WUMD (FM)

WUMD

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City of license	North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	New Bedford, Massachusetts
Frequency	89.3 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date	Early 1970s
Format	Variety
ERP	9,600 watts
HAAT	93.0 meters
Class	B1
Facility ID	163899
Transmitter coordinates
Former callsigns	WUSM (early 1970s-January 15, 1989), WSMU (January 15, 1989-June 10, 2006)
Owner	University of Massachusetts
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	893wumd.org

WUMD (89.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA. The station is currently owned by University of Massachusetts. The station is also broadcast on HD radio.

History

WUMD began with 10 watts of power on 91.1 MHz/Channel 216 as WUSM in the early 1970s. Its first studio was in the cafeteria basement. In the fall of 1974 WUSM moved it studio to the campus center and increased power. It remained a student-programmed station throughout the next 3 decades. In June 2006, it sold its 91.1 frequency to the Educational Media Foundation & began broadcasting on 89.3 MHz/Channel 207.

External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WUMD
• Radio-Locator information on WUMD
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WUMD
• About WUMD on the WUMD page