WMUA (91.1 FM) is a student-run College radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to Amherst, Massachusetts, USA, the station serves the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and its signal is also received in southern New Hampshire and western Worcester County, Massachusetts. The station is currently owned by the University of Massachusetts and has featured programming from AP Radio in the past, but no longer has an affiliation with the AP.^[2][3]

WMUA was established in 1949 originally as an AM station. Though it is run by full-time, fee-paying undergraduates, other faculty, staff, assorted members of the community, and graduate students contribute to the station. WMUA is broadcast to the Connecticut River Valley, including western Massachusetts, northern Connecticut, and southern Vermont. The station is federally-licensed (authorized by the FCC) and non-commercial, and is under the supervision of the UMass Board of Trustees.

WMUA functions are based out of the UMass Amherst campus, in Amherst, Massachusetts. The studio is located in the basement of the Lincoln Campus Center building. The actual transmitter and antenna are located on Observatory Way, between the Orchard Hill & Sylvan Residential living areas. The station is a licensed "class A" broadcast facility.

In 2001, WMUA bought a new radio transmitter to replace their original. The original transmitter, atop Dickinson Hall in Orchard Hill, is still in place and serves as a backup.

Programming [link]

WMUA's programming philosophy outlines the intent of the station to feature programming that is not typically found anywhere else on the dial. WMUA features a variety of programs that follow a "block" format. There are themed blocks daily, such as jazz, world, rock, and experimental music, but programs within these blocks vary from each other as well. There are also talk shows, sports updates, and two newscasts every weekday. WMUA broadcasts 24/7/365, and is available as a stream online from the home page of the WMUA website as well as on iTunes Radio in the College / University and Eclectic sections.

See also [link]

• WSYL A student-run station based out of the Sylvan Residential Area
• WUML at the University of Massachusetts Lowell

References [link]

External links [link]

• WMUA official website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WMUA
• Radio-Locator information on WMUA
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WMUA
• Unofficial WMUA Blog

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