WUMB-FM

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WUMB-FM (91.9 FM) in Boston, Massachusetts, is the radio station of the University of Massachusetts Boston. It broadcasts a mix of Americana, blues, roots, and folk hosted by its staff weekdays. On weekends the station concentrates on traditional folk, Celtic, blues, and world music including syndicated programs.[1][2] Overnight programming starting at midnight and usually through 5Template:Nbspam is a repeat of a portion of the previous day's programming; an announcement of this fact is made at midnight. The station has received many awards for its folk music programming.[3]

Programming

WUMB-FM operates as a noncommercial public radio–style station which carries some NPR programming. HD Radio technology allows WUMB to transmit a high-quality digital signal.[4] Due to the crowded state of the noncommercial end of the FM dial in New England, WUMB operates at a modest 160 watts, effectively limiting its coverage area to Boston itself and its innermost suburbs. To widen its signal, it operates a network of eight repeater stations across eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. WUMB-FM can also be heard on the Internet at both low bit rate for those with dial up connection and in stereo for those with broadband service.

Since 1998, WUMB has sponsored a live music festival, called the Boston Folk Festival through 2009, but renamed to WUMB Music Fest in 2010 and 2011. The first festival was held at scattered sites in Boston's Back Bay. Since then, it has taken place on the University of Massachusetts-Boston campus. The event is currentlyTemplate:When in hiatus, however WUMB does continue to participate in music festivals around New England like the Lowell Summer Music Series and the New Bedford Folk Festival.[5]

Until 2013, WUMB broadcast with 660 watts, with a height above average terrain of 63 meters; after the station lost its then–transmitter site, the station moved to a new site and began broadcasting with its present 160-watt facility.

Original materials from WUMB have been contributed to the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.[6]

Repeater stations

In addition to the main station, WUMB is relayed by eight repeaters and one translator to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign Frequency City of license First air date Power
(W) 		ERP
(W) 		Height
(m (ft)) 		Class Facility ID Coordinates Call Sign Meaning Former Call Signs
WFPBTemplate:Efn 1170 kHz Orleans April 10, 1970[7] 670 (daytime only) Template:Sdash Template:Sdash D Template:FID Template:Coord derived from WFPB-FM (see below) WVLC (1970–1980)
WKZE (1980–1983)
WVLC (1983–1985)
WKPE (1985–1998)
WBPR 91.9 MHz Worcester 1994[7] Template:Sdash 270 Template:Convert A Template:FID Template:Coord "Boston Public Radio"
WFPB-FM 91.9 MHz Falmouth 1995 Template:Sdash 260 (horizontal)
5,200 (vertical) 		Template:Convert A Template:FID Template:Coord "Falmouth Public Broadcasting"
WNEF 91.7 MHz Newburyport January 13, 2002[8] Template:Sdash 1 (horizontal)
1,000 (vertical) 		Template:Convert A Template:FID Template:Coord "We're New England's Folk"[8]
WUMGTemplate:Efn 91.7 MHz Stow August 10, 2010 Template:Sdash 500 Template:Convert A Template:FID Template:Coord disambiguation of WUMB
WUMT 91.7 MHz Marshfield November 2011 Template:Sdash 1,100 Template:Convert A Template:FID Template:Coord disambiguation of WUMB
WUMV 88.7 MHz Milford, New Hampshire July 11, 2012 Template:Sdash 670 Template:Convert A Template:FID Template:Coord disambiguation of WUMB
WUMZ 91.5 MHz Gloucester March 18, 2019[9] Template:Sdash 100 (horizontal) Template:Convert A Template:FID Template:Coord disambiguation of WUMB

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In addition to its primary repeaters, starting in 2007 WPNI (1430 AM) in Amherst temporarily repeated WUMB by arrangement with WFCR while Pamal Broadcasting sought a buyer for the station;[10] this ended when Pamal shut WPNI down on November 30, 2013.[11] WHRB (95.3 FM) in Cambridge[12] and WLYN (1360 AM) in Lynn[13] have also offered temporary WUMB simulcasts in the past during transitions to either new studios or new ownership.

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ WUMB website history and overview page
  2. ↑ WUMB website program description page
  3. ↑ Contact Us
  4. ↑ HD radio page. wumb.org.
  5. ↑ WUMB Music Fest
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