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Broadcast area
  
East-Central Ohio

HAAT
  
26 meters

Website
  
WMCO website

City of license
  
New Concord

Owner
  
Muskingum University

Branding
  
The Orbit 90.7

ERP
  
1,300 Watts

Facility ID
  
47111

Frequency
  
90.7 MHz

Format
  
Campus radio

Area
  
Ohio

Slogan
  
The New Music Hot Spot

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Class
  
Class A Non-Commercial FM

WMCO (90.7 FM) is a radio station located in New Concord, Ohio. WMCO is licensed to Muskingum University as a non-commercial educational radio station and serves east-central Ohio including the cities of Zanesville and Cambridge from the antenna site in New Concord, Ohio. Dr. Lisa Marshall is the current station manager and has held the role since 2007.

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Programming

WMCO plays all types of music, with a concentration on newly released, non-mainstream music. WMCO is part of the academic program of the Department of Communication, Media, & Theatre and is operated by students in media classes and campus and community volunteers. The target audience includes Muskingum University students, area high school and middle school students, and area residents.

History

On January 28, 1961, WMCO began broadcasting from the basement of Cambridge Hall. In the fall of 2004, WMCO officially relocated their studios to Caldwell Hall, where the station currently resides. In January 2011, WMCO celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. On January 27, 2012, WMCO began streaming online. The station is currently known as "The Orbit 90.7" as an homage to John Glenn's orbit around the earth.

Awards

  • WMCO was awarded two Associated Press Broadcasters Awards, Best Use of Sound and Best Continuing Coverage, with the coverage of John Glenn's shuttle trip in 1999.
  • In 1991, WMCO was named the Ohio Associated Press Best Local Sports Operation, small market.
  • References

    WMCO Wikipedia