WIUV
{{short description|American online radio station}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WIUV
| logo = WIUV Castleton College Radio Logo.png
| caption = Created in 2012, this logo was created for Castleton State College's student-run radio club.
| city = Castleton, Vermont
| airdate = {{Start date|1976|09|15}}
| last_airdate = {{End date|2019|05|1|}}
| format = College
| facility_id = 4304
| former_frequencies = 91.3 MHz (1976–2019)
| coordinates = {{coord|43.608|N|73.182|W|type:landmark_region:US-VT_source:FCC}}
| owner = Vermont State University
| licensee = Board of Trustees, Vermont State Colleges
| webcast = https://tunein.com/radio/Castleton-Internet-Radio-913-s29701/
| website = {{URL|www.castleton.edu/campus-life/clubs-activities/clubs/wiuv/}}
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WIUV is an online radio station in Castleton, Vermont. It is the student-run station of Castleton University. The station signed on the air in 1976 at {{Frequency|91.3|MHz}} with an ERP of 230 watts from a transmitter located on campus.
History
WIUV was licensed as a 10-watt educational station in 1976. It increased power to 124 watts in 1981 and 227 watts in 1984.
On May 1, 2019, WIUV shut down its FM station and began broadcasting exclusively online. WIUV rebranded as "Castleton Internet Radio."{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/176619/vermont-university-shuts-off-fm-moves-online/|title=Vermont University Shuts Off FM; Moves Online|date=7 May 2019|website=radioinsight.com}} The Vermont State Colleges system concurrently returned the WIUV license to the Federal Communications Commission,{{cite web |last1=Zdatny |first1=Sophie |title=Re: Surrender of License |url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=91057 |website=CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=May 28, 2019 |format=PDF |date=May 1, 2019}} which cancelled it on May 22, 2019.{{cite web |title=Broadcast Actions |url=https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-357643A1.pdf |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |date=May 28, 2019}}
Programming
WIUV's on-air programming consisted of music blocks and original student-produced programs.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.castleton.edu/campus-life/clubs-activities/clubs/wiuv/}}
{{FM station data|4304|WIUV}}
- [https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=70339 FCC History Cards for WIUV]
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{{Vermont college radio}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1976
Category:1976 establishments in Vermont
Category:Internet radio stations in the United States
Category:Defunct radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2019
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