title: WMUW
text: # WMUW
  
  WMUW (88.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Columbus, Mississippi. The station is owned by Mississippi University for Women, and airs a variety format.
  
  The station was assigned the WMUW call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on January 16, 2006.
  
  ## History
  
  WMUW went on the air September 28, 1981, at 11 a.m. The station aired a full-service format featuring jazz, big band, and classical music, along with news programming and syndicated fare from the Longhorn Radio Network of the University of Texas at Austin; it broadcast with an effective radiated power of 980 watts. WMUW operated as part of the Division of Communication of the university after a 1982 schoolwide reorganization. By 1984, it was broadcasting 18 hours a day and known among students as "88-Plus". The station's first license, however, expired; according to the June 11, 1998, letter from the Federal Communications Commission, the action came as a result of WMUW's failure to transmit in twelve straight months, which occurred because the station's tower was down. The university immediately applied for a new construction permit, which was awarded in 2005; the license to cover was awarded in 2008.
  
  