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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 142. Not illustrated. Chapters: Wwpv-Fm, Wmxr, Wcfr, Wezf, Wdvt, the Point, Weqx, Wvmt, Woko, Wski, Wvew-Lp, Wcat, Wrsy, Wtsj, Wwod, Wwmp, Wgdr, Wkkn, Wzlf, Wnub-Fm, Wxxx, Wcmd-Fm, Wier, Wwfy, Wusx, Wkxh, Wjjr, Wcvr-Fm, Wrmc-Fm, Wnhv, Wcvt, Wjsc-Fm, Wrsa, Wgmt, Wsno, Wvnr, Wike, Wjpl-Lp, Wwlr, Work, Wlvb, Wotx, Wkvt-Fm, Wfad, Wtnn, Wmtz-Lp, Wstj, Wtsa, Wjoy, Wmoo, Wtsa-Fm, Wgdh, Wizn, Wiuv. Excerpt: WWPV-FM - The station's roots lie in an AM station with the call letters WSSE-AM, created in the 1950's. This station was initially run by the Edmundite priests that founded Saint Michael's, before becoming more of a student station in later years. In 1974, the station switched to the FM band and changed its call letters to WWPV. A new station was built in an old military barracks on the college's North Campus, located at Fort Ethan Allen. In 1988, the station moved to the St. Michael's main campus with a new studio space in the newly constructed St. Edmund's Hall, where it remains today. Throughout its existence, WWPV has been freeform in nature, playing music that can't be heard on any commercial or mainstream radio stations in the Burlington area, including indie, jazz, blues, and folk. Each show has its own specialty, so a jazz show might be followed by an indie show, which then might be followed by a punk rock show. Throughout the 70's, 80's, and most of the 90's, the station aired live shows throughout the day, but had dead air during overnight hours or during other times when no live DJs were in the studio. This changed in 1999, when WWPV entered a partnership with Vermont Public Radio, in which VPR broadcasted its BBC World Service feed at 88.7 FM when there were no live shows being aired. In May 2009, VPR and WWPV mutually agreed to terminate this relationship. WWPV now airs music programming 24 hours a day, seven days a wee...
