WWPV-LP
Radio station at Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont
44°29′38.1″N 73°09′49.4″W / 44.493917°N 73.163722°W / 44.493917; -73.163722Public license information
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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.[3]
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.[4] When word of a potential buyout circulated, it prompted students and the community to rally, and the college ruled out a sale.[5]
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.[6] Under Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations, the college was required to divest its existing 88.7 FM facility upon constructing the new station;[7] on April 8, 2015, it agreed to donate the WWPV-FM license to Vermont Public Radio.[8] On September 14, 2015, WWPV's programming moved to the new WWPV-LP;[9] WWPV-FM went silent the next day and became WVTX, which returned to the air as a VPR-owned classical music station.
References
- ^ a b "New Radio Station at SMC Goes on the Air". Burlington Free Press. August 10, 1973. p. 21. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWPV-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ 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
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Radio stations in the Burlington, Vermont metropolitan area
- This region also includes the following cities: Middlebury
- Stowe
- Plattsburgh, NY
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- WOKO
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- WRSA
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- WTNN
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- WVPS
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- WWFK
- WWMP
- WWPV-LP
- WXLQ
- WXLU
- WXXX
- WXZO
- WCAT (1390 AM)
- WIPS (1250 AM)
- WOMM-LP (105.9 FM)
- WQKE (93.9 FM)
- WVTX (88.7 FM)
- Nearby regions –
U.S. - Bennington-Rutland
- Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction
- Montpelier-Barre-Waterbury
- North Country
- Northeast Kingdom and Northern New Hampshire
- Saratoga Springs-Glens Falls
Canada- Montreal
- See also
- List of radio stations in New York
- List of radio stations in Vermont
- Notes
- 1. Station has a target audience in Canada.
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