WWPV-LP

Last updated
WWPV-LP
Broadcast areaColchester and Burlington
Frequency 92.5 MHz
Branding92.5 The Mike
Programming
Format College radio/Variety
Ownership
Owner Saint Michael's College
History
First air date
September 15,  2015  ( 2015-09-15)
Call sign meaning
Winooski Park Vermont [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 196089
Class L1
ERP 100 watts
HAAT 24 meters (79 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°29′38.1″N73°09′49.4″W / 44.493917°N 73.163722°W / 44.493917; -73.163722
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Listen live (via TuneIn)
Website wwpv.smcvt.edu

WWPV-LP (92.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Colchester, Vermont. The station is owned by Saint Michael's College. It airs a variety radio format. This station is the successor to WWPV-FM, the college's prior radio station on 88.7 FM.

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History

In 1973, Saint Michael's College signed on WWPV-FM 88.7, originally a 10-watt outlet broadcasting from the Sloan Fine Arts Center on campus. [1] WWPV-FM was the successor to WSSE, a carrier current outlet that had been established in the 1950s. It operated from the North Campus until moving to St. Edmund's Hall in 1988. [2]

Vermont Public Radio, the state's public broadcaster, had expressed interest as early as 2007 in acquiring WWPV-FM to obtain a second FM frequency for classical music. [3] When word of a potential buyout circulated, it prompted students and the community to rally, and the college ruled out a sale. [4]

On February 12, 2014, Saint Michael's College was granted a construction permit for a low-power FM station on 92.5 FM in Colchester. [5] Under Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations, the college was required to divest its existing 88.7 FM facility upon constructing the new station; [6] on April 8, 2015, it agreed to donate the WWPV-FM license to Vermont Public Radio. [7] On September 14, 2015, WWPV's programming moved to the new WWPV-LP; [8] WWPV-FM went silent the next day and became WVTX, which returned to the air as a VPR-owned classical music station.

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References

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  2. Cebula, Judith (November 21, 1988). "'PV cleans up its act". Burlington Free Press. pp. 1B, 3B . Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  3. Johnson, Tim (March 9, 2007). "College signal fading? St. Michael's considers selling student station to VPR". Burlington Free Press. pp. 1A, 8A . Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  4. Johnson, Tim (March 22, 2007). "WWPV staying on the air". Burlington Free Press. p. 5A. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  5. "Application Search Details (WWPV-LP)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  6. "APPLICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR A LOW POWER FM BROADCAST STATION (WWPV-LP)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. November 12, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  7. "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. April 9, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  8. Shetter, Karianne (September 24, 2015). "WWPV The Mike: Same Sound, New Frequency". The Defender. Saint Michael's College . Retrieved October 10, 2015.