) ▁is ▁the ▁student - run ▁radio ▁station ▁at ▁N ort he astern ▁Illinois ▁University , ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois , ▁US , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁The ▁station ▁serves ▁the ▁Chicago ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁lic ensed ▁by ▁the ▁F CC ▁to ▁N ort he astern ▁Illinois ▁University . ▁W Z R D ▁broadcast s ▁on ▁a ▁free form ▁radio ▁format . ▁ ▁Live ▁performances ▁W Z R D ▁has ▁hosted ▁live ▁in - studio ▁performances ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁and ▁many ▁artists ▁that ▁played ▁and ▁continue ▁to ▁play ▁in - studio ▁during ▁W Z R D ' s ▁" Th urs day ▁Night ▁Live " ▁program — a ▁long ▁running ▁week ly ▁live ▁performance ▁show ▁featuring ▁local , ▁national , ▁and ▁international ▁acts . ▁ ▁Import ance ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Punk ▁scene ▁( 1 9 8 0 s ) ▁W Z R D ▁was ▁a ▁hot bed ▁for ▁local ▁and ▁tour ing ▁punk , ▁hard core , ▁and ▁post - p unk ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Steve ▁B j ork l und , ▁an ▁early ▁figure ▁in ▁Chicago ' s ▁punk ▁scene ▁writes ▁in ▁the ▁l iner ▁notes ▁of ▁The ▁E ff ig ies ▁album ▁" Rem ains ▁Non view able ": ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁early ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁occasion ▁was ▁a ▁free ▁show ▁by ▁a ▁sh itt y ▁band ▁called ▁A ▁Min imal ▁Graph ic ▁in ▁the ▁aud itor ium ▁at ▁N ort