WWNW
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WWNW is a radio station
licensed to New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
, USA, the station serves the Pennsylvania college area. The station is currently owned by Westminster College Board of Trustees.
Since its beginning, WWNW has programmed a mass-appeal format of adult contemporary music, first going on the air under the moniker "Hit Radio 89", with local newscasts relative to the community. Over the years, the name was changed to Titan Radio in an effort to enhance school spirit, but the programming elements remained the same.
All on-air personnel are required to adhere to a structured format and tightly-controlled playlist. Disc jockeys are strictly Telecommunications majors who desire to pursue a career in broadcasting after graduation, unlike typical college stations that are run more on a public access basis. They typically work airshifts of four or five hours as they would on a commercial radio station, as the "lab" portion of their coursework. Those who do not show up for their shifts without advance notice are given a failing grade and dismissed from the program.
Because of WWNW's serious approach to broadcasting, the station is frequently heard in local businesses in the New Wilmington area, who support the station through grant underwritings. The station has also been recognized as one of the Top College Radio Stations in the U.S. by The Princeton Review
http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=785.
Radio station
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licensed to New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
New Wilmington is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, first platted in 1824 and established as a borough on April 9, 1873. The population was 2,452 at the 2000 census...
, USA, the station serves the Pennsylvania college area. The station is currently owned by Westminster College Board of Trustees.
Station Information
WWNW is a non-commercial radio station, operating in the non-commercial FM radio band at 88.7 mHz. Unlike many stations on the non-commercial FM band, WWNW is programmed much like a commercially-formatted for-profit enterprise, rather than a free-form program-based format often found at most college radio stations. The most obvious exception is the lack of commercials, which are replaced by logged public service announcements, station promos, and underwritings at certain points during the broadcast day.Since its beginning, WWNW has programmed a mass-appeal format of adult contemporary music, first going on the air under the moniker "Hit Radio 89", with local newscasts relative to the community. Over the years, the name was changed to Titan Radio in an effort to enhance school spirit, but the programming elements remained the same.
All on-air personnel are required to adhere to a structured format and tightly-controlled playlist. Disc jockeys are strictly Telecommunications majors who desire to pursue a career in broadcasting after graduation, unlike typical college stations that are run more on a public access basis. They typically work airshifts of four or five hours as they would on a commercial radio station, as the "lab" portion of their coursework. Those who do not show up for their shifts without advance notice are given a failing grade and dismissed from the program.
Because of WWNW's serious approach to broadcasting, the station is frequently heard in local businesses in the New Wilmington area, who support the station through grant underwritings. The station has also been recognized as one of the Top College Radio Stations in the U.S. by The Princeton Review
The Princeton Review
The Princeton Review is an American-based standardized test preparation and admissions consulting company. The Princeton Review operates in 41 states and 22 countries across the globe. It offers test preparation for standardized aptitude tests such as the SAT and advice regarding college...
http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=785.