' s ▁first ▁general ▁manager ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁broadcast ing . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁station ▁changed ▁its ▁call ▁letters ▁to ▁W WN W , ▁increased ▁its ▁power ▁to ▁ 1 1 0 ▁w att s , ▁expanded ▁its ▁broadcast ▁day ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁hours ▁daily , ▁and ▁David ▁L . ▁Bar ner , ▁now ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁college ' s ▁Department ▁of ▁Communic ations ▁Studies , ▁Theatre ▁and ▁Art , ▁joined ▁the ▁station ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁broadcast ing . ▁ ▁Under ▁Bar ner ' s ▁direction , ▁the ▁station ▁experienced ▁its ▁biggest ▁changes ▁into ▁what ▁it ▁is ▁today . ▁ ▁Bar ner , ▁a ▁solid ▁veter an ▁with ▁years ▁of ▁experience ▁at ▁all ▁levels ▁and ▁job ▁types ▁associated ▁with ▁broadcast ing , ▁felt ▁that ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁students ▁to ▁be ▁successful ▁in ▁broadcast ing , ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁considerable ▁hands - on ▁lab ▁experience ▁at ▁either ▁a ▁campus ▁or ▁commercial ▁broadcast ▁facility , ▁and ▁class room ▁work ▁that ▁was ▁practical ▁and ▁adapt able ▁to ▁this ▁career ▁path . ▁ ▁Bar ner ' s ▁belief ▁was ▁that ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁this ▁to ▁happen , ▁the ▁campus ▁radio ▁station ▁had ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁sound ▁and ▁feel ▁of ▁a ▁major ▁market ▁commercial ▁radio ▁facility , ▁with ▁course work ▁taught ▁by ▁season ed ▁broadcast ▁profession als . ▁ ▁Un like ▁many ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁non - com mer cial ▁FM ▁band , ▁W WN W ▁is ▁program med ▁much ▁like ▁a ▁commer cially ▁formatted