to have a format somewhere between that of National Public Radio and AM commercial morning drive-time talk shows. However, following the failure of talent brought in from The Sun, which worked on the show to try and generate interest from local listeners, the university administration took over programming of Lowell Sunrise. Soon afterwards, the broadcast window was cut even further due to personnel/budgeting constraints, and UMass Lowell cancelled the show altogether, returning all broadcast hours, budget dollars and station management to the students. A secondary plan to boost community interest was launched by the university in May 2005. Professional radio host Christopher Lydon was hired to create a new show called Open Source to air on WUML and be syndicated to some 700 radio stations through Public Radio International. Once again, there was no student input on the addition of Lydon or the new programming. Failure of the show to capture an audience with the proper size and demographics necessary for it to be considered successful resulted in control once again being handed back to the students. Programming WUML aims to showcase underground artists of all genres and to provide a voice for the Lowell community. The broadcast week includes programming produced by UMass Lowell students and by community hosts who represent the ethnically and linguistically diverse community of Lowell; among the languages that can be heard are Hindi, Khmer, Spanish, Portuguese, Laotian, and French. Student programming is broadcast during the week and includes musical genres such as rock, folk, jazz, Latin, electronic, blues, and metal. Community programming is broadcast on the weekends. The station also broadcasts the Morning Drive-By, a variety music and news show aimed towards commuters, and Thinking Out Loud, a daytime show focusing on current local and world issues. The members of WUML produce new shows every semester; some of the longer-running shows include Gunjan Radio (on-air since 1983), the Stress Factor, Live from the Fallout Shelter, and Blues Deluxe. WUML programming is also available online via streaming audio through links provided on its website. The streaming audio is available at various bit rates (for slow and high speed connections) in MP3 and Ogg formats. WUML is involved in UMass Lowell athletics; the station features live broadcasts of the UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey games, including Hockey East championship games at TD Garden in Boston, as well as shows dedicated to the discussion of