WSUM

WSUM
Frequency91.7 MHz FM
Branding91.7 FM WSUM
Programming
FormatStudent Radio, Variety
Ownership
OwnerBoard of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
History
First air date
1996 (online)
February 22, 2002 (terrestrial)
Call sign meaning
Student radio for UW–Madison
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
ClassA
ERP5,500 watts
HAAT103 meters (338 ft)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wsum.org

WSUM (91.7 MHz FM) is a student radio station in Madison, Wisconsin, affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It plays a variety of music styles with talk programming serving the campus and wider Madison community. The studios and offices are at 333 East Campus Mall on the 4th floor. WSUM is funded by the university but also accepts donations on line.

WSUM is a Class A station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 5,500 watts. The transmitter is on County Highway A in Belleville, a community in the Town of Montrose, south of Madison.[1]