The MEL

The MEL is a media training platform designed to provide a safe space for students to freely make mistakes and grow in the art of storytelling. It’s collaborative creative community for students to find their voice through film, radio, social media, podcasting, content marketing and video storytelling.

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What is the The MEL?

The MEL is composed of for student led components: radio, film, video, and public relations/social media. Each of these areas function through student workshop, directly run and operated by students with guidance from professors.

In Spring 2021 Spring, students adopted “The MEL” nickname from the building most media classes are located, the Mel Johnson Media Center. Wanting “The MEL” to have a deeper meaning, they redefined it as the “Media Entertainment Lab”. In May 2021, the student radio station launched as 98.5 HD4 The MEL. In late October 2023, KTIS offered a new opportunity to move from HD4 to HD3. Student leaders once again rallied to rebrand the station as 98.5 HD3 The MEL and streaming at theMEL.fm.

The MEL radio takes a vintage college radio AAA approach: an exploratory, eclectic mix of mostly independent, occasionally local, Christian artists featuring Americana, alt-rock, hip-hop, folk, and pop genres. The specific demographic of the station is focused on the University, but the reach of the station extends far beyond campus with 7,200 listeners weekly (Nielsen), impacting the community around them as they aim to amplify the Gospel.