WUTS
| City | Sewanee, Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 91.3 MHz |
| Format | College Radio |
| ERP | 300 watts |
| HAAT | 200.0 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 69047 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°12′23.00″N 85°55′4.00″W / 35.2063889°N 85.9177778°W |
| Callsign meaning | University of the South |
| Former callsigns | WUTS-FM (1979-?) |
| Owner | University of the South |
WUTS (91.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Sewanee, Tennessee, USA. The station is owned by the University of the South.
WUTS broadcasts a combination of alternative and classic rock, jazz, blues and classical music programming. The station is staffed entirely by student volunteers, and receives an annual allocation of operating funds from the University.
The first incarnation of student radio at Sewanee was as an unlicensed AM carrier current station in early 1972. Later in that year WUTS was officially licensed to broadcast with 10 watts on 88.1 FM. Its studios were located in the basement of Thompson Student Union. In 1974 WUTS moved into custom-built studios on the 2nd floor of a new student union, The Bishops’ Common, where it remains today.
In the mid 1970s the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) required WUTS to move its frequency to 91.5 FM, in order to not interfere with a new, higher-powered station in Chattanooga on the same FM channel.
In 1981, WUTS was granted a construction permit from the FCC to increase its power to 100 watts. With it came yet another frequency change, to 91.3 FM, where it remains today.
In 2011, WUTS increased its power to 300 watts, allowing the station to reach all of Sewanee and the surrounding communities.
References
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WUTS
- Radio-Locator information on WUTS
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WUTS