WMTU Collection
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The WMTU collection contains a large variety of material ranging from 1956 until 2005 about a student-run radio station on the campus of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. The collection contains photographs, which record the operations, personnel, programming, and technological changes at the station. Also included in the collection are promotional materials, newspaper clippings, and the original constitution from 1956. The majority of the materials post-date 1975.
Dates
- 1956-2005
Language of Material
English
Conditions Governing Access
Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.
Historical note
The radio station began in 1956 and premiered as an AM station originally called WVRW Voice of Radio, Wadsworth. In 1975 the name was changed to WMTU, and in 1977 moved to FM radio waves. WMTU is a student organization located on the basement floor of west Wadsworth Hall of Michigan Tech’s campus. The station has undergone two renovations in its history, the first in 2004 and the most recent renovation in 2012. The station is staffed and run exclusively by student volunteers who fill both DJ and production rolls. WMTU has also hosted a number of concerts for students and the community over the years.
Extent
0.35 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Abstract
The collection contains photographs, which record the operations, personnel, programming, and technological changes at the station. Also included in the collection are promotional materials, newspaper clippings, and the original constitution from 1956. The majority of the materials post-date 1975.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by material type, then chronologically or by subject as appropriate.
Acquisition
The WMTU material was donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections by the organization’s faculty advisor, Andrew Grohowski on January 25, 2012.
- Title
- WMTU Collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Jordan Erickson, revised by Elizabeth Russell.
- Date
- 4/18/2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository