WMUL

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WMUL-FM

Broadcast area	Huntington, West Virginia
Branding	88.1 WMUL
Slogan	The Cutting Edge
First air date	November 1, 1961
Frequency	88.1 mHz
Format	Variety
ERP	1,150 watts
Class	A
Owner	Marshall University
Website	http://www.marshall.edu/wmul

WMUL 88.1 FM is a 1,150 watt radio station located in Huntington, West Virginia. It is a Non-commercial educational campus radio station broadcasting from the campus of Marshall University. The staion was the first public radio station to sign on in West Virginia.

The station originates from a tower on Marshall's Science Building. The station started with 10 watts of power, but that was increased to 176 watts in the late 1970s and to 1,150 watts in the late 1980s.

Contents 1 Music Programming 2 FM 88 Sports 3 NewsCenter 88 4 Awards 4.1 First Place Awards 4.2 Honorable Mention Awards 5 External links

[edit] Music Programming

Music takes up the majority of WMUL's programming--more than 100 hours per week. The station's DJs are given more leeway in what they can play than DJs at commercial radio stations.

• Alternative Music
  • 3-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday
  • 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Monday-Thursday

• Blues
  • 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Thursday, Friday

• Christian
  • Black Gospel Music
    • 6 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday, Sunday
  • "The Rock" (Contemporary Christian, Christian Rock, Christian Metal, etc)
    • 12 p.m.-3 a.m. Sunday

• Hip-Hop
  • 1-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday
  • 6 p.m.-3 a.m. Friday, Saturday

• Jazz
  • 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Monday-Wednesday

• Morning Shows
  • 6-9 a.m. Monday-Friday

• Oldies
  • "Midday Cafe"
    • 12-1 p.m. Monday-Thursday
  • "Flashback Friday"
    • "Fab Friday" (50s-70s) 12-2 p.m.
    • "The All 80s Show" 2-4 p.m.
    • "The 90s Hour" (early-mid 90s) 4-5 p.m.

• Saturday Sampler
  • 1-6 p.m. Saturday (Alternative, Blues, Hip-Hop, Jazz and Oldies at the DJ's discretion)

• Speciality Shows
  • Monday-Thursday 5:30-9:00 p.m.
  • Monday-6-8 p.m. The Hot Topic w/Kenneth Cox, Cherelle Cobbs and James Clark
  • Monday 8-9 p.m. Have You Heard? (Entertainment News)
  • Wednesday 6-9 a.m. The Tipton Report
  • Wednesday 11-12 p.m. The Last Show w/ Adam Cavilier and Brian Dalek
  • Thursday 6-7 p.m. Snob-Rock Live! (Local Band Live Performance/Interview Show)
  • Thursday 9-10 p.m. The Pre-Drink
  • When There is no specific speciality show, this slot defaults to alternative.

[edit] FM 88 Sports

WMUL's sports department covers more Marshall sporting events live than any other media entity. It broadcasts all of Marshall's home college football games, which is a rare opportunity for college radio stations. It also broadcasts Marshall's home soccer, volleyball, basketball (men's and women's), softball and baseball games. The station broadcasts some away football, baseball and all women's basketball games.

WMUL also produces original sports progamming. The Fall 2006 lineup is as follows:

• Wednesdays
  • 5:30-7 p.m. "Tri-state High School Football Report"
  • 7-8 p.m. "Sportsview" (Marshall athletics)
  • 8-9 p.m. "The Blitz" (college football, NFL)

• Fridays
  • 5:30-6 p.m. "Herd Roundup"
  • 6-6:30 p.m. "Conference USA Report"

[edit] NewsCenter 88

The news department broadcasts newsbriefs at the top of the hour from 12-3 p.m. Monday-Friday. The flagship broadcast, "The 5 p.m. Edition of NewsCenter 88," runs for 30 minutes and covers all the events happening around Marshall, the Huntington tri-state region, and the rest of the nation. It also includes the five-minute "FM 88 Sports Report" and a minute-long "Metro Huntington Weather Forecast."

[edit] Awards

The staff at WMUL-FM have won 693 national awards since faculty manager Dr. Charles Bailey began tracking the awards totals in 1985. WMUL-FM staff members set a new station record in the 2005-2006 school year with 77 awards.

The record-breaking year was topped off April 22, 2006 at the West Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters Association's (WVAPBA) 2005 awards ceremony at Pipestem Resort State Park. While most of WMUL-FM's awards are in competition against other college radio stations, the WVAPBA awards are versus all the commercial and non-commercial radio stations in West Virginia.

WMUL-FM took home 7 first place and 7 honorable mention awards from the 2005 WVAPBA.

[edit] First Place Awards

• Outstanding News Operation (News Director: Melanie Chapman)

• Outstanding Sports Operation (Sports Directors: Alex Reed, Dave Wilson)

• Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast (Anchors: Jen Smith, Brandon Millman, Producer: Ben Hunt, Sports Anchor: Terry Bartley; April 1, 2005)

• Best Breaking News Coverage ("Dan Angel Retires"; Melanie Chapman; November 10, 2004)

• Best Sports Play-by-Play ("Marshall University versus The University of Southern Mississippi"; Alex Reed, Dave Wilson, Melanie Chapmen; November 8, 2005)

• Best Sports Special ("Farewell to The MAC: 2004 Football Season in Review"; Alex Reed; Sept 1, 2005)

• Best Sports Talk Show ("Sportsview: Special guest Mark Snyder, new head football coach at Marshall University"; Dave Wilson; April 20, 2005)

• Best Sportscaster (Alex Reed)

[edit] Honorable Mention Awards

• Best Breaking News Coverage ("Pruett Retires"; Melanie Chapman; March 9, 2005)

• Best Feature ("Aircheck: The Huntington Game"; Adam Nedeff; September 15, 2005)

• Best Documentary ("Aircheck: Take Charge"; Kelsey Austin; September 29, 2005)

• Best Sports Play-by-Play ("Marshall Men's Basketball versus Bowling Green State University"; Vince Payne, Robert Harper; January 6, 2005)

• Best Sports Special ("Aircheck: To Change or Not to Change Gameday: The Pros and Cons of Weeknight College Football Games"; Clark Davis; September 22, 2005)

• Best News Anchor Team (Jen Smith and Brandon Millman)

• Best News Reporter (Melanie Chapman)

[edit] External links

• WMUL 88.1 FM
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WMUL
• WMUL-FM wins 14 WVAPBA awards in broadcast journalism