WMUL
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WMUL is a Variety formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Huntington, West Virginia
, serving Metro Huntington. WMUL is owned and operated by Marshall University
.
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 of Marshall's away football, baseball and softball games, as well as all women's basketball games.
WMUL has won the most awards through the National Broadcasting Society (NBS) contest, winning 200 awards as of 2007. This contest is open only to individual NBS members and member colleges. Another major contest for the station is the West Virginia Associated Press
Broadcasters Association awards. The station was won more than 150 awards in that contest as of 2007. The WVAPBA is open to all broadcast media, commercial and non-commercial, that includes West Virginia as part or all of its coverage area.
Broadcasting
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radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Huntington, West Virginia
Huntington, West Virginia
Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. Its population was 49,138 at...
, serving Metro Huntington. WMUL is owned and operated by Marshall University
Marshall University
Marshall University is a coeducational public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States founded in 1837, and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States....
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Sports Programming
WMUL's sports department covers more Marshall sporting events live than any other media entity. It broadcasts all of Marshall's home college footballCollege football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
games, which is a rare opportunity for college radio stations. It also broadcasts Marshall's home soccer, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
(men's and women's), softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
games. The station broadcasts some of Marshall's away football, baseball and softball games, as well as all women's basketball games.
News Programming
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 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." The station also produces news/talk shows each semester and occasionally produces and airs the "Insight Into Old Main" series, dealing with various parts of the Marshall University administration.Awards
As of summer 2009, the station has won over 900 national and regional awards since 1985, the year faculty manager Dr. Charles G. Bailey began tracking awards. The record number of awards attained in one school year was set in 2005-2006, when the station received 77 national and regional awards.WMUL has won the most awards through the National Broadcasting Society (NBS) contest, winning 200 awards as of 2007. This contest is open only to individual NBS members and member colleges. Another major contest for the station is the West Virginia Associated Press
Associated Press
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Broadcasters Association awards. The station was won more than 150 awards in that contest as of 2007. The WVAPBA is open to all broadcast media, commercial and non-commercial, that includes West Virginia as part or all of its coverage area.