WAUS
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| Frequency | 90.7 MHz |
| Branding | WAUS 90.7 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classical |
| Affiliations | NPR |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Andrews University |
| History | |
First air date | January 10, 1971 |
Call sign meaning | Andrews UniverSity |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 2241 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters (492 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | waus.org |
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| Seventh-day Adventist Church |
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WAUS (90.7
South Bend metropolitan area.[1] It is owned by Andrews University and airs a classical music radio format. It carries NPR News or BBC News at the top of most hours with some religious programming
on the weekends.
History
WAUS first
, about half its current output. The original station manager was Mike Mottler, with Carsten Thomsen as the operations director.But Andrews University traces its involvement in broadcasting back to the 1920s. According to its website, an experimental radio station with the
Kalamazoo
.
In 1967, Andrews University began planning for a new non-commercial FM station. Robert E. Upton of the Whirlpool Corporation headed up a capital campaign. Built with money raised from the community and a substantial amount provided by John Fetzer, radio station WAUS signed on the air on January 10, 1971. By 1980, the power had been increased to its current 50,000 watts.[4]
References
Sources
External links
- WAUS Website
- WAUS in the FCC FM station database
- WAUS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
41°57′43″N 86°21′04″W / 41.962°N 86.351°W
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