Georgia Southern University’s own radio station, 91.9 The Buzz, seeks to heat up the spring with a great line up of new shows for this semester.

Sitting in a radio booth with no one around but the listeners to motivate them, the program director, the promoters and the station manager have worked hard to ensure that they exceed their goal. Since The Buzz is all about giving GSU students what they want, when they want it, the goal is to reach out to every type of student and give them something to listen to.

“We get very complimentary feedback from listeners — they like the variety,” Kristy Maxwell, junior multimedia communications major and program director for The Buzz, said.

To receive this feedback, the promotion team treks across campus in search of student suggestions. The group typically makes this trip once a month, asking questions like, “What’s your favorite radio station?” or “What kind of music do you like?” They then compile helpful student opinions and make changes to the station accordingly.

The radio station offers a blend of very diverse music in its upcoming schedule for the spring of 2012. From dubstep, to Christian music on Sunday morning, The Buzz makes sure that listeners are up to date. The collection of shows varies from local music, to talk shows, to sports.

A couple of the most popular shows are “The Gare-Bear Show” and “Infamous Radio.” One thing they have in common is the possession of charisma and personality that goes into creating a successful radio show. It also involves much preparation.

“(The show) sounds more natural when people are prepared,” Maxwell said.

“The Gare-Bear Show” features Gary Barton, who enjoys shaking things up in the booth. This season, entitled “Affari,” meaning business, includes impersonations, prizes and music, of course. The DJs are getting into character already.

Malik McGee, who plans to work with Gary, said he plans on learning, working on production and doing everything he can to help.

The team has been laboring to make the productions “run smoothly,” as it likes to say. The producers are busy going out and getting interviews while the program director journeys to find on air talent and the station manager makes the station more music oriented. There seems to be so much to do in so little time. But they managed to put together a working schedule of contrasting shows.

A 91.9 original news show, “The Focal Point” with host Bradlei Smith, began to air freshly Monday afternoon. On the show, the girls relay the latest news information from around campus and Statesboro. Another great way for GSU students to get what they want is by opening their minds and broadening their choice of music.

Station manager and multimedia communications major Brandon Anderson plans to seek out modern musicians with a story to tell and a song to sing. He will be interviewing artists such as Chris Williams, a local hip hop artist, and J.K. and the Lost Boys from Atlanta.

Even though it’s not possible to adhere to everyone’s interests, Anderson said “Dedicated listeners make a successful radio show.”

Since the station airs shows every day of the week, it’s not likely that students could miss one. WVGS 91.9 FM The Buzz is broadcasting in an area near GSU. Don’t miss it.