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Photo of WMUA Radio 91.1 FM black and white sticker affixed to a metal cabinet at the UMass Amherst college radio station. Photo: J. Waits

Radio Station Visit #198: WMUA-FM at University of Massachusetts Amherst

During lunchtime on a Thursday in early March, University of Massachusetts Amherst’s college radio station WMUA was buzzing with activity. Tables in the lobby were full of students working on laptops, eating and socializing, while the station’s two main studios (one for the 91.1 FM signal and another for streaming station WMUAx) were occupied by […]

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College and community stations catch flak for Polka cuts and homeless tweets

Amherst, University of Massachusetts campus radio station WMUA-FM is having a Polka crisis. The Daily Hampshire has the deets. Apparently the signal is sunsetting some Polka shows, among them “Polka Bandstand” and “Early Bird Polka.” Plus there will be a general scaling back of Saturday Polka programming from twelve to four hours. This has not gone well […]

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