• DJ of the Year winners announced

    The 2017-2018 Web Team wishes a (belated but) heartfelt congratulations to this year's winners for DJ of the Year! Thank you to everyone who voted and thanks for a great year of college radio.   Bikash Adhikari won DJ of the Year with a 54.2 percent vote! Bikash's radio show was ...
  • DJ of the Year Finalists

    You nominated, we listened! We closed the nominations a day early due to high volume and a strong desire to announce the winner on Friday the 13th at the annual WXJM Picnic. Without any further waiting — here are your finalists! You can only vote once and it has to be before ...
  • The faces behind JMU Sports Talk Radio

    By Logan Chaudoin Tenney Rosenblum, a junior political science and SMAD double major, and his co-host, Dominic Catapano, a freshman accounting major, have brought their love for all things sports to WXJM to create the “JMU Sports Talk Radio” show. This is Rosenblum’s second year being a member of student ...
  • DJ of the Year: Nominations Welcome

    Calling all radio enthusiasts! Do you know an awesome DJ or Talk Host at WXJM that you think deserves credit? Nominate them here for DJ of the Year! This competition celebrates those who have put up a high quality show during the 2017-18 school year. Nominations will be open until ...
  • The history of MACROCK

    Logan Chaudoin When you think of music festivals you probably think of big cities and well-funded acts, like at Coachella in California or South by Southwest in Texas. Your mind most likely does not think of small towns in the state of Virginia. But this story is different. This is ...
  • DJ of the Month: Thomas Robertson

    By Julia Nelson Senior SMAD major Thomas Robertson, one of the three hosts of the hip hop show Play It By Ear, was chosen as DJ of the Month this March. Learn about the man, the myth, the legend of DJ Tom Foolery below.     Q: Do you have ...
  • Slow Start to Spring: The Web Team's March Playlist

    By Matt Callahan Feeling sluggish after trying to get back into the swing of things following spring break? Was the motivation never there to begin with? Are you just barely holding things together, ticking off the days until the semester ends, even though the semester’s impending end only means that ...
  • 5 Underrated Professions in the Music Industry

    By Rolando Segovia Music has been viewed as a legitimate art form for centuries, however, there have always been certain elements of music that have never gotten the love they deserve. This list showcases my opinion about the music industry’s most underrated aspects. Openers Basically, they’re musicians that play at ...
  • An Inside Scoop on the LGBTQ & Ally Education Program

    By Becca Roithmayr Despite JMU’s efforts to be diverse and inclusive, the campus is occupied by predominantly white heterosexual students. If you are someone who doesn’t fit into the majority of the population, it can feel isolating and intimidating to openly express one’s identity. Despite this, there are communities of ...
  • The Story Behind "Black Panther: The Album"

    By Matt Callahan “Black Panther” is currently #1 at the box office, and its companion album— straightforwardly titled “Black Panther: the Album”— has snagged #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. While this is not unexpected with the full power of Disney’s marketing machine behind these two projects, this is still ...