Two WRMC alumni, David Small ‘09.5 (former Business Director and Summer Manager) and Nate Edwards ‘09.5 (former Technical Director), have tackled the airwaves of San Francisco on the Mission District’s independent station Radiovalencia.fm. Their weekly show, Aleatoric Evening, blends an eclectic mix of rock, funk, soul, and electronic music (hence the name). Radio Valencia launched recently, in… Continue reading WRMC Alums Take On San Francisco Independent Radio
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Will Cuneo added to Sepomana line-up!
Will Cuneo has been added to the Sepomana line-up! He will replace Convergence Sound Project, who was set to open, but now will be playing after the show that night, in a venue TBA. Will’s band includes Bree Baccaligni on violin (filling in for Emily Luan), Davis Woolworth on cello, Bjorn Peterson on bass, and Nick Rehmus on drums,… Continue reading Will Cuneo added to Sepomana line-up!
WRMC Launches New Website
WRMC launches a brand-new website, aiming to straddle the online music world and good old-fashion radio in order to bring its audience the fullest listening experience it can!
Extending Our Reach
On this day, WRMC begins broadcasting at 2900 watts from a newly constructed antenna, located atop the smokestack at Facilities Management. This same year, WRMC launched its website, and with it the availability of online listening.
WRMC Goes 100 Watt
In the early 80s, WRMC faced near disaster when the FCC threatened to downgrade all ten watt stations to “secondary status.” Along with 600 other condemned “electronic sandboxes”, as the ten watters were then deemed, WRMC was suddenly in danger of losing its license. In a fleeting attempt to save the station, the members of… Continue reading WRMC Goes 100 Watt
24-Hour Broadcasting
WRMC begins the tradition of 24-hour broadcasting, thus becoming the first 24-hour station in the Champlain Valley.
WMCRS Becomes WRMC 91.7 FM
In its early years, WMCRS’s broadcasting range was limited to the confines of the college and it barely even reached all of the dorms. In 1967, however, the real revolution began. The transmitter was moved to the top of Gifford Hall, the power was increased to 10 watts and the station’s name was replaced with… Continue reading WMCRS Becomes WRMC 91.7 FM
First Broadcast
Founding engineer John Bowker ‘52 and original WRMC president James W. Kitchell ‘51 broadcast for the first time from a small chicken coop located in the backyard of Professor John Bowker’s house. WMCRS (Middlebury College Radio Service) began it’s daily broadcasting of six hours of music and interviews on this day.