Student Senate votes unanimously to recognize the organization “Radio Station”

First official meeting of the “Radio Station” met in room 135 in the Student Lounge

from The Observer:

WGOR has been broadcasting for weeks now @ 107 FM. Twelve DJs, broadcast hours are 7 to 1, seven days a week. Manager & Chief Engineer is Howard Allen, Tom Block is Advertising Man.

The Vice President of Student Affairs, Gordon Bigelow, writes a letter to the Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Dr. Stanley Freeman, about WGOR and it’s operating at .02 watts on a wireless system (Mr. Microphone?) which doesn’t require FCC permission. The station is considering applying for a 10 watts license and this letter details how it would go about it.

The Faculty Advisor for WGOR, Hal Bergeson, writes to Edward Winchester, the MPBN Director of Engineering informing him that $3000 in funds had been secured and that it was time to proceed with applying to the FCC for a 10 watt broadcasting license.

WMPG granted a FCC Construction Permit for 91.1fm to build a 10 watt station.

📻 Construction complete and at 11am begins first broadcast❗️

“WMPG sees a power increase and frequency change. The new signal will increase exposure. The basic change-over cost is estimated at $6,500, $4,000 of which was appropriated by the previous student senate.”

WMPG increases power from 10 watts to 50 watts and switches to the 90.9 frequency

Off the air for transmitter rebuild and moves into a larger studio space in lower Brooks

WMPG becomes community station, Jim Pinfold & Richard Julio are among the first DJs from the community

WMPG raises $9,000 from listeners and USM President Woodbury matches it to meet the budget needed to fund a power increase. Ed Winchester from MPBN had spoken to President Woodbury and encouraged him to do it

Applied for power increase to 1000 watts and go from mono to stereo.

Turned on the new 1111 watt transmitter!

Fall – WMPG moved from Gorham to Portland, 92 Bedford Street. With the Free Press on the second floor the building became USM’s media center.

Indi-Revolutions rock-based radio strip installed 3-5pm.

Pacifica News – weekday 1⁄2 hour news added to schedule.

More strip programs added to weekday schedule

Brian Dyer started the 104.1 translator for the first time.

WMPG begins streaming the signal around the world