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WSRN-FM, The Worldwide Swarthmore Radio Network, is Swarthmore College's official campus radio station, and now the oldest college radio station in the United States. It broadcasts out of the suburban Philadelphia borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania on a frequency of 91.5MHz.
Prior to the 1970's, WSRN operated as a carrier signal broadcast to the campus of Swarthmore College only. Following efforts by the FCC to take over such low power frequencies, a campaign was raised by the students of the college, and in the late 1970's, the FCC granted a licence for a 110-watt, directional, transmission. According to the regulations in force at the time, any station with a signal wattage of 100 watts or less was considered to be a low-power station and subject to limitation in favor of larger stations.
In 1986, the main on-air studio was completely refurbished, with a new control panel, turntables, microphones, and wiring installed. 1988 saw the rewiring and modernization of the production studio and the construction of an acoustically isolated sound studio connected to the production studio.
WSRN-FM
| | Name | WSRN-FM | | Frequency | 91.5 (megahertz | | Area | Philadelphia, PA/Swarthmore, PA | | Format | College Radio | | Owner | Swarthmore College | | Erp | 110 watts | | Branding | "Fm Swarthmore" | | Website | http://wsrnfm.org wsrnfm.org | | Callsign Meaning | Worldwide Swarthmore Radio Network |
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