or outdated sources . please improve the article or discuss this issue on the talk page . help on using footnotes is available . november 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message wvum city coral gables florida broadcast area miami branding the voice of the university of miami frequency 90.5 mhz first air date 1967 1 format electronic edm alternative erp 5 900 watts directional haat 53.0 meters class a facility id 74175 transmitter coordinates 25 43 2.00 n 80 16 48.00 w 25.7172222 n 80.2800000 w 25.7172222 ; 80.2800000 callsign meaning voice of the university of miami 2 owner wvum inc. university of miami website wvum.org wvum 90.5 fm is a non commercial alternative and electronic music college radio station at the university of miami in coral gables florida united states broadcasting over the air to greater miami 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 sports airing most events live with 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 particularly at art basel miami beach and during ultra music festival along with miami music week . contents 1 background 2 history 3 physical and technical expansion 4 format changes 5 current specialty shows 6 notable alumni 7 references 8 external links background edit 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 mahoney 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 county as well as a stream of programming broadcast worldwide on wvum.org . history edit 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 fcc it was requested that they discontinue broadcasting . in order to amend relations the university of miami decided to register the station and create what expanded to become wvum . 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 were wvoh voice of hurricanes later changed to wbis ibis which was later changed to wvum voice of the university of miami . over the years the station s power level has increased from 35w erp to 365w erp to 1.3 kw erp and finally to its present 5.9 kw erp directional away from a second adjacent channel station on 90.9 in the upper florida keys to the south . at the time the radio station was controlled by the mahoney residence hall association inc. in the spring of 1977 mahoney residence hall association inc changed its name to wvum inc the title it still holds today . 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 . 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 executive board which consists of 14 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 49 years old . the station s online stream is well above the average for college radio stations and receives hits internationally . because of wvum s unique position within the miami community as the only radio station playing innovative underground music listeners are often very loyal to the station and its mission . citation needed 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 . 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 . zoom out has recognized wvum as one of the top noncommercial streaming radio stations in the country . citation needed in march 2011 the station was awarded mtvu s woodie award for best college radio station . physical and technical expansion edit 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 . in 1981 the 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 . format changes edit 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 and punk rock . in the 1990s the station had a grunge period ; today wvum s format is largely reflective of the indie electronic and indie rock genres . current specialty shows edit as of fall 2014 with genre in parentheses aftershock host michael recca metalcore hardcore all request show host nikhil delahaye listeners choice the blues spectrum host cameron mcbroom blues rock n roll caravan host sonali saha world music chance encounter hosts natasha mijares and hunter wright literature poetry counterpoint hosts jordan mike and nicole talk show the electric groove host ryan vasta electro funk soul electric kingdom live host kunal chohan electronic live from the garage host chris palowitch diy underground rock get smart host john wiltshire & lydia livas science talk show graveyard shift host jarryd collazo goth hip hop shop hosts jamie reina and bobby dilorenzo hip hop left of the dial host nicole spencer 80s 90s college rock metal revolution host chris briggs metal motor city funk host leah stevenson motown sound not for profit host michelle mlacker talk show the new folk host roshan krishnan folk paper trail host andres estrada breakbeat phalasophy host phalande jean r & b po mo show host dr. dorothy hindman post modern classical the prognosis host steven gizzi progressive rock radioactive host natalie kivell talk show round about midnight hosts chris bowie and vienna sa jazz singularity host andrea jenney yoga bass skawesome host alex faron ska reggae spacewaves host richard hankins future bass sports pop host joe grossman sports pop culture talk show sub merged host max gall electronic live the swirl host andrea jenney jam the warp zone host nikhil delahaye videogame music wormhole fm host ross wilhite techno tech house live notable alumni edit dave aizer television host and writer . references edit wvum college radio the voice of the university of miami the raw beginning retrieved 9 april 2010 call letter origins . radio history on the web . external links edit wvum official website query the fcc s fm station database for wvum radio locator information on wvum query nielsen audio s fm station database for wvum v t e university of miami academics undergraduate & graduate school of architecture college of arts and sciences school of business administration school of communication school of education college of engineering frost school of music school of nursing and health studies rosenstiel school of marine and atmospheric science graduate graduate school leonard m. miller school of medicine school of law athletics hurricanes baseball basketball football atlantic coast conference bankunited center cobb stadium florida cup mark light field at alex rodriguez park hard rock stadium orange bowl sebastian the ibis seminole war canoe places jackson memorial hospital jerry herman ring theatre john c. gifford arboretum little salt spring miami project to cure paralysis the alamo university station lowe art museum people alumni faculty presidents activities band of the hour iron arrow honor society the miami hurricane wvum 90.5 fm v t e radio stations in the miami ft. lauderdale hollywood florida market by am frequency 560 610 670 710 790 830 880 940 980 990 1020 1080 1140 1170 1210 1260 1320 1360 1400 1430 1450 1470 1490 1520 1550 1580 1700 by sw frequency 9.955 by fm frequency 87.71 88.1 88.3 88.5 88.9 89.7 90.3 90.5 90.9 91.3 92.3 93.1 93.5 93.9 94.9 95.3 95.7 96.5 96.9 97.3 97.9 98.3 99.1 99.9 100.7 101.5 102.7 103.5 104.3 104.7 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.1 107.5 1 audio for tv channel 6 weys lp rel noaa weather radio frequency 162.425 162.500 162.550 by callsign khb34 w228bv w228by w284cs wacc wamr fm waqi wavs waxy wbgg fm wcmq fm wdna wedr wexy wfez wflc wfll wgnk whim whsr whyi fm winz wiod wjcc wkat wkis wkpx wlfe wlqy wlrn fm wlyf wmbm wmia fm wmib hd2 wmlv wmxj wmym wng663 wnma wocn woir wpow wqam wqba wrgp wrhc 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