WUMS is a student-run formatted college radio

Campus radio

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 station

Radio station

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 in University, Mississippi

University, Mississippi

University, Mississippi is not an official government based city or town but is the official designated name for the area encompassing the University of Mississippi campus, in Lafayette County, Mississippi within the city of Oxford....

. WUMS is owned and licensed by the Student Media Center of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)

University of Mississippi

The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...

. WUMS serves University/Oxford, Mississippi

Oxford, Mississippi

Oxford is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1835, it was named after the British university city of Oxford in hopes of having the state university located there, which it did successfully attract....

 and the surrounding area in Lafayette County

Lafayette County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,744 people, 14,373 households, and 8,321 families residing in the county. The population density was 61 people per square mile . There were 16,587 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...

 with an ERP of 3,000 watt

Watt

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s. Rebel Radio is one of the few commercially-licensed college radio stations in the country. Rebel Radio is run by DJs of various majors. Rebel Radio is part of the student-run Student Media Center at Ole Miss.

Programming

WUMS programming consists of top 40 music. The original format of WUMS was a mixture between Hot AC and Rock music

Rock music

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 until August 2011 when the station changed the format to completely top 40. Alongside the new change came a new brand, complete with new logos and slogan.

DJ's

The station hires new student DJ's every semester. Each student can bring in his/her own feel to their hour (or two), while still fitting in the top 40 format. Students must be enrolled in 12 hours at the University of Mississippi

University of Mississippi

The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...

 to work at the station.

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