WUMD is a radio station

Radio station

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  broadcasting a Variety

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 format. Licensed to North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA. The station is currently owned by University of Massachusetts. The station is also broadcast on HD radio

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History

WUMD began with 10 watts of power on 91.1 MHz/Channel 216 as WUSM in the early 1970s. Its first studio was in the cafeteria basement. In the fall of 1974 WUSM moved it studio to the campus center and increased power. It remained a student-programmed station throughout the next 3 decades. In June 2006, it sold its 91.1 frequency to the Educational Media Foundation & began broadcasting on 89.3MHz/Channel 207.