KXUA is the student-led station on our campus here at the University of Arkansas. I joined the team at KXUA a little over two years ago, and since then I've immersed myself in a great group of Dj's and music. 88.3 gives students an opportunity to create a podcast through the infusion of music we promote and their own tastes as well. It's been a great hobby to get into as a journalism student since there's a healthy balance between creativity and enforcement of rules within the station. I've met so many like-minded people from former manager Matt Robinson, and my co-host Anthony Hughes to bands that have truly been a privilege to interview like Tristen, or other local artists I've run into. KXUA has given me and many other students a great platform to channel their feelings through their taste in music, or have an open discussion on-air to voice their frustrations, or joys. When I tell my friends, co-workers or family members that I podcast on a college radio station the first questions that I get asked are "What do you like to play"? My answer is always "the music I like to play". My current podcast, Solid Sounds, is a Lo-Fi, Synth-wave, and Electronic music show. I tend to stick to that general genre, but I do talk from time to time on-air. If you'd ever like to tune in to my show you can always do so on Saturdays from ten to eleven pm.

My suggestion for anyone considering joining the team at KXUA is to do it immediately. You can always apply or catch someone on the 6th floor of the Union by the other Associated Student Organizations and apply to be a DJ. While we do require first semester DJ's to play a certain quota of what we promote I would say the exposure to the various genres we promote are only healthy supplements to any young person's taste in expanding their musically inclined horizons. The great thing about integrating the student's tastes with the station's is that the amalgamation of the two often creates psychellic-ambient-rock experiences that any person with a pair of good ears could enjoy.

Another positive about the College station is that all of the music is positive, we aren't allowed to play anything that's hateful or demeaning of others (or says the hateful list of FCC words) so that provides a fantastic streaming and listening platform for people to enjoy and look to for a positive music outlet with no commercials to interrupt the experience.

Regardless of your background, anyone can enjoy music and share it with the world, so if you are considering, or maybe thought about considering joining the college radio station and were hesitant to do so, fear not. You have a friend in all of the DJ's at KXUA.