WUOG records, 1972-2016

Summary

Creator:
WUOG (Radio station : Athens, Ga.)
Date:
1972-2016
Extent:
7 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

WUOG records, UA16-016, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes items related to the University of Georgia student run radio station, WUOG and date from 1972 through 2016. The materials include scrapbooks (1982-1999), playlists (1989-2008), training materials (2000-2014) and various manuals (1988-2000s). Also included are disc jockey comment books (1987-1995), program guides (1973-2016), correspondence (1972-1997) and promotional material (1980s-2000s). Of particular interest is a Western Union telegram from 1972 announcing the approval to begin construction on a new FM broadcast studio-WUOG.

Biographical / historical:

WUOG 90.5 FM is the University of Georgia's alternative college radio station. It is an all-student, all-volunteer, non-commerical radio student run by a board of fifteen student executive directors assisted by a student organization advisor and a graduate advisor. The fifteen executive directors manage nine staffs: Music, Local Music, Digital Media, Operations, Archives, News, Sports, Publications and Events.

The station first broadcast on October 16, 1972, with a 3,200-watt signal. In 1977, WUOG's wattage was increased to 10,000 watts, and in 1994 the station reached its current 26,000 watts, making it one of the most powerful college stations in the country. The transmitter sits atop Brumby Hall on the UGA campus, broadcasting at an effective radius of 60 miles.

With the exception of a period of time in 1981 and 2005 when the station was shut down for non-compliance of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules, WUOG has operated for 18 to 24 hours each day. http://wuog.org/index.php/about/

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into two series: 1. Operations and Publicity and 1. Scrapbooks.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

WUOG records, UA16-016, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.