WIXQ 91.7FM The Ville, serving all those Millersville listeners with the greatest and the latest tunes for decades, is the MU radio station known campus-wide.

Providing anyone with music within a 20-mile radius of Millersville University, WIXQ is known for its continuous new, cutting-edge music. However, the Lancaster FM band is not the only source of music from WIXQ The Ville.

As of September of 1999, WIXQ is broadcast live over the Internet, according to WIXQ Station Manager, Erik Gudmundson, on a 24 hour, seven day a week basis.

Located on the world wide web at http://www.wixq.com, this "streaming RealAudio simulcast," said Gudmundson, "allows anyone in the universe to listen to WIXQ's broadcast."

The Ville's radio station [RA stream, not the radio broadcast] brings approximately 110 listeners in a day with its metal, urban and independent rock style of music. WIXQ's web page typically brings in about 60 new visitors a day, according to Gudmundson. Gudmundson points out that these visitors are from "any country, you name it."

WIXQ's web site dates back to about 1996, when it first began with pre-web posting.

"We gradually expanded, and improved that into its later incarnation today," said Gudmundson.

With the new RealAudio Simulcast, WIXQ invites even more listeners. To promote this new way of broadcasting college variety music, the station is always involved with the public. It sponsors concerts and venues, which can be checked out on WIXQ.com, linked to the MU web site. T-shirts and bumper stickers are also available at the station.

If interested in becoming a DJ for WIXQ 91.7FM The Ville, or simply interested in learning more about WIXQ, log on to WIXQ.com.

Caption: WIXQ DJ Chad Gilchrist (background) broadcasts while Greg Lang listens through headphones. WIXQ recently began broadcasting over the web.

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