WEMC

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WEMC
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City of license Harrisonburg, Virginia
Broadcast area Harrisonburg, Virginia
Bridgewater, Virginia
Branding "WEMC 91.7"
Slogan "Virginia's First Public Radio Station"
Frequency 91.7 MHz
First air date 1970s
Format Public Radio
Power 1,850 Watts
Class A
Callsign meaning W Eastern Mennonite College
former name of EMU
Affiliations BBC, NPR, Pacifica, American Public Media
Owner Board of Trustees of Eastern Mennonite University
Website WEMC Online

WEMC, a public radio station owned by Eastern Mennonite University, serves the Harrisonburg, Virginia area with BBC News, NPR, Pacifica and American Public Media talk programs and a variety of musical genres for a few hours each week. WEMC is operated by WMRA, also based in Harrisonburg.

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[edit] History

Founded by EMU in 1955 thanks to a donation from the class of 1954, WEMC is Virginia's first public radio station.

The studio was originally located in the balcony of Lehman Auditorium and later moved to Astral Hall, which had been an astronomy classroom. (The EMU telescope is still housed in the observatory next to Astral Hall.)

On February 1st, 2007, James Madison University's public radio station WMRA, assumed management of WEMC-FM. WEMC now broadcasts from WMRA's studios on the corner of Reservoir Street and Cantrell Ave. in Downtown Harrisonburg. While the daily operations and financial needs of WEMC will be handled by WMRA management, EMU will retain the operating license for the station[1].

[edit] Power Increase

WEMC requested from the FCC to move its antenna 10 miles to the NNW of its current location and increase its power and antenna height. They are requesting to be a directional Class B station with a power increase to 9,500 watts. This power increase will add coverage to Staunton, Luray, and Mount Jackson, towns that currently can not receive WEMC.

[edit] References

  1. ^ JMU to Manage EMU's Public Radio Station - EMU News

[edit] External links


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