WVUM
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| City | Coral Gables, Florida |
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| Broadcast area | Miami |
| Branding | The Voice of the University of Miami |
| Frequency | 90.5 MHz |
| First air date | 1967 |
| Format | Electronic, EDM, Alternative |
| ERP | 5,900 watts (directional) |
| HAAT | 53.0 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 74175 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 25°43′2.00″N 80°16′48.00″W / 25.7172222°N 80.2800000°W |
| Callsign meaning |
Voice of the University of Miami |
| Owner | WVUM, Inc. (University of Miami) |
| Website | wvum.org |
WVUM (90.5 FM) is a non-commercial alternative and electronic music college radio station at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida United States, broadcasting over-the-air to Greater Miami and streaming online via Internet radio.
The station is owned by WVUM, Inc., a corporation owned by an advisory board composed of faculty and students at the University of Miami. Air talent and station management are University of Miami students. Most positions are volunteer but some management positions are paid.
WVUM is the flagship station of Miami Hurricanes sports, airing most events live with color commentary by the station's sports staff. In February 2011, WVUM's Sports Department was invited to be the broadcasters on The University of Miami's web stream broadcasts on hurricanesports.com. The station has been a featured presence at many local Miami arts festivals, particularly at Art Basel Miami Beach and during Ultra Music Festival along with Miami Music Week.
WVUM is the noncommercial and fully student-run radio station broadcasting out of the University of Miami. The station was founded in 1967 as a pirate radio station hidden in the Mahoney dormitory on the university’s campus. WVUM has since evolved into a licensed station with music programming (with a slight electronic bent), public affairs and news content and sports programs.
Licensed to Coral Gables, Florida, WVUM serves the University of Miami and the surrounding communities. The station operates with 5.9 Kilowatts directional and covers most of Miami-Dade county, as well as a stream of programming broadcast worldwide on wvum.org.
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