WFAE Radio records
Abstract
This collection consists of the records of WFAE radio and its predecessor WVFN radio from 1970-1992.
Dates
- Creation: 1970 - 1992
Creator
- WFAE (Radio station : Charlotte, N.C.) (Organization)
- WVFN (Radio station : Charlotte, N.C.) (Contributor, Organization)
Access
Collection is open for research.
Copyright
Copyright held by UNC Charlotte. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections
Historical Note
WFAE first signed on the air on April 18, 1977. It was the student radio service for UNC Charlotte, and its reach was limited to campus and the nearby surrounding neighborhoods. The station originally broadcast on 90.9 MHz. WFAE's predecessor was WVFN ("Voice of the Forty Niners"), which broadcast out of the Cone University Center to the surrounding campus residence halls.
In Septmeber 1978, WFAE secured FCC approval to move to 90.7 MHz at 100,000 watts. The change necessitated an upgraded facility, which finished construction in June 1981. On June 29, 1981 it became North Carolia's third NPR member station.
In 1986, the station moved off of the campus of UNC Charlotte to its current location in the One University Place buildling. The following year the station began 24 hour broadcasting.
In 1993, UNC Charlotte ended its support for the station, and handed over control to a nonprofit community board, the University Radio Foundation. The foundation still owns the station.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (2 document cases)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- WFAE (Radio station : Charlotte, N.C.) (Organization)
- WVFN (Radio station : Charlotte, N.C.) (Organization)
- Title
- WFAE Radio records
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- July 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte [All collections not yet online. For assistance, contact Special Collections: spec-coll@uncc.edu; 704-687-1170] Repository
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte NC 28223 United States
spec-coll@uncc.edu
