[388]WMTS-FM PLANS VINYL RECORD CONVENTION FOR APRIL 20

WMTS-FM PLANS VINYL RECORD CONVENTION FOR APRIL 20
Student-Run Station’s Fundraiser to Feature Vendors, Prizes, Musical Guests

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACTS: Stan McCloud, 615-898-2591
Gina E. Fann, 615-898-5385

(MURFREESBORO)—WMTS-FM, MTSU's student-run radio station, will present its 2008 Record Convention, featuring local and regional vendors as well as musical guests, on Sunday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Murfreesboro Holiday Inn on Old Fort Parkway at Interstate 24.
Admission is $3 per person or $2 with a handbill, and all proceeds from the vinyl show will benefit the station, which can be heard at 88.3 FM. Door prizes will be given away hourly, and Superdrag, the Knoxville-based power pop/alternative rock band now on a reunion tour, is scheduled to appear from 2 to 4 p.m.
"The idea for this event originally came up through collaboration with one of MTSU's recording industry professors, Dr. Paul Fischer," says Stan McCloud, station co-adviser and coordinator of the Keathley University Center. "Up to that point, we hadn't organized many events other than benefit shows in the surrounding area. We thought it was time to try something outside the norm."
The 2008 convention is WMTS's third in a year.
"The first record convention was a great success; it drew much interest and quite a large crowd. We're hoping the upcoming one will do the same and better," McCloud adds. "It will be a great event for part-time collectors and serious record enthusiasts alike."
For more information about the vinyl show, call 615-898-2591 or e-mail manager@wmts.org. For more information about WMTS-FM and to listen live online, visit the station Web site at www.wmts.org.

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IN BRIEF: WMTS-FM, MTSU's student-run radio station, will present its 2008 Record Convention, featuring local and regional vendors as well as musical guests, on Sunday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Murfreesboro Holiday Inn on Old Fort Parkway at Interstate 24. Admission is $3 per person or $2 with a handbill, and all proceeds from the vinyl show will benefit the station, which can be heard at 88.3 FM. Door prizes will be given away hourly, and Superdrag, the Knoxville-based power pop/alternative rock band now on a reunion tour, is scheduled to appear from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information, call 615-898-2591 or e-mail manager@wmts.org.

For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.

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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For a B&W TIFF of the WMTS logo, please contact Gina E. Fann in the Office of News and Public Affairs via e-mail at gfann@mtsu.edu or by calling 615-898-5385. Thanks!