WMUW

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WMUW
Frequency 88.5MHz
Branding"88.5 WMUW The Edge"
Programming
Format Variety
Ownership
Owner Mississippi University for Women
History
First air date
September 28, 1981
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 91984
Class A
ERP 980 watts
HAAT 27 meters (89 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 33°29′23″N88°25′18″W / 33.48972°N 88.42167°W / 33.48972; -88.42167
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.muw.edu/wmuw

WMUW (88.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Columbus, Mississippi. The station is owned by Mississippi University for Women, and airs a variety format. [2]

Contents

The station was assigned the WMUW call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on January 16, 2006. [3]

History

WMUW went on the air September 28, 1981, at 11 a.m. [4] The station aired a full-service format featuring jazz, big band, and classical music, along with news programming and syndicated fare from the Longhorn Radio Network of the University of Texas at Austin; it broadcast with an effective radiated power of 980 watts. WMUW operated as part of the Division of Communication of the university after a 1982 schoolwide reorganization. [5] By 1984, it was broadcasting 18 hours a day and known among students as "88-Plus". [6] The station's first license, however, expired; according to the June 11, 1998, letter from the Federal Communications Commission, the action came as a result of WMUW's failure to transmit in twelve straight months, which occurred because the station's tower was down. [7] The university immediately applied for a new construction permit, which was awarded in 2005; the license to cover was awarded in 2008.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WMUW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ↑ "MUW's radio station goes on air". Columbian-Progress. September 24, 1981. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  5. ↑ "MUW reorganizes into 10 divisions". The Clarksdale Press Register. April 11, 1982. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  6. ↑ "MUW radio station offers a smorgasbord of tunes". The Webster Progress-Times. December 27, 1984. p. 7. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Washington This Week" (PDF). M Street Journal. June 24, 1998. p. 8. Retrieved September 21, 2019.


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