CFUR in the Summer

Can you feel that? Summer. It’s just around the corner– heck, with the way the weather’s been the last couple of days, some could say it’s already here.

In the world of university, summer often means big changes. Students head home after being away for the first time, head out to summer jobs that could lead to careers, or, if you just graduated, enter the “real world” for the first time.

Summer also means change for CFUR. Many of our shows are ending or on hiatus for the break, so rather than throwing a bunch of reruns at you, we’ve decided to do something different: CFUR in the Summer.

What does that mean? Well, basically this: if DJs are sticking around, so is their show. If not, their shows will gradually be taken out of rotation, as we revamp our schedule. And taking their place will be more of what you want in the hot summer months: great new music.

Our tireless team will be hand-picking tracks to go with your summer schedule. This is different from what’s been done in the past, where we mostly relied on individual shows to contribute the music to our station. While we love the individual personality that comes with this method, and will continue to foster it, it also means that a lot of great songs and bands fall between the tracks and never see airplay. This is what’s changing.

CFUR in the Summer is going to be a steady stream of music, with very few breaks between tracks. As we play with the format, we’ll add it into our fall schedule under the name “the CFUR Mixtape.” Again, this doesn’t mean we’re getting rid of any shows, unless the DJs themselves have chosen to discontinue them. Air Guitar, the Fresh Sheet, Bad Not Cheap, and more will be sticking around, while talk shows like CFUR the Planet and Health on the Hill will be rerunning the entirety of their first season for people who may not have heard them the first time around as their hosts prepare for season 2.  CFUR in the Summer is meant to add more variety to our schedule, so you can be exposed to more music, as well as news about events happening around the university and the city in an up-to-date manner with live, on-the-air DJs.

The first run of this is happening this afternoon at 1:00, so take a listen and tell us what you think.