WUMM is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 licensed to Machias, Maine. The station is currently owned by the University of Maine System and operated by students of the University of Maine at Machias

University of Maine at Machias

The University of Maine at Machias is one of seven campuses in the University of Maine System. Located in Machias, Maine, United States, the seat of Washington County, the university was founded in 1909 as a normal school for developing teachers, and offers studies in recreation, education,...

. Previous to 91.7, University of Maine at Machias operated a low power

Carrier current

Carrier current is a method of low power AM radio transmission that uses the AC electrical system of a building to propagate a medium frequency, AM signal to a relatively small area, such as a building or a group of buildings...

radio station on 90.5 and 90.7.

History

In 1996 the Student Center at UMM decided that it would research and apply for a license to operate its first radio station. It was in the Spring of 1997 that WUMM first went out over the air as a leaky cable one watt radio station. In 2001 an internet broadcast was added, which allowed people to listen to the station anywhere in the world. In the Fall 2006 WUMM applied for a 100 watt Class A license, which was granted in the Summer of 2008. Over the next few months the equipment was purchased. It was in January of 2009 that WUMM began to broadcast over the air as a 100watt radio station.

External links

• WUMM Myspace