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WPTS Radio Visits Screenshot Asia: Autobiography Review

by Courtney Lucier Zoom in on a few drops of blood on a car windshield. Settle for a few moments on the violence and brutality. Now, zoom back out to the terrified and dismayed face of young Indonesian housekeeper Rakib. Stuck between his loyalty to the military dictator General Purna, and his own compromised morals, Rakib finds himself in a situation that seems nearly impossible to escape from. He is […]

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Events

Celebrate World College Radio Day with WPTS Radio’s Cultural Marathon!

Tune in on Friday, October 6 for 12 hours of specialty programming celebrating the unique cultures represented on Pitt's campus! Guest organizations include: 11AM-12PM: Latinx Student Association A diverse mix of tracks by Latinx artists along with a discussion on the massive success of Latinx artists in the music industry. 12PM-1PM: AddVerse Multilingual poetry and music performed live on air! 1PM-2PM: Center for African Studies African studies programming and opportunities […]

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Movie Reviews

Movie Review | Fantastic Planet

Written by Sean Ritchie - Published March 28, 2023 Edited by Sonya Boukengolts Fantastic Planet is a French and Czechoslovakian-produced animated film from 1973 about humans (called Oms) being oppressed by giant blue aliens known as the Draags. Oms are reduced to living as either collared, mistreated pets or as pests hiding from the Draags on the outskirts of their society and avoiding extermination. Throughout the film, Draags openly debate […]

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Movie Reviews

Movie Review | Cocaine Bear

Written by Sean Ritchie - Published March 16, 2023 Cocaine Bear is a very enjoyable horror comedy that is loosely based on the true story of a bear consuming a large amount of cocaine that was dropped out of an airplane. Instead of killing the bear, the cocaine fuels the bear’s rampage in Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest. If you have seen the advertisements, then you have a pretty good idea of […]

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Events

Events and Giveaway General Rules

WPTS-FM CONTEST RULES WPTS-FM (“station”) will periodically offers its listeners the opportunity to win prizes through mechanisms promoted on its broadcasts and/or various social media accounts. These contests (“contests”) shall be governed by the following set of rules (“rules”). In certain cases, specific contests will have their own set of rules, which may supplement or supersede these rules. In those cases, the specific rules will be posted online. ELIGIBILITY 1. Winner must be a resident of the 50 United States […]

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