WUAW
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WUAW is an educational radio station
broadcasting an eclectic format that features adult contemporary, alternative rock
, and top-40 during the school day. Outside of school hours, the station broadcasts top-40. Licensed to Erwin, NC, USA, it serves the Erwin, Dunn, Coats and Lillington areas.
The station's first station manager was Dr. Anthony Harrington (1990-1999); Rick Hessman (1999-2000); Ronald McLamb (2000-present). The station is currently owned by Central Carolina Community College
as part of its Broadcast Production Technology program. The BPT program at Triton High School, originally called the Radio TV Curriculum until the fall of 1997, is a HUSKINS program that enables students in high school age 16 to 18 to take the course and get both high school and community college credit. This BPT program was started at Triton High School in the fall of 1987. The station is operated by Triton High School students through a contract agreement with Harnett County Schools. Under Ron McLamb's leadership, WUAW covers Triton Hawks High School Football and Basketball games live and WUAW has a website which was originally set up by a McLamb graduate, Justin Godwin. Under the guidance of WUAW Chief Engineer, Dr. Jim Davis and his associates, WUAW now operates 24/7. WUAW not only serves the citizens of Harnett and surrounding countries but is a training facility for possible future broadcasters..
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting an eclectic format that features adult contemporary, alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
, and top-40 during the school day. Outside of school hours, the station broadcasts top-40. Licensed to Erwin, NC, USA, it serves the Erwin, Dunn, Coats and Lillington areas.
History
The station signed on the air on Friday May 11, 1990 at 12 noon. The call letters stand for "What U Always Wanted". The first Professional Announcer on the air was Durant Cameron, who was a student the in first class of Radio TV Broadcasting at Triton High School in the fall of 1987. Durant Cameron now works as the Master Control Room Operator at WBTV in Charlotte, NC. Former Superintendent of Harnett County Schools, the late Ivo Wortmann Jr. pushed button to place the transmitter on the air for the first broadcast. The first song played was "A New Day for You" by Basia, from the album entitled "Time and Tide". The students in the Radio TV curriculum Senior Class of 1990 (Susan Avery, James Ball, Carla Hall, Donna Knowles, Jennifer Lucas, Robin Lyons, Melbourne Manning, Reggie McLean, Trisha Murphy, Jay Smith, and Kipp Thompson) were the air personalities on that first day. The students in the Radio TV curriculum Junior Class of 1990 (Ron Barefoot, Ken Blackmon, Kelvin Gilbert, John Jarman, David Kniffen, Michelle Nelson, Chris Peeples, Denise Stone, Julie Walker, and Bill Warren) handled the news, sports and weather on that first broadcast day and until the end of the 1989-1990 school year. Dr. Anthony Harrington, the first Radio TV Curriculum instructor, and a 1977 graduate of the CCTI Radio TV Curriculum closed that first day's activities at 6:00 PM EDST. During the summer of 1990, WUAW's 3000 watt signal with its tower at 191 feet (63 meters) in height has been heard as far north as Emporia, Virginia, and outside Greensboro, North Carolina; and as far south as Ellerbee, North Carolina and Shallote, North Carolina. More students were added to the air staff in the summer of 1990 and they were Doug Butler, Chase Ferrell, Jimmy Hicks, Brian Midgett, and Lamont Smith. W U A W ran a block format of music encompassing top 40, country, Alternative, R and B, Rap, Hip Hop. W U A W also aired public affairs programs from the Southern Baptist Convention: Master Control, Powerline, Country Crossroads, The Baptist Hour, and On Track. Beach Music aired Fridays from 1:00 to sign off. News was aired at the bottom of the hour with Associated Press Teletype, weather at 15 past the hour and sports at 45 past the hour. Music source was TM Century from Dallas, Texas.The station's first station manager was Dr. Anthony Harrington (1990-1999); Rick Hessman (1999-2000); Ronald McLamb (2000-present). The station is currently owned by Central Carolina Community College
Central Carolina Community College
Central Carolina Community College is a tax-supported public, non-profit, two-year college in the North Carolina Community College System. It offered its first classes in 1961. The college has campuses in Chatham, Harnett, and Lee counties, as well as a number of centers to serve those areas...
as part of its Broadcast Production Technology program. The BPT program at Triton High School, originally called the Radio TV Curriculum until the fall of 1997, is a HUSKINS program that enables students in high school age 16 to 18 to take the course and get both high school and community college credit. This BPT program was started at Triton High School in the fall of 1987. The station is operated by Triton High School students through a contract agreement with Harnett County Schools. Under Ron McLamb's leadership, WUAW covers Triton Hawks High School Football and Basketball games live and WUAW has a website which was originally set up by a McLamb graduate, Justin Godwin. Under the guidance of WUAW Chief Engineer, Dr. Jim Davis and his associates, WUAW now operates 24/7. WUAW not only serves the citizens of Harnett and surrounding countries but is a training facility for possible future broadcasters..