Press Clippings

Call it a music junkie's nirvana.
"I love discovering new, quirky groups when I browse the New Music shelves in the studio," says Williams College sophomore Elissa Brown... more (from The Berkshire Eagle)

"We have a large asset which consists of 25,000 vinyl records at the radio station," Williams senior Matt Piven said. "People in town tend to be older, and our collection of music goes back several decades." more (from The Advocate Weekly)

Williams College radio needs more disc jockeys who are not college students. So said Hallock Svensk, WCFM 91.9 general manager... more (from The North Adams Transcript)

After training over Winter Study, and worshipping "The Definitive Guide to Becoming a WCFM DJ," I passed the test and did indeed become a WCFM DJ... more (from The Record)

The chorus fades out and an individual rapper bursts in. "Before I came to Williams, yo these girls couldn't stand me / now they see me in their class and they want to have my family," the voice boasts. Within the next few lines, references to peanut butter and jelly, a 4.0 GPA and a future job at Morgan Stanley pepper the rapper's smooth flow... more (from The Record)

Mike: In that vein, what are you doing this Friday night?
Jessica: Are you trying to hit on me? I'm taken. And he's ... AWESOME. But in answer to your question, I will be going to Goodrich at 8 p.m. when doors open for the WCFM fall concert... more (from The Record)

Mike: What's your radio show called?
Peter: "Flesh Eating Zombie Radio."
Mike: Why, "Flesh Eating Zombie Radio"? ... more (from The Record)

Sweet tunes and sharp talk are once again on the airwaves. After experiencing a downward spiral that landed the radio station at rock bottom in the fall of 2003, a new board, new location and new equipment have sparked a WCFM renaissance... more (from The Record)

...one constant is the semi-annual midnight to 8 a.m. Williams Trivia contest, run 76 times from the basement of Baxter over WCFM's airwaves for nearly 40 years. At 11:45 p.m. on Friday, for the first time in the history of one of the school's longest-standing traditions, Trivia will have a new home... more (from The Record)

WCFM is back! On the afternoon of Oct. 12, 2004, WCFM kicked off an exciting new year with a rocket launch and dessert fest under a bright blue sky on a peaceful autumn day... more (from The Record)