BGuthrie Photos: MD -- College Park -- University of Maryland -- Hornbake Library -- Exhibit: WMUC

MD -- College Park -- University of Maryland -- Hornbake Library -- Exhibit: WMUC:

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Description of Pictures: For over 75 years, the University of Maryland has been actively involved in radio. What began as an introductory course in the Speech Department blossomed into a thriving student-run station, first as WMUC AM 650, then as WMUC-FM in College Park, and WMUC Digital.
Generations of students have lent their talents to WMUC. Many have gone on to broadcast-related careers in music, sports, journalism, reporting, production and engineering, while others have simply enjoyed the creative opportunities the station offered as an extracurricular activity. Whatever the future held for each of them, every voice at WMUC has helped to shape the identify of the university.
The University Libraries are proud to play a role in saving college radio at the University of Maryland. As we work to preserve the materials that tell the story of WMUC's past, we are committed to ensuring that the station continues to serve the students, the campus and the greater Washington, D.C., area community well into the future.

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[1] UMDHWM_140707_01.JPG	[2] UMDHWM_140707_04.JPG	[3] UMDHWM_140707_08.JPG
[4] UMDHWM_140707_12.JPG	[5] UMDHWM_140707_18.JPG	[6] UMDHWM_140707_21.JPG
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[10] UMDHWM_140707_35.JPG	[11] UMDHWM_140707_39.JPG	[12] UMDHWM_140707_43.JPG
[13] UMDHWM_140707_46.JPG	[14] UMDHWM_140707_53.JPG	[15] UMDHWM_140707_55.JPG
[16] UMDHWM_140707_58.JPG	[17] UMDHWM_140707_61.JPG	[18] UMDHWM_140707_64.JPG
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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. UMDHWM_140707_04.JPG: For over 75 years, the University of Maryland has been actively involved in radio. What began as an introductory course in the Speech Department blossomed into a thriving student-run station, first as WMUC AM 650, then as WMUC-FM in College Park, and WMUC Digital. Generations of students have lent their talents to WMUC. Many have gone on to broadcast-related careers in music, sports, journalism, reporting, production and engineering, while others have simply enjoyed the creative opportunities the station offered as an extracurricular activity. Whatever the future held for each of them, every voice at WMUC has helped to shape the identify of the university. The University Libraries are proud to play a role in saving college radio at the University of Maryland. As we work to preserve the materials that tell the story of WMUC's past, we are committed to ensuring that the station continues to serve the students, the campus and the greater Washington, D.C., area community well into the future.
2. UMDHWM_140707_12.JPG: History of Radio at University of Maryland 1935-1937: The University of Maryland begins its forays into radio through the University Radio League and the National Committee on Education by Radio. June 4, 1937: The university announces a new academic course of study in radio broadcasting, in partnership with the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). Fall 1938: The Department of Speech offers its first laboratory course in radio broadcasting, "Speech 101: Radio Speaking." Spring 1942: The first campus radio system, the Old Line Network, starts daily broadcasts. The station shuts down in 1943 when the students join the armed forces. October 1947 -- May 1948: Students raise over $1,000 to help establish a new campus radio station under the call letters WUOM. The station eventually adopts call letters WMUC, likely because the University of Michigan received an FCC license to broadcast as WUOM in 1948. October 11, 1948: WMUC goes on the air. Three days later, the station engineers shut it down due to poor transmission. 1949: After being rewired through the campus dorms, WMUC restarts broadcasting from the basement of Silvester Hall. 1950: WMUC relocates to a renovated shower room in Calvert Hall. 1952: WMUC extends its broadcasts to six days a week, and staffers work around the clock to report the 1952 presidential election. Fall 1953: Entire WMUC station moves to Building FF (old Journalism building), after spending at least a year split between two buildings. April 1956: WMUC increases its broadcast frequency from 610 to 650 kilocycles on the AM dial. February 11, 1964L WMUC staffers Bill Seaby, Paul Palmer, and Alan Batten attend the Beatles concert and press conference in DC; John Lennon records promotional spots for the station. 1965: The Intercollegiate Broadcasting System selects WMUC as the recipient of its "All-American College Radio Station" Award. February 1971: The Journal of College Radio names WMUC its "Station of the Month." 1972: WMUC expands its demography with Yesternow, a radio program dedicated to music, culture, and community events of interest to black and minority students. August 1974: WMUC moves to the top floor of the South Campus Dining Hall, which remains the station's location to this day. April 14, 1975: Four WMUC DJs set the World Collegiate Disc-Jockeying Record for 101 continuous hours of broadcasting. September 10, 1979: After more than five years of bidding for licenses and two FCC rejections, WMUC is granted an FM license and begins broadcasting at 88.1. 1982: WMUC-FM adopts an all-freeform format. 1996: Third Rail Radio, a weekly live performance program, debuts. 1999: Operation of AM 650 ceases. 2002: WMUCsports.com starts streaming online. 2008: WMUC-2, a separate, internet-only station, launches. 2013: 76th anniversary of the university's radio program 70th anniversary of campus radio at the University of Maryland 65th anniversary of WMUC.
3. UMDHWM_140707_18.JPG: WMUC press pass, 1972 (Ken Norkin)
4. UMDHWM_140707_21.JPG: WUOM microphone, c 1948
5. UMDHWM_140707_39.JPG: Steve Kiviat, Jeff Krulik, and Tom Moore, 1983 "I spent 20+ years in broadcasting, consulting based on my experience at WMUC. I guarantee there are tons of us -- I can name so many! Great experience." -- Julie Heath
6. UMDHWM_140707_43.JPG: Laura Shostak, circa 1980s
7. UMDHWM_140707_46.JPG: DJ Ray Lombardo, 1984
8. UMDHWM_140707_53.JPG: WMUC staff, 1982-1983
9. UMDHWM_140707_58.JPG: WMUC-FM staff, 1982
Wikipedia Description: University of Maryland Libraries
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The University of Maryland Libraries is the largest university library in the Washington, D.C. - Baltimore area. The university's library system includes eight libraries; seven are located on the College Park campus, while the eighth library, Priddy Library, is located on the University System of Maryland satellite campus in Shady Grove.

The UM Libraries are a key academic resource that supports the teaching, learning, and research goals of the university. The various materials collected by the libraries can be accessed by students, scholars, and the general public. The libraries feature 4 million volumes and a substantial number of e-resources (including more than 17,000 e-journal titles), a variety of archives and special collections, and a host of technological resources which enable remote online access to the Libraries' holdings and services. The libraries are currently ranked 10th in electronic resources as a percentage of total library materials by the 115-member Association of Research Libraries. Patricia A. Steele currently serves as the Dean of Libraries, taking over the position in the Fall of 2009.

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Hornbake Library.

Constructed in 1972 as a separate undergraduate library, Hornbake Library was named in 1980 for R. Lee Hornbake, the former Academic Vice President of the University of Maryland. The building was repurposed as repository for special collections, and now Hornbake Library is home to the College of Information Sciences, the Human-Computer Interaction Lab, the Gordon W. Prange Collection (a collection of Japanese print publications issued during the early years of the Occupation of Japan, 1945-1949), Library Media Services the central campus audiovisual research and instructional library facility; the Katherine Anne Porter Room; and the Maryland Room, which houses Special Collections and University Archives. In September 2012, the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) moved to a new space in Hornbake Library, having been previously located in the basement of McKeldin Library. Hornbake Library is located in Hornbake Plaza, which sits east of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union.
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