For 364 days of the year, the Ceddia Union Building is closed by midnight. For one night, however, SU’s student-run radio station, WSYC, breaks all the rules and stays up all night.
For 11 years, WSYC’s 24-hour “Up All Night” broadcast has highlighted a variety of student DJs and allowed SU students to call in every hour for a chance to win 24 different prizes. This year, prizes include Hozier tickets, a karaoke machine, a 28-inch Roku TV, an Art of Pie gift certificate and an “I Love College Radio” T-shirt, among others.
“It was really fun to pick prizes and create promotional material with Jenna and Caitlyn,” WSYC business director Piper Kull said. “I couldn’t have asked to be part of a better team.”
The broadcast on WSYC 88.7 FM began at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 13 with The RiffRaff hosted by Alyssa Sheriff and continued until 8 a.m. on Sunday, April 14 with Jenna Cornell.
Strawberry Jams with Grace Harbour, The Playlist with Piper Kull and Thomas Firestine, String World with Cole Pearson, The Carr Ride with Kevin Carr and Lost and Found with Jadyn Courtney were just a handful of the other shows that participated in the broadcast.
Dozens of DJs, WSYC supporters and fellow communication/journalism students kept the energy high throughout the day. They even got to welcome prospective students who were visiting for an open house. Through it all, WSYC General Manager Jenna Cornell and Program Director Caitlyn Shetter stayed in the studio for the entire 24 hours.
“It was a little bit more difficult to plan than in the past years, mostly due to WSYC doubling in size since last semester alone,” Cornell said. “Having 28 of our DJs actively participating in the event plus many others coming to hang out made all of the planning worth it.”
In a time when campus organizations are struggling to engage with the student body, WSYC has been booming.Since August, the station has grown to over 60 DJs from a variety of academic disciplines and is now one of the largest student groups on campus.
“It’s been super exciting to see so many DJs join and be willing to participate in our biggest event of the year and I loved listening to all the different sets,” Shetter said.
Although Up All Night has gone to bed until next year, you can still listen to WSYC 24/7 on 88.7 or through the WSYC app.
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