User:Whipradio/WHIP Student Radio

HISTORY

Between the years of 1997 and 2000 the founders of WHIP strived towards the idea of a student run radio station. They worked tirelessly to create governing documents and business plans to bring their idea to life. Much of the constitution and structure of WHIP remains the way the founding students envisioned it.

The following generation enabled the station to come to life from 2001 to 2002. With a structured game plan and increased member interest, WHIP began developing specific programming and business relations and creating events to generate more income. Under the direction of General Manager Maurice Franklin, the station progressed from an idea on paper to a real radio station. WHIP had a home in the Student Center Village, a roster of successful events, and it continued to generate attention.

From 2002 until spring 2004, WHIP was in full operation as a radio station on 91.3 FM. Under the direction of J. Marcus Poon and Quincy Dews, WHIP ran a variety of shows. The station frequently hosted parties and events and raised a large amount of money with plans for future growth. As WHIP progressed the directors lobbied to administration for expansion, and eventually pushed to move the station online. With a newly developed website and a plan for a new studio, WHIP worked with administrators, architects, computer services and various departments at Temple: journalism, broadcast, and communications. They aspired to develop a brand new studio and an online stream which would be accessible from anywhere in the world. However, due to the reconstruction of the Student Center, WHIP was forced to relocate in the spring of 2004 with hopes to move into a new studio in the fall.

Starting from the fall of 2004 to the spring of 2006 WHIP had no studio. The Student Center was renovated but WHIP's new studio was not yet open, so the station became nomadic. The station continued to host meetings and events, however without a permanent home and a declining number of interested students it became difficult to keep WHIPâ€™s vision alive. Still, the station awaited its new studio to open in the TECH Center.

They continued to run promotional campaigns to keep interest in the prospective and returning students. Finally, in February of 2007, the new studio and its subsequent Internet live-stream broadcast were brought to life. Since then, entirely new generations of students have essentially rebuilt the station from the ground up, while maintaining the original mission of WHIP and following its original structure.

MISSION

WHIP IS HERE TO SERVE, INFORM AND ENTERTAIN THE CAMPUS AND THE STUDENTS! ALL FORMS OF MUSIC ARE GREAT... FROM ROCK TO SOUL TO R&B TO HIP-HOP TO JAZZ AND THE LIST GOES ON... AND MUSIC IS SOMETHING YOU CAN APPRECIATE, ENJOY, AND TAKE PART IN NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE OR WHERE YOU'RE FROM. WE HAVE A MISSION... IN ADDITION TO BRINGING YOU THE LATEST NEWS, LIVE INTERVIEWS, SPORTS TALK, OPINIONS AND INFORMATION... IN ADDITION TO MAKING YOU LAUGH, MAKING YOU THINK, AND MAKING YOU FEEL GOOD...

WE AIM TO SHOWCASE ALL GENRES, SO THAT WE CAN CATER TO YOUR TASTE IN MUSIC... BUT ALSO TO BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS AND ALLOW YOU TO EXPERIENCE OTHER SIDES OF MUSIC WHICH YOU MAY NOT HAVE THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT BEFORE.

WHIP IS AS DIVERSE AS TEMPLE'S STUDENT BODY! The rich history of WHIP drives the current students to fulfill their prophecy of a bright future and we continue realize that "We Have Infinite Potential!"

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