- WSUM
Infobox Radio Station
name = WSUM
city =Madison, Wisconsin
area =
branding = "91.7 FM WSUM"
slogan = "Madison Student Radio"
"The Snake on the Lake"
"Innovative Radio for Independent Minds"
airdate = 1996 (online)
February 22, 2002 (terrestrial)
frequency = 91.7 MHz FM
format = student radio, variety
power =
erp = 5.5 kW
class = A
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.wsum.org wsum.org]
affiliations =WSUM (91.7 MHz FM) is a student radio station in
Madison, Wisconsin , affiliated with theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison . The station schedule consists of a wide range of music and talk programming serving the campus and Madison community.History
The radio station began when Station General Manager Dave Black, a
journalism graduate student at the university, approached former chair of the UW-Madison School of Journalism with the idea of starting a student radio station. The station began in 1996 with an internet-only broadcast before being expanded to air broadcasting. The FCC agreed to a radio tower to be built in the town of Montrose in southern Dane County. The proposal was met with contention from local citizens of Montrose, who were opposed to the idea of student radio, and called the proposed radio station an "electronic sandbox." After a lengthy legal battle, the tower was constructed in 2001 and terrestrial broadcasting of WSUM began onFebruary 22 ,2002 , at 2:22 PM.Programming
WSUM prides itself on the wide variety of programming it provides the community. Programming on WSUM consits of a variety of music and talk shows, including
indie rock ,funk ,house music ,folk ,video game music , and community affairs.Party in the Park
Each year, WSUM puts together a free music festival that is funded through donations and fundraising events. The event was originally known as Party in the Park and was held in
James Madison Park , near the UW-Madison Campus. The festival has drawn bands from around the country includingThe White Stripes ,Andrew WK ,…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead .nake on the Lake Fest
In 2007 the festival was moved to the Union terrace and renamed the "Snake on the Lake Fest". Indie band
Tortoise headlined at the 2008 Snake on the Lake Fest, drawing a large crowd to the event.External links
* [http://www.wsum.org WSUM official website]
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