WPUM
| City of license | Rensselaer, Indiana |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Jasper County, Indiana |
| Slogan | "The Joe" Plays Whatever |
| Frequency | 93.3 MHz FM |
| First air date | 1977 |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio, |
| Power | 60 watts |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40° 55' 12.00" N, 87° 09' 27.00" W |
| Callsign meaning | Pumas - College Mascot |
| Affiliations | Saint Joseph's College |
| Owner | Saint Joseph's College |
| Webcast | http://real.saintjoe.edu:8000/listen.pls |
| Website | http://www.saintjoe.edu/~wpum |
WPUM (93.3 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station begun in 1977 in Rensselaer, Indiana, USA, owned by Saint Joseph's College. The format is primarily contemporary hit radio and Oldies hosted by Saint Joseph's College students in hour air shifts. The station also broadcasts the school's sports programs and can be listened to live on the Internet at WPUM's website. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[1] Its coverage area includes Rensselaer and Jasper County, Indiana.[2]
Switch to 93.3 the Joe
Through the 2000s WPUM had been known as 90.5 Puma Rock, but a displacement of radio frequency by another station in nearby Crown Point, Indiana, resulted in a loss of their place on the radio dial. After a long appeal to the FCC, WPUM was transferred temporarily to 93.3 FM until another frequency became available in the non-commercial range on the FM dial. WPUM has been at 93.3 since the fall of 2008. When WPUM changed frequency, it also formally changed its format to include more of a variety rather than straight rock that the station had featured since its launch in 1977. As a result, 90.5 Puma Rock became 93.3 The Joe.
References
- ↑ FCC license database entry for WPUM. Retrieved July 29, 2008
- ↑ FCC Listing for WPUM. Retrieved Feb 13, 2009