WMUH

WMUH (91.7 FM) is a college radio station, supported through Muhlenberg College, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania in the United States.

WMUH may also refer to West Middlesex Hospital, London
WMUH
CityAllentown, Pennsylvania
Broadcast areaLehigh Valley
Frequency91.7 MHz
Branding91.7 WMUH
Slogan"The Only Station That Matters."
Programming
FormatFreeform college radio
Ownership
OwnerMuhlenberg College
History
First air date
1948
Call sign meaning
W M U Hlenberg
Technical information
Facility ID46947
ClassA
ERP440 Watts
HAAT-1 meters
Links
Website91.7 WMUH Allentown

In 2000, WMUH was named one of the top 20 college radio stations by The Princeton Review. That same year, WMUH was named the best radio station in the Lehigh Valley (including commercial stations) by the Lehigh Valley Music Awards Association.[1]

History

The station began broadcasting in 1948 at 640 AM, but could only be heard on the Muhlenberg campus. This continued until 1964, when Muhlenberg received an FCC broadcast license for an FM station on 89.7. However, WMUH's reach was still primarily the Muhlenberg campus.[1]

This changed in 1979, when WMUH received a power increase of 440 watts, moved over to 91.7 FM, and could be heard throughout the Lehigh Valley.[1]

In 1982, WMUH began broadcasting for the first time at 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This was primarily accomplished with community volunteers and recently graduated ex-WMUH disc jockeys covering the overnights from 2AM - 6AM.

In the 1980s, WMUH launched the station's slogan "the only station that matters," which is still in use to this day, and was a take-off on the phrase, "the only band that matters," which was used in England to describe The Clash during that period.

See also

References
  1. "91.7WMUH Allentown - History". Retrieved 2008-09-22.

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