the radio and express themselves by doing things that interest them and other students.
Peckinpaugh aims to spread good music across campus.
Delight looks forward to learning more about how radio stations work, sharing music with their listeners and hanging out with friends.
The next show will air on Thursday, Feb. 14, and will have Valentine’s day theme to it.