- WCWS-FM
Infobox Radio station
name = WCWS
area = Wooster,Ohio , USA
branding = WOO 91
slogan = Wooster's Sound Alternative
airdate =
frequency = 90.9 (MHz)
format =College radio
erp = 1,050watt s
class = A
owner =The College of Wooster
website = [http://woo91.wooster.edu/ woo91.wooster.edu]
callsign_meaning = The College of WooSterWCWS is the radio station of
The College of Wooster inWooster ,Ohio , USA. It is also known as WOO 91, Wooster's Sound Alternative. WCWS broadcasts 1050 watts of power at a frequency of 90.9MHz to Wayne and neighboring counties. Under the FCC Table of Allotments,Mount Vernon Nazarene University ,WNZR , also operates at 90.9 MHz; this keeps WCWS from maximizing its wattage potential.Herman Gibbs is the chief operator of WCWS, and has served in that role for quite some time, but students share the duties of running the station with an adviser to oversee them. The current adviser is John Finn. For the full history of WCWS, please see [http://woo91.wooster.edu/stationinfo/index.html the WCWS website] .
In 2004, a Texas Christian radio group challenged WCWS during the FCC licence renewal process. Due to the efforts of the College of Wooster administration, Herman Gibbs, John Finn, and of course the student management (then led by General Manager Andrew Darneille '05), the FCC denied the challenge in May 2005. During the fight for their station, a new station identity, WOO 91, was created, and a new logo was designed to fit the new image. In addition, student management worked with their DJs to create a more professional-sounding station, and in November 2004, WCWS broadcast live election coverage for Wayne county, which was well-received.
In August 2005, WCWS became the Wooster community's only commercial-free station to broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
External links
* [http://woo91.wooster.edu/ WOO 91 Radio]
*FMQ|WCWS
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