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WRML-LP

WRML-LP
Frequency107.9 MHz
BrandingRadio Mays Landing
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatCollege Radio
Ownership
OwnerAtlantic Cape Community College
History
First air date
January 2016
Former call signs
WACC (internet-only stream)
Call sign meaning
Radio Mays Landing
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID193228
ClassL1
ERP76 watts
HAAT35 meters (115 ft)
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewrmlradio.org

WRML-LP is a low-power college FM radio station licensed to the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, transmitting on an FM frequency of 107.9 megahertz. It is owned by Atlantic Cape Community College, with staff running daily behind-the-scenes operations. Live programming is produced and presented entirely by current student volunteers.

History

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The radio station concept for the college began decades prior to its FM launch, when audio transmissions were originally being broadcast via closed circuit only. The station was first used to transmit exclusively to internal areas of the college, including the cafeteria and Student Life Center.[2] Eventually, the station began broadcasting as an online-only internet stream that was branded as "WACC" (even though these call letters were never officially granted by the FCC).

Atlantic Cape Community College first expressed an interest in offering a new radio station that would be on terrestrial FM, when they requested a low-power FM license on December 9, 2014.[3] A construction permit was granted to the college by the FCC on January 14, 2015. Broadcast tests on the FM radio band began as early as August 2015, with a steady test of the audio occurring in January 2016. The station's license to cover was filed on March 29, 2016, with it being granted as a fully licensed radio station on April 4, 2016.

While the original closed circuit audio has been discontinued, the internet stream continues to this day, now serving as a relay of the terrestrial FM signal.

Programming

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WRML-LP is on the air 24 hours a day, and broadcasts a variety of shows that are programmed by the student body, many of whom are enrolled in broadcasting degrees. The station's format, while officially "college", can also be considered freeform. Many of the live shows on WRML take advantage of social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter to help with independent promotion, while other programs also have full websites. Program schedules are usually updated and retooled each college semester, with some shows leaving (and new ones taking their places), due to student needs. Whenever there is no live programming by a student on the air, an automated system, MegaSeg, transmits a variety of different blocks of programming, from rock and jazz, to jam sessions and popular music.

Former original programming

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRML-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WACCC Campus Radio - Atlantic Cape". atlantic.edu. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  3. ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  4. ^ "Tea Time on 107.9 WRML | Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  5. ^ "WRML The MIX | Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  6. ^ "EDM With TBM Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  7. ^ "Tuesday JuicePop on 107.9 WRML | Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  8. ^ "Hip-Hop and R&Beats on 107.9 WRML | Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  9. ^ "Groove-Time Smooth Jazz Radio | Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  10. ^ "Highly Dysfunctional". twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  11. ^ "Millennial Memories on 107.9 WRML | Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  12. ^ "The Sports Rant (@TheSportsRant3) on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  13. ^ "C.P." facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  14. ^ "The1 (@TheOneWrml) on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  15. ^ "Jackson Neill". jacksonneill.com/. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
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