- WUMB-FM
Infobox Radio station
name = WUMB-FM
city =Boston, Massachusetts
area =Greater Boston
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frequency = 91.9 MHz HD Radio
format =Adult Album Alternative
erp = 660Watt s
haat = 63meter s
class = A
facility_id = 66578
callsign_meaning = University of Massachusetts Boston
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owner =University of Massachusetts Boston
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webcast = [http://www.wumb.org/listenlive/setup.php Listen Live]
website = http://www.wumb.org
affiliations =WUMB-FM (91.9 FM) in
Boston, Massachusetts ) is theradio station ofUniversity of Massachusetts Boston , and broadcasts anadult album alternative music format known as "the WUMB music mix".cite news |work=NorthEast Radio Watch |title=This Week's Bloodbath: Citadel |url=http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2008/080303/nerw.html |first=Scott |last=Fybush |date=2008-03-03] The station has received many awards for its previous folk music programming. [ [http://www.wumb.org/about/awards.php Contact Us] ]WUMB can be heard throughout Massachusetts on repeater signals owned and operated by the UMass in Worcester (WBPR 91.9 FM), Newburyport (WNEF 91.7 FM), Falmouth (WFPB 91.9 FM), and Orleans (WFPB 1170 AM). WUMB-FM can also be heard on the Internet and through the
iTunes radio tuner service.WFPB was originally a sister station of
WKPE-FM until it was donated to UMass in 1999 by its then-owner, Grancam Communications.WUMB-FM is noncommercial and operates as a United States-style public radio station, and also carries some NPR programming.
Each year since 1997, WUMB sponsored a live folk festival held at the University of Massachusetts, Boston called the Boston Folk Festival. [ [http://www.bostonfolkfestival.org/ The Boston Folk Festival] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.wumb.org/ WUMB Folk Radio official website]
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* [http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2008/01/24/change_is_in_the_air_at_wumb/ Change is in the air at WUMB]
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