WWPV-LP
WWVP-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.
City | Colchester, Vermont |
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Broadcast area | Colchester and Burlington |
Frequency | 92.5 MHz |
Branding | 92.5 The Mike |
Slogan | We play what we like and nothing else. |
Programming | |
Format | College radio/Variety |
Ownership | |
Owner | Saint Michael's College |
History | |
First air date | September 15, 2015 |
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″N 73°09′49.4″W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live Listen live (via TuneIn) |
Website | wwpv |
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.
References
- "New Radio Station at SMC Goes on the Air". Burlington Free Press. August 10, 1973. p. 21. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- Cebula, Judith (November 21, 1988). "'PV cleans up its act". Burlington Free Press. pp. 1B, 3B. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- 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.
- Johnson, Tim (March 22, 2007). "WWPV staying on the air". Burlington Free Press. p. 5A. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- "Application Search Details (WWPV-LP)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- "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.
- "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.
- Shetter, Karianne (September 24, 2015). "WWPV The Mike: Same Sound, New Frequency". The Defender. Saint Michael's College. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
External links
- Official Website
- WWVP in the FCC's FM station database
- WWVP-LP on Radio-Locator
- WWVP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database