The format, according to station manager Chuck Tarver, meet the needs of listeners whose desires are not served by stations that tend to play only one type of music. The daytime blocks of shows are consistent Monday through Friday, with special programming in the evenings and on the weekends. Tarver works with two other station employees and about 150 volunteers, most of the latter being students. Members of the local community also help run the station.
Some volunteers keep tapes and programming logs and handle other administrative tasks.
Once a specific block is set, the host may select any music he or she wants within that genre. WXDR DJs have considerably more freedom than commercial DJs, who often must follow prescribed song lists, Tarver said. Most take full advantage of that freedom to create special, creative shows.