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Met Radio seeks listeners, DJs

By Megan Carneal
mcarneal@mscd.edu

Justice Jackson is the man who brought hip-hop icon Kanye West and the group Young Gunz to Metro to meet students. So why aren't more people listening?

Jackson is the station manager of Metro's student-run radio station, Met Radio, and one of the few students left who can run the station. "I'm like the last Samurai," he said with a grin. He has been at the radio station for 2 1/2 years, but he has been DJing for the past 17 years.

Outside of school and running the station, Jackson produces for his own company, Milk and Butter Productions. He also writes and had a poem published in the 2004-2005 Metrosphere. He is currently working on a screenplay titled "Writers Block." Jackson is a busy guy, but still manages to do four shows per week for Met Radio and has big plans for this semester.

Jackson's radio shows feature R&B, jazz, and hip-hop. "Lots of hip-hop," he said. Right now, he is listening to a lot of Biggie. He said he has been listening to that one for years. Floetry is another artist that has been hogging up his listening time.

Jackson is dedicated to the station but has one big gripe with it. He said Met Radio "is a gold mine that no one has put a shovel to." The problem is that Met Radio operates on a low-power frequency with only three watts of power. In layman's terms, that means the station can only be broadcast in the Tivoli on 88.3 FM. "If I could only get seven more watts I could be heard all through Denver," Jackson said

"I have been to a lot of campuses and seen their radio (stations) and we are behind," he said. "Students paying as much as we do should be able to have a radio (station)." Currently, the only way for students to listen to the Met Radio outside of the Tivoli is online at metradio.mscd.edu.

"My goal before I graduate is to get hooked up in the dorms," he said. Another part of Jackson's plan to expand the station is to get more student support. He plans on setting up some outdoor functions in the future to spread the word.

Met Radio features more than just hip-hop. "Talk Sex with Melissa" is a program dedicated to dealing with the educational side of sex. There are also two news shows: "Jamie's News Hour" and "Afghanistan News and Music." There is already a strong diversity among the shows, but the station is always looking to expand its programming.

Jackson welcomes any student interested in working at the station. "Just walk into student pub' and sign the dotted line ... this is all your money. I'm not gonna say you're not qualified," Jackson said. The Office of Student Publications is in Tivoli Room 313.

Schedule subject to change

Mixdown Mondays with DJ Fisk
Monday 10-11 a.m.

Afghanistan Music & News
Monday/Wednesday 12-1 p.m.

Jamie's News Hour
Monday 1-2 p.m.

Hitlist with Dan Williams
Monday/Wednesday 2-4 p.m.

Talk Sex with Melissa
Tuesday 10-11 a.m.

Girl in the Mixx
Tuesday 12-1:30 p.m.

DJ Morbid (Dan Williams)
Tuesday 2-4 p.m.

Jazz with DJ Fisk
Wednesday 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Melodius Thunk with Chip
4-5 p.m. Wednesday

Chillin' with Malachai
Thursday 9-11 a.m.

"Tim"
Thursday 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

DJ Fisk
Thursday 1 p.m. 2:30 p.m.

Shallow End with Tony Shallow
Friday 9-11 a.m.

H Rapp with DJ Saxman
Friday 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Friday Stress Relief with DJ Fisk
Friday 2-3 p.m.

New DJ Training
Friday 3-4 p.m.