by Hilary Kimes In 1948, WOBC, a small radio station at 630 AM began at Otterbein College. Ten years later, it changed to an FM station and the call letters switched to WOBN. Now, WOBN is Otterbein's student-run radio station, and has continued to provide the Otterbein community at 101.5 "The Rock." During this school year, WOBN held its annual 24-hour marathon over Homecoming weekend. Freshman Mark Kish said, "I was supposed to work a shift in the middle of the night, but there
Above: April Kinkade and Howard Martin have a blast broadcasting at the Homecoming Marathon. Above right: Tracy Hedrick, Mark Snider, Holly Fulton, Lara Linley, John Buckles, Mark Kish, and Debbie Patton march in the Homecoming Parade. Right: Erin Senfton, Mark Snider, John Buckles, and Debbie Patton give a group hug before the Homecoming Parade.
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was no way I could make it-actually, I didn't get up." While broadcasting 17 hours a day, students received credit while others volunteered, but in order to make it onto the air, the disc jockeys were required to take a radio prerequisite. During the year, WOBN sold "The Rock Card," which featured discounts at local businesses. The 60-second "News Nugget" was also new this year, and it featured three quick stories in a news break.