WPUM
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| Broadcast area | Jasper County, Indiana |
| Frequency | 93.3 MHz FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (formerly Contemporary hit radio) |
| Affiliations | Saint Joseph's College |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Saint Joseph's College |
| History | |
First air date | 1977 |
Call sign meaning | Pumas - College Mascot |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Power | 60 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°55′12.00″N 87°09′27.00″W / 40.9200000°N 87.1575000°W |
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Public license information | |
WPUM (93.3 FM) was a non-commercial educational radio station begun in 1977 in Rensselaer, Indiana, United States, owned by Saint Joseph's College. The format was primarily contemporary hit radio and Oldies hosted by Saint Joseph's College students in hour air shifts. The station also broadcast the school's sports programs and could be listened to live on the Internet at WPUM's website. The station was licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[1] Its coverage area included Rensselaer and Jasper County, Indiana.[2]
Through the 2000s, WPUM had been known as 90.5 Puma Rock, but a displacement of radio frequency by another station in nearby Crown Point, Indiana, resulted in a loss of their place on the radio dial. After a long appeal to the FCC, WPUM was transferred temporarily to 93.3 FM until another frequency became available in the non-commercial range on the FM dial. WPUM has been at 93.3 since the fall of 2008. When WPUM changed frequency, it also formally changed its format to include more of a variety rather than straight rock that the station had featured since its launch in 1977. As a result, 90.5 Puma Rock became 93.3 The Joe.
