WWPV-LP

{{short description|Radio station at Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WWPV-LP

| logo =

| city = Colchester, Vermont

| country = US

| area = Colchester and Burlington

| branding = 92.5 The Mike

| airdate = {{Start date|2015|09|15}}

| frequency = 92.5 MHz

| format = College radio/Variety

| erp = 100 watts

| haat = {{Convert|24|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = L1

| facility_id = 196089

| licensing_authority = FCC

| coordinates = {{Coord|44|29|38.1|N|73|09|49.4|W|type:landmark_region:US-VT_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning = Winooski Park Vermont{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52028377/|work=Burlington Free Press|title=New Radio Station at SMC Goes on the Air|date=August 10, 1973|page=21|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}

| former_callsigns =

| owner = Saint Michael's College

| licensee =

| sister_stations =

| webcast = {{ubl|[http://wwpv.smcvt.edu/streaming/ Listen Live]|{{TuneIn|WWPV-925-s255690}}}}

| website = {{URL|wwpv.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.{{r|new}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52028082/|pages=1B, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52028134/ 3B]|title='PV cleans up its act|date=November 21, 1988|work=Burlington Free Press|first=Judith|last=Cebula|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52029176/|date=March 9, 2007|first=Tim|last=Johnson|work=Burlington Free Press|title=College signal fading? St. Michael's considers selling student station to VPR|pages=1A, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52029246/ 8A]|accessdate=May 24, 2020}} When word of a potential buyout circulated, it prompted students and the community to rally, and the college ruled out a sale.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52029351/|accessdate=May 24, 2020|date=March 22, 2007|work=Burlington Free Press|title=WWPV staying on the air|first=Tim|last=Johnson|page=5A}}

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.{{cite web|title=Application Search Details (WWPV-LP)|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1591741|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=October 10, 2015}} Under Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations, the college was required to divest its existing 88.7 FM facility upon constructing the new station;{{cite web|title=APPLICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR A LOW POWER FM BROADCAST STATION (WWPV-LP)|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1591741&Service=FL&Form_id=318&Facility_id=196089|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=October 10, 2015|date=November 12, 2013}} on April 8, 2015, it agreed to donate the WWPV-FM license to Vermont Public Radio.{{cite web|title=APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1673823&Service=FM&Form_id=314&Facility_id=58598|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=October 10, 2015|date=April 9, 2015}} On September 14, 2015, WWPV's programming moved to the new WWPV-LP;{{cite news|last1=Shetter|first1=Karianne|title=WWPV The Mike: Same Sound, New Frequency|url=http://defender.smcvt.edu/?p=3675|accessdate=October 10, 2015|work=The Defender|publisher=Saint Michael's College|date=September 24, 2015}} WWPV-FM went silent the next day and became WVTX, which returned to the air as a VPR-owned classical music station.

References

External links

[http://wwpv.smcvt.edu/ Official Website]

WPV-LP

Category:Radio stations established in 2015

Category:College radio stations in Vermont

Category:2015 establishments in Vermont

Category:Variety radio stations in the United States

Category:Colchester, Vermont

Category:Saint Michael's College