After about 10 years without a radio station, Loyola students’ voices will be heard again -through a radio station on the Internet.

Mark Glynn, the owner and operator of NewOrleansRadio.com, donated time and bandwidth so Loyola could have a 24/7 radio station. The owner of three Internet radio stations, he also donated software so Loyola could broadcast.

According to Glynn, the idea of donating bandwidth to Loyola came from a collaboration he had with music industry studies professors John Snyder and John Crutti, as well as music technology professor John Worthington, as part of the music industry studies program.

The official name of the station is Crescent City Radio, and all Loyola students can participate.

According to music industry studies senior Marley Lovell, the name represents Loyola and the city as well.

“We wanted to include the community and be part of the community,” he said.

The managers of the station plan to broadcast Loyola news, basketball games, talk shows and shows focused on local and Loyola music.

According to Josh Holton, political science junior, the team organizing the reopening of the radio station has ideas like creating a music library so students can submit their own music.

Students will also be able to use the radio station for their own opinion pieces.

Lovell said the station is more a representation of Loyola than a station generating profits.

Having a radio station on the Internet presents advantages for Loyola, since members can research who’s listening and know what the audience wants.

Also, there aren’t as many rules for a radio station on the Internet as on traditional radio stations.

According to Crutti, his only concerns are that the radio station won’t be able to play more than two songs from the same artist in a single hour, and the staff won’t be able to announce the name of the song before playing it.

These rules are part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

According to Holton, the station is in its preliminary stage.

Lovell said the next step is to create a Web site for the station.

Once the station starts running, Lovell will be the acting president.

Loyola used to have a radio station on the fourth floor in the Communications/Music Complex, but it closed in 1996. Former mass communication professor Mary Blue was instrumental in running the station.

According to Crutti, the radio station was closed for technical reasons. It required special transmitting equipment to function, but the wires in the building weren’t built to support the antenna and they would often fail, posing a significant cost.

Andrea Castillo can be reached at [email protected].