WMFO

Infobox Radio station
name = WMFO


city = Medford, Massachusetts
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branding =
frequency = 91.5 MHz
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airdate = 1970
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format = college radio
power =
erp = 125 watts
haat = 41.0 meters
class = A
facility_id = 68320
coordinates = coord|42|24|27.00|N| 71|7|15.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = Medford [ cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web ]
former_callsigns = DWMFO (1999-?)
owner = Tufts University
licensee =
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webcast = listen live|http://www.wmfo.org/
website = official|http://www.wmfo.org/
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WMFO (91.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Medford, Massachusetts, USA. The station is owned by Tufts University and is run by students. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WMFO |title=WMFO Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ] [cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WMFO|title=WMFO Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron]

History

Prior to the licensing of WMFO, the station was home to the AM radio station WTUR. In the late 1960s Tufts University students ran a wire from WTUR's 20-watt transmitter to the MBTA Commuter railroad tracks that run directly behind the studio building. The signal could be heard clearly as far as Quincy, Massachusetts 15 miles to the south, and as far north as Nashua, New Hampshire, more than 30 miles beyond the station's permitted broadcasting limits. This stunt drew the attention of the FCC who promptly shut the station down.fact|date=September 2008

References

External links

*FM station data|WMFO
* [http://www.broadcast.net/pipermail/radio-tech/2001-October/011240.html Info on the stunt that shut down WTUR]