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Another College Station Gone

TheBigA said:
The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg VA has shut down it's student run station WCWM after 60 years.

dcrtv.com

William & Mary’s WCWM Signs Off, License to Be Canceled

After more than six decades on the air, WCWM (90.9 FM) in Williamsburg has canceled its license, bringing an end to one of….
dcrtv.com dcrtv.com
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When I saw the callsign on another thread, my immediate thought was the 740 kHz station licensed to the same town. My bad! The good news is that college radio station losses are occurring at a much slower rate than AM radio station losses.
 
Apparently WCWM was a very active radio station on campus. Here's a story from last fall when the station hosted a battle of the bands:

flathatnews.com

Rocking on: Seven campus bands play for victory in WCWM Battle of the Bands - Flat Hat News

Saturday, Nov. 8, from 2-6 p.m., WCWM Radio hosted the College of William and Mary’s Battle of the Bands, this year at the Crim Dell Meadow. The event was free and open to the whole Williamsburg community, and the Crim Dell Meadow was full of music enthusiasts. Spectators enjoyed the...
flathatnews.com flathatnews.com
 
Wow. 13.5kw at 82 meters above average terrain, in a well-populated area. Surprised they weren't able to transfer it to someone who would benefit.

Dave B.
 
TheBigA said:
Here is a link to the cancelation notice. No reason given
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Hopefully it's not a bad April Fool's prank someone pulled. The station's website and social media look like business as usual with no shutdown notice or hint of any changes posted. Regular programming is still on at the Listen Live link as well.

Can anyone check if the OTA signal is possibly still on, either locally or via an sdr?
 
Here's another one: Elmhurst University's WRSE:

radioinsight.com

FCC Report 5/25: Suburban Chicago College Station Shuts Down After 64 Years

License Cancellations In Chicago’s western suburbs, Elmhurst University has surrendered the license of 88.7 WRSE Elmhurst IL. The station had signed-on in 1962 after previously operating as a carrier-current AM. Silent Notifications FM Changes K-Love Inc. applies to relocate 104.1 KPOZ...
radioinsight.com radioinsight.com

Apparently abandoned, especially now that the school year has ended.
 


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