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WUSC History Question

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Noticed on the WUSC alumni website that the "other" radio station owned by the college of journalism at USC was considering joining SC Educational Radio in the 1970's. Can anybody tell me what this station was and if it was a public radio station before going to SCERN? And did this station eventually become the WLTR-FM known today on 91.3?

Inquiring minds have to know...

Thanks,

Radio-X
 
WLTR signed on with a CP. It was never WUSC. WUSC apparently was allocated a full-power 91.9 in the 40's, but I never remember seeing anything in the station archives. WUSC was carrier current AM and then had a 10-watt Class D FM on 91.9 and later upgraded tp a class A on 90.5.

Throughout WUSC's history, there have always been rumors that it would be taken from the students and turned into a NPR affiliate. It's extremely unlikely to ever happen.
 
In the mid '60s, there were 2 radio stations at USC. WUSC-AM was an AM carrier current station run by students with studios in the Russell House. The signal could be picked up under traffic lights in various parts of Columbia. There was a 10 watt FM station with transmitter located in a small room on the roof of the Sumwalt College of Engineering. I do not remember the call letters of this station (WUSC-FM maybe) or who ran it, but it was programmed with classical music and educational programming. To my knowledge, it was not a student operated station nor was it connected in any way with WUSC-AM.
 
That explains that, Duck. In some materials about Mackie Quave, there is a reference to a WUSC-FM in the 1950's-1960's. But I never found any documents or any other materials that would corroborate that. Next time I am in DC on a weekday, I might stop at The Portals and see what I can find in the reading room.
 
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