| WWPV-LP | |
| City: | Colchester, Vermont |
| Country: | US |
| Area: | Colchester and Burlington |
| Branding: | 92.5 The Mike |
| Frequency: | 92.5 MHz |
| Format: | College radio/Variety |
| Erp: | 100 watts |
| Haat: | 24m (79feet) |
| Class: | L1 |
| Facility Id: | 196089 |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
| Callsign Meaning: | Winooski Park Vermont[1] |
| Owner: | Saint Michael's College |
WWPV-LP (92.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Colchester, Vermont. The station is owned by Saint Michael's College. It airs a variety radio format. This station is the successor to WWPV-FM, the college's prior radio station on 88.7 FM.
See also: WVTX (FM).
In 1973, Saint Michael's College signed on WWPV-FM 88.7, originally a 10-watt outlet broadcasting from the Sloan Fine Arts Center on campus. WWPV-FM was the successor to WSSE, a carrier current outlet that had been established in the 1950s. It operated from the North Campus until moving to St. Edmund's Hall in 1988.[2]
Vermont Public Radio, the state's public broadcaster, had expressed interest as early as 2007 in acquiring WWPV-FM to obtain a second FM frequency for classical music.[3] When word of a potential buyout circulated, it prompted students and the community to rally, and the college ruled out a sale.[4]
On February 12, 2014, Saint Michael's College was granted a construction permit for a low-power FM station on 92.5 FM in Colchester.[5] Under Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations, the college was required to divest its existing 88.7 FM facility upon constructing the new station;[6] on April 8, 2015, it agreed to donate the WWPV-FM license to Vermont Public Radio.[7] On September 14, 2015, WWPV's programming moved to the new WWPV-LP;[8] WWPV-FM went silent the next day and became WVTX, which returned to the air as a VPR-owned classical music station.