Jordan Valinsky | FOR THE POST
jv299206@ohiou.edu
Ping Recreation Center is tuning into its visitors' suggestions about what type of music they like to listen to as they work out.
Ping officials started a survey early Winter Quarter to determine what type of music genre they preferred and at what time.
Early last month, Ping installed an Internet radio player manufactured by Logitech called the Squeezebox and programmed the music according to results from a student survey. The player cost $300, and there are no monthly fees.
Previously, Ping either broadcasted Athens pop/rock radio station Power 105 at night or played a censored CD during the slower morning and evening times. Power 105 did not come in clearly and had poor reception, said Hafedh Benhadj, associate director of Campus Recreation and Ping Center Director.
We know we can't satisfy everyone
but to (provide a) best fit for the groups that work out at different times of the day Benhadj said.
The survey, which will soon be offered through the Campus Recreation Web site, will allow Ping officials to tweak the music as more people participate, Benhadj said, adding these are not the final results, and that there is no timetable for when they will stop accepting responses.
It's much better than Power 105 because it has a bigger variety; whereas Power 105 played the same things over and over again said junior Julie Vaughan, who works at Ping.
The survey ' taken so far by 149 people ' asked students their year in college, gender, how often they utilize the Ping Center, what time they work out and what type of music they would like to listen to. It found that different types of music were favored depending on the time of day.
Rock/alternative was the most favored type of music with 21.5 percent of the vote, followed by classic rock and rap/hip-hop. Other genres such as pop/rock, country, indie, R&B/soul, classical/jazz scored less than 15 percent each.
When results were broken down based on the time of day people work out, rock/alternative music was the most favored genre of music during mornings, with classic rock coming in second and rap/hip-hop music placing third. The results were nearly the same during the afternoons, except classic rock and rock/alternative flipped spots. From 4 p.m. on, the results mirrored those of the mornings except at night pop/rock and classic rock tied for second place with rap/hip-hop coming in at number three.
Another option Ping officials considered was satellite radio, but it was deemed too costly because of the monthly fee and the elaborate wiring it required, Benhadj said.
On top of the new music at Ping, the center recently upgraded the 12-year-old public-address system, and the sound is now clearer and crisper, because the new system is digital, according to Benhadj.
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