WVEW

Infobox Radio station
name = WVEW-LP


city = Brattleboro, Vermont
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frequency = 107.7 MHz
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airdate = September 1st, 2006
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erp = 100 watts
haat = -76.1 meters
class = L1
facility_id = 134542
coordinates = coord|42|51|9.00|N| 72|33|33.00|W|region:US_type:city
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owner = Vermont Earth Works
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webcast = listen live|http://www.wvew.org
website = official|http://www.wvew.org
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WVEW-LP (107.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Brattleboro, Vermont, USA. The station is currently owned by Vermont Earth Works. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WVEW-LP |title=WVEW-LP 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=WVEW-LP|title=WVEW-LP Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron]

History

In July 1998, a group of local citizens began broadcasting at less that one watt of power. Over the next 7 years that station, known as Radio Free Brattleboro (RFB), would grow to 10 watts of power and became an important resource for its community. The history of RFB, like the history of Community Radio, is too rich and complex to explain in a few sentences. rfb was licensed to broadcast by its community - but not by the Federal Communications Commission. Concerned for the future of Community Radio in Brattleboro, Vermont Earth Works (a 501c3 educational non- profit) filed for one of the new 100watt Low Power FM licenses during a five day window in June 2001.

On March 3, 2005 Vermont Earth Works was granted a permit to construct a 100 watt LPFM radio station to serve the Brattleboro community. After years of patient waiting, a chance had finally been given to provide Brattleboro with its own licensed, non-commercial, independent, community access radio station. Over the next year and a half, station volunteers held meetings and created committee and governance structures. Work on the studio space began. Equipment was ordered and installed. Then, one magical night almost a year and a half later, during the late evening hours of Friday August 25th, 2006, WVEW began testing its broadcast signal.

On Tuesday August 29th, the FCC changed WVEW's construciton permit into a license and on Friday September 1st, 2006 at 5pm, Brattleboro Community Radio had its official broadcast debut.

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External links

*FMQ|WVEW-LP
*LPL|WVEW