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A Radio Station Without A Station<\/p>\n
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Without access to campus facilities, Radio Heatwave tells <\/span>Benjamin Wellesley<\/b> how the campus radio station functions in spite of challenging circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”About Us” _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”1463px” custom_margin=”-183px||-385px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”27px|0|27px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||0px||true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_line_height=”1.4em” 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BENJAMIN WELLESLEY
<\/strong>Main Editor of HYPE Issue #51<\/strong><\/p>\nPublished on<\/h5>\n
July 27, 2020<\/h5>\n