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WMUW (88.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Columbus, Mississippi. The station is owned by Mississippi University for Women, and airs a variety format.

The station was assigned the WMUW call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on January 16, 2006.

History

WMUW went on the air September 28, 1981, at 11 a.m. The station aired a full-service format featuring jazz, big band, and classical music, along with news programming and syndicated fare from the Longhorn Radio Network of the University of Texas at Austin; it broadcast with an effective radiated power of 980 watts. WMUW operated as part of the Division of Communication of the university after a 1982 schoolwide reorganization. By 1984, it was broadcasting 18 hours a day and known among students as "88-Plus". The station's first license, however, expired; according to the June 11, 1998, letter from the Federal Communications Commission, the action came as a result of WMUW's failure to transmit in twelve straight months, which occurred because the station's tower was down. The university immediately applied for a new construction permit, which was awarded in 2005; the license to cover was awarded in 2008.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WMUW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
4. "MUW's radio station goes on air". Columbian-Progress. September 24, 1981. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
5. "MUW reorganizes into 10 divisions". The Clarksdale Press Register. April 11, 1982. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
6. "MUW radio station offers a smorgasbord of tunes". The Webster Progress-Times. December 27, 1984. p. 7. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
7. "Washington This Week" (PDF). M Street Journal. June 24, 1998. p. 8. Retrieved September 21, 2019.

External links

• Official Website
• FCC Public Inspection File for WMUW
• Facility details for Facility ID 91984 (WMUW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WMUW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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