WMRE records, 1964-2023

Author/Creator:

WMRE (Radio Station: Emory University)

Publication/Creation:

1964-2023

Format:

Archival Material or Manuscripts

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

WMRE records, 1964-2023

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Fliers (printed matter)
Magazines (periodicals)

Subjects:

Emory University
College radio stations--Georgia

Description/Summary

Summary:

The collection consists of the records of WMRE, Emory University's student-run radio station, from 1964-2023. Records include the original constitution from the Emory Radio Club's founding in 1964, as well as promotional materials and publications produced by Emory students, including WMRE Air magazine, Frequency magazine, and Frequency zine.

Language:

English

Language Note:

Entire collection in English.

Physical Type/Description:

.25 linear feet (1 box)

Restrictions on Access:

Unrestricted access.

Organization and Arrangement:

Arranged in alphabetical order.

Biographical/Historical Note:

Emory University first established a radio club in 1964, and, in the following year WEMO, Emory's first student-operated radio station, began operating on 560AM. At some point the station ceased operating, until 1983 when Emory students once again began broadcasting using the call sign WEMO. After several years of development, Emory University launched a modernized student-operated radio station that began broadcasting as WMRE on January 20, 1989. It was first broadcast on campus via 590AM, until the cables carrying the signal failed. WMRE then began broadcasting on Emory's cable system on channel 26. In 1998 the station also began broadcasting on the internet and eventually transitioned entirely to online streaming. In addition to broadcasting, students also created several publications over the years. In the late 1980s the radio station published <title>WMRE Air</title> magazine. In 2002, WMRE began publishing another magazine focusing on music, art, and culture, first under the title <title>Listen</title> and later renamed Frequency in 2007.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990035871270302486

OCLC Number:

908691385

Barcode:

010003064664