WWPV-LP
Broadcast areaColchester and Burlington
Frequency92.5 MHz
Branding92.5 The Mike
Programming
FormatCollege radio/Variety
Ownership
OwnerSaint Michael's College
History
First air date
September 15, 2015 (2015-09-15)
Call sign meaning
Winooski Park Vermont[1]
Technical information
Facility ID196089
ClassL1
ERP100 watts
HAAT24 meters (79 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°29′38.1″N 73°09′49.4″W / 44.493917°N 73.163722°W / 44.493917; -73.163722
Links
WebcastListen Live
Listen live (via TuneIn)
Websitewwpv.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.

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

  1. 1 2 "New Radio Station at SMC Goes on the Air". Burlington Free Press. August 10, 1973. p. 21. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  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.


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