For the last 10 years, iRadio has served as a platform where UHD students can share their perspectives and connect with the campus community. From sports commentary and campus conversations to anime discussions and live interviews, the student-led station on the third floor of the One Main Building continues to expand how students connect, create, and engage audiences across UHD.
Faculty advisor Dr. Logan said the station’s growth reflects its larger mission of amplifying student voices across campus. “I call us the voice of the school,” he said. “Everything you see and listen to is the effort of students.”
Entering its next chapter, iRadio is expanding beyond the studio through new remote broadcasting tools that will allow students to stream live from across campus and beyond, creating new opportunities for interviews, event coverage both on and off campus, and real-time audience engagement.
The new technology has already been used during the 2025 Arts and Communications Festival, where students conducted interviews and shared live experiences from across campus. For student station manager Yarece Hill, the ability to broadcast beyond the studio creates new opportunities to connect directly with the UHD community.
“I was excited about the ability to run the studio from anywhere,” Hill said. “We can leave the studio and still be connected with the audience, be one with the community.”
Hill said the expansion aligns with how people increasingly consume media through interactive and mobile streaming platforms.
“These new tools are going to change what our students are able to do,” Logan said. He pointed to student interviewer Kat Gavan, who previously interviewed Beto O'Rourke through Instagram. “Now, we can bring those kinds of interviews live on air,” he said.
He also highlighted student broadcaster Victoria Garza, who covers Houston Astros play-by-play. With the new remote broadcasting tools, Garza will be able to interview people live from games and events rather than only from the studio.
The station has already started experimenting with new programming formats, including “Gator Groove,” a Tiny Desk-style live music session featuring student performances.
As iRadio enters its next chapter, students and faculty hope the station will continue expanding beyond the studio while staying rooted in its original mission of giving UHD students a platform to be heard. With broadcasts now available through the station’s website and the RadioFX app, the team hopes to connect with listeners across campus and beyond.