WIUP-FM Knowpia

WIUP-FM
Indiana, Pennsylvania;
Frequency	90.1 MHz
Programming
Format	Variety
Ownership
Owner	Indiana University of Pennsylvania
History
First air date	October 9, 1969
Former frequencies	91.3 MHz (1969–1980)
Call sign meaning	Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Technical information
Facility ID	28604
Class	A
ERP	1,500 watts Non-Directional
HAAT	27.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates	40°36′57.00″N 79°9′40.00″W / 40.6158333°N 79.1611111°W
Links
Website	www.wiupfm.org

WIUP-FM (90.1 FM) is the student-run radio station of Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States. The station is currently owned by Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is run by the faculty and students of the university.

History edit

In 1968, IUP applied for a construction permit to build a new radio station at 91.3 MHz, broadcasting with 1,600 watts. The new station was initially slated to broadcast from the Learning Research Center, at that time under construction.^[2] WIUP-FM signed on October 9, 1969,^[3] from its Davis Hall studios.

WIUP-FM relocated to 90.1 MHz in 1980.^[4] The frequency change was a requirement of a facility upgrade for WYEP-FM in Pittsburgh, which at the same time was approved move from 91.5 to 91.3 and increased its effective radiated power.^[5]

Programming edit

WIUP-FM's studio in the basement of Davis Hall

IUP students from across the campus host and produce shows, plan and execute promotional events, and manage social media accounts. Student managers supervise and train other students and coordinate the program schedule. The station's eclectic format includes a wide selection of musical genres including jazz, rock, pop, urban and classical. The station is supervised by a faculty member from the IUP Department of Communications Media.

References edit

^ "FM Query Results". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "Call Letters Assigned To IUP Station". Indiana Evening Gazette. September 27, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
^ "IUP's FM Outlet—University Goes On The Air As Station Opens". Indiana Evening Gazette. October 9, 1969. p. 8. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
^ FCC History Cards for WIUP-FM
^ FCC History Cards for WYEP