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The majority of our staff is comprised of WMU students, with the rest being students and volunteers from other area colleges and WMU alumni. WIDR staff members are non-paid, with the exception of our 6 paid director positions. However, all WIDR staff enjoy various benefits to being affiliated with Michigan's most eclectic college radio station. These include complimentary merchandise, valuable radio experience, and a chance to explore some of the worlds newest and rarest music. If you are interested in joining WIDR please contact our Program Director at (269) 387-6305. WIDR began in a trailer in 1952. Then it was Western Inter-Dormitory Radio, an AM station available only to WMU residents. It broadcasts through the pipes of WMU; campus residents could listen by placing their radio antenna on metal fixtures in their dorm rooms. It was a humble beginning.
WIDR (89.1 FM) is a freeform FM radio station that broadcasts from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. WIDR, a student-run radio station licensed to Western Michigan University, broadcasts with 100 watts of power. The station is entirely student-run, employing six part-time staff members. Staff members must be students at Western Michigan University, enrolled at least part-time. Even though the station is student-run, a number of community volunteers hold on-air positions as well.Listen on your mobile to "WIDR fm - 89.1 WIDR" and many other Internet radio stations, with our Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP).