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'''WTJU''' is an FM free-form radio station licensed to the [[University of Virginia]] that operates on [[91.1]] FM. <ref>{{cite web|title=WTJU-FM 91.1 MHz|url=http://radio-locator.com/info/WTJU-FM|author=|work=|publisher=Radio Locator|location|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref>  
WTJU is an FM free-form radio station licensed to the [[University of Virginia]] and operating on [[91.1]] FM. The station began broadcasting in 1957 after funds were put forward by the Kappa Delta Pi fraternity to help the Department of Speech and Drama get a radio station on the air<ref>"History: Timelines - The Early Days." 91.1 FM WTJU Charlottesville. Web. 28 Dec. 2009. <http://wtju.net/record/history/phase1>.</ref>.


Long-time general manager [[Chuck Taylor]] retired at the end of 2009<ref>Fitzgerald, Brendan. "C-Ville: Feedback Column - Longtime WTJU General Manager Chuck Taylor leaves with secret plan." C-VILLE Charlottesville's news & arts weekly | Charlottesville VA news music culture dining. Web. 12 Jan. 2010. <http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=11801003094014031&ShowArticle_ID=11801101102742419>.</ref>.
The station was founded in 1955 and began broadcasting in 1957.<ref name="Station History">{{cite web|title=Station History|url=http://www.wtju.net/about/station-information/#history|author=|work=|publisher=WTJU |location=|publishdate=|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> Funds were put forward by the Kappa Delta Pi fraternity to help the Department of Speech and Drama get a radio station on the air.<ref name="Station History"/>
 
Long-time general manager [[Chuck Taylor]] retired at the end of 2009. <ref>{{cite-cville|title=Longtime WTJU General Manager Chuck Taylor leaves with secret plan|url=http://www.c-ville.com/Longtime_WTJU_General_Manager_Chuck_Taylor_leaves_with_secret_plan/#.WCJFumorKpo|author=Brendan Fitzgerald|pageno=|printno=|printdate=January 12, 2010|publishdate=January 12, 2010|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref>




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Revision as of 12:18, 11 November 2016

WTJU is an FM free-form radio station licensed to the University of Virginia that operates on 91.1 FM. [1]

The station was founded in 1955 and began broadcasting in 1957.[2] Funds were put forward by the Kappa Delta Pi fraternity to help the Department of Speech and Drama get a radio station on the air.[2]

Long-time general manager Chuck Taylor retired at the end of 2009. [3]


External links

References

  1. Web. WTJU-FM 91.1 MHz, Radio Locator, retrieved November 8, 2016.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Web. Station History, WTJU, retrieved November 8, 2016.
  3. Web. Longtime WTJU General Manager Chuck Taylor leaves with secret plan, Brendan Fitzgerald, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, January 12, 2010, retrieved November 8, 2016. Print. January 12, 2010 .