Becoming a WCWS DJ is fairly simple. First, you must register and take the Radio Workshop course (COMM 130), which is offered both in fall and spring semesters. The class will teach you the basics of how WCWS and other stations operate, our rules and regulations, and other facts necessary to be a successful DJ. While you take the course, you will also be required to broadcast news once a week and "apprentice" with another WCWS DJ. By apprenticing, we mean that you must go in during that DJ's show. S/he will teach you how to operate the equipment in the studio and will most likely give you a little air time for practice. You can then take the practicum test, where we make sure that you know how to run the station properly. At the end of the semester, you can then fill out the DJ application, and based on seniority/experience, availability, and other factors you will get a show the following semester.

If you are a DJ already and/or are interested in other aspects of the station, you can assist one of the Line Staff or Management members as listed on the staff page. For example, if you assist the Music Director, you can help the station acquire new CDs and records by contacting labels. Or if you were to assist the Production Director, you could help create new "carts" (announcements on minidiscs and 8-track tapes) that the station broadcasts regularly. Simple contact the person in the department you wish to assist in, and s/he'll take it from there.

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