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| name = WVUM
| logo = Wvumlogo.png
| city = [[Coral Gables, Florida|Coral Gables]], [[Florida]]
| area = [[Miami metropolitan area]]
| branding = ''The Voice of the University of Miami''
| frequency = 90.5 [[MHz]]
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| website = [http://www.wvum.org/ wvum.org]
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'''WVUM''' (90.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[non-commercial]] [[alternative rock|alternative]] and [[electronic music]] [[campus radio|college radio station]] at the [[University of Miami]] in [[Coral Gables, Florida|Coral Gables]], [[Florida]] in the [[United States]] and broadcasting [[Antenna (radio)|over-the-air]] to the [[Miami metropolitan area]] and streaming online via [[Internet radio]].
 
The station is owned by WVUM, Inc., a corporation owned by an advisory board composed of faculty and students at the University of Miami. Air talent and station management are University of Miami students. Most positions are volunteer but some management positions are paid.
 
WVUM is the flagship station of [[Miami Hurricanes|Miami Hurricanes sports]], airing most events live with [[color commentator|color commentary]] by the station's sports staff. In February 2011, WVUM's Sports Department was invited to be the broadcasters on the University of Miami's web stream broadcasts on hurricanesports.com. The station has been a featured presence at many local Miami arts festivals, including [[Art Basel]] in [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]], [[Ultra Music Festival]], and [[Miami Music Week]].
 
==Background==
WVUM is the noncommercial and fully student-run radio station broadcasting out of the [[University of Miami]]. The station was founded in 1967 as a pirate radio station hidden in the Eaton Hall dormitory on the university's campus. WVUM has since evolved into a licensed station with music programming (with a slight electronic bent), public affairs and news content and sports programs.
 
Licensed to [[Coral Gables, Florida]], WVUM serves the University of Miami and the surrounding communities. The station operates with 5.9 Kilowatts directional and covers most of [[Miami-Dade countyCounty, asFlorida|Miami-Dade wellCounty]] asand astreams streamlive ofglobally programming broadcast worldwide onat: wvum.org.
 
==History==
===20th century===
In 1967, a group of engineering students in Mahoney Hall, a [[University of Miami]] dormitory, created an unlicensed transmitter and began operating an illegal radio station. Shortly after being discovered by the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]], it was requested that they discontinue broadcasting. In order to amend relations, the University of Miami decided to register the station. andThe createstation whatwas expandedinitially tolicensed by Mahoney Residence Hall Association, Inc., which provided the station with becomeearly WVUMsupport.
 
So on February 1968, WVUM received its license to broadcast a 10-watt non-commercial, educational radio station (it was barely enough power to be heard throughout the university campus). The station was located on the second floor of the Whitten University Center. The first call letters that was requested by the station to the FCC was WVOH (Voice of Hurricanes), later changed to WIBS (IBIS), which was later changed to and approved by the FCC as WVUM, standing for the (Voice of the University of Miami). Over the years, the station's power level has increased from 35w ERP to 365w ERP, to 1.3Kw ERP, and finally to its present 5.9Kw ERP directional, away from a second adjacent channel station on 90.9, in the upper Florida keys to the south.
 
For the first few years of its existence, University of Miami events and news were WVUM's sole programming.
At the time, the radio station was technically licensed by the Mahoney Residence Hall Association, Inc. as early support was provided by them. In the Spring of 1977, Mahoney Residence Hall Association, Inc changed its name to WVUM, Inc, the title it still holds today.▼
 
In February 1968, WVUM received its license to broadcast a 10-watt non-commercial, educational radio station, which was barely enough power to be heard throughout the university campus. The station was located on the second floor of the Whitten University Center.
WVUM offers both rotation and specialty shows. Rotation shows feature recent albums selected by the Music Directors and Music Staff, while specialty shows focus on a specific genre, style, or concept.▼
 
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The radio station also offers news, public affairs, and sports programming. WVUM is the flagship station for Miami Hurricanes baseball. It also covers women's volleyball, and basketball and men's football and basketball. The news department produces hourly newscasts, featured news, public service announcements, and community outreach programs.▼
 
In 1981, the FCC requested all 10-watt stations to increase to at least 100 watts, and WVUM made increased to 365 watts. Over the years, the station's power level has increased from 35w ERP to 365w ERP, to 1.3Kw ERP, and finally to its present 5.9Kw ERP directional, away from a second adjacent channel station on 90.9, in the upper [[Florida Keys]] to the south.
While WVUM has a corporate and advisory board consisting of staff advisors, the station is student-run by the main decision-making entity: the Executive Board, which consists of 18 students. The WVUM staff focuses on programming, community involvement, and engaging with Miami's art and music scene. The station's unofficial mascot is Manny the Manatee.▼
 
For almost all of the 1980s, the station had a [[rock music]] format. In the 1990s, the station had a [[grunge]] period. In 1993, the station expanded to 1,300 watts.
Listeners of WVUM tend to be within the age range of 16 – 49 years old. The station's online stream is well above the average for college radio stations, and receives hits internationally.{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}}▼
 
In 1999, the station moved to a larger space downstairs in the Whitten University Center, which offered two studios and an office, and was renovated for WVUM's use. The space previously was a barber shop that went bankrupt and a bowling alley motor room.
WVUM works with many institutions in the Miami music and arts scene. Some of these organizations include but are not limited to: [[Ultra Music Festival]], Sweat Records, MoMA's WPS1 Art Radio, The Electric Pickle, CMJ, Friends With You, Poplife/Grand Central, Nightdrive, FREEGUMS, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), IamYourVillain, [[Miami Art Museum]], The Fillmore, The Vagabond, OHWOW, The Overthrow, Roofless Records, SCOPE Art Fair, WSVA Radio (NYC), and Bardot.
 
===21st century===
The station has been recognized by both the community and the press, as the ''[[Miami New Times]]''’ Reader’s Choice as Best FM Radio Station (2010/2009) and Editor’s Choice Best FM Radio Station (2007/2006), and most recently Best Radio Station (2021). Zoom Out has recognized WVUM as one of the top noncommercial streaming radio stations in the country.{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} In March 2011, the station was awarded [[mtvU]]'s [[Woodie Award]] for "Best College Radio Station".▼
In 2000, the station began broadcasting online at: wvum.org In 2007, ''[[Miami New Times]]'' recognized it as the Choice Best FM Radio Station. In 2008, in recognition of WVUM's 40th anniversary, [[IKEA]] aesthetically renovated the office in the University Center. In 2009, WVUM was recognized as the ''Miami New Times''’ Reader’s Choice as "Best FM Radio Station". In March 2011, WVUM was awarded [[mtvU]]'s [[Woodie Award]] for "Best College Radio Station".
 
In 2013, the station expanded to 5,900 watts. In Summer 2015, WVUM's office was modernized and its space was increased.
==Physical and technical expansion==
In 1972, WVUM went stereo, and in 1978, the station completely renovated the studio facilities on the second floor of the Whitten University Center. The station would remain there until a larger space downstairs was renovated in 1999, offering two studios and an office. Previously, this new space had been a barber shop (that went bankrupt in the later 1960s/early 1970s because of the Hippy movement) and a bowling alley motor room. In 2008, for the 40th year of WVUM, IKEA aesthetically renovated the office in the University Center. The summer of 2015 brought new renovations to WVUM's office, modernizing it and increasing space substantially.
 
▲TheIn station2021, hasWVUM beenwas recognized by both the community and the press, as the ''[[Miami New Times]]''’ Reader’s Choice as "Best FM Radio Station (2010/2009) and Editor’s Choice Best FM Radio Station (2007/2006), and most recently Best Radio Station (2021)". ''Zoom Out'' has recognized WVUM as one of the top noncommercial streaming radio stations in the country.{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} In March 2011, the station was awarded [[mtvU]]'s [[Woodie Award]] for "Best College Radio Station".
In 1981, the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] requested all 10-watt stations to increase to at least 100 watts. At that time, WVUM made the necessary arrangements to increase to 365 watts. In 1993, the station expanded to 1,300 watts, and in 2013, to 5,900 watts. In 2000, the station began broadcasting online at wvum.org.
 
▲WVUM offers both rotation and specialty shows. Rotation shows feature recent albums selected by the Musicmusic Directorsdirectors and Music Staff, while specialty shows focus on a specific genre, style, or concept.
==Format changes==
 
University of Miami events and news were the sole programming for WVUM in the 1960s. Community news programming and a top-40 radio format were introduced in the early 1970s, and the station changed to the underground programming in the early 1980s that focused on [[New wave music|new wave]] and [[punk rock]]. In the 1990s, the station had a [[grunge]] period; today, WVUM's format is largely [[indie electronic]] and [[indie rock]] genres.
▲The radio station also offers news, public affairs, and sports programming. WVUM is the flagship station for [[Miami Hurricanes baseball]]. It also covers women's volleyball, and basketball and men's football and basketball. The news department produces hourly newscasts, featured news, public service announcements, and community outreach programs.
 
▲While WVUM has a corporate and advisory board consisting of staff advisors, the station is student-run by the main decision-making entity: the Executiveexecutive Boardboard, which consists of 18 students. The WVUM staff focuses on programming, community involvement, and engaging with Miami's art and music scene. The station's unofficial mascot is Manny the Manatee.
 
▲Listeners of WVUM tend to be within the age range of 16 –to 49 -years -old. The station's online stream is well above the average for college radio stations, and receives hits internationally.{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}}
 
WVUM works with many institutions active in Miami music and arts, including [[Miami Art Museum]], [[Roofless Records]], [[Ultra Music Festival]], and others. As of 2024, WVUM's format is largely [[indie electronic]] and [[indie rock]].
 
==Notable alumni==
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