WMUC-FM sign-on, first day of broadcasting, September 10, 1979, and FM-88 announcement of 24-hour operations, February 4, 1980

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Date
1980-02-04
Summary
Program Director Marty Rosenstock introduced WMUC's first-ever FM broadcast, which consisted of a music set interspersed with NPR-style news announcements, on September 10, 1979. Beginning at 00:29:59, the rest of the reel includes an announcement from Rosenstock on February 4, 1980, announcing the station's success on FM and that it will begin broadcasting 24 hours a day.
Contributor
Rosenstock, Marty
Publisher
WMUC (Radio station : College Park, Md.)
Subjects
American Culture; University of Maryland; Broadcasting, Communications; Performing Arts, Music
Locations
North America; United States; Maryland; College Park
Collection
University of Maryland Student Life
Unit
Special Collections and University Archives
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
10.5 in; 23.82 minutes; 1/4" open reel tape
Notes
WMUC records
Accession 2011-084
A guide to the full collection of WMUC records is available in our archival collections: http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/23599

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Other Identifiers
Fedora 2 PID: umd:490098; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/29024; Catalog Key: WMUC-Reel-49; Filename: bcast-024265

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