WMTU tower relocation

[zoomer69]

I recently noticed that WMTU (Michigan Tech's student station) has filed a construction permit to move their tower location from their current location off Coal Dock Rd. near Ripley back to the original location on top of Wadsworth Hall (and an associated power cut from 4400 watts to 100 watts).

The current tower location has been in use since 2005, and was a dramatic improvement in coverage area from the previous tower site.

Anyone on here know the story behind this?

[CK-722]

Lease costs or conditions?

STA APP.

https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.ex ... _num=41685

[LTL-FTC]

In 1970 it was "WRS" and the broadcast was AM with limited range in the dorms. Their line was "Broadcasting from an old broom closet in Wadsworth Hall".
I think WRS was on the low end of the AM band and WRSM (Wadsworth Radio Study Music) at 1600.
WDHH was another dorms station. I don't recall "CO-ED" (McNair) had a station.

[zoomer69]

WMTU appears to be back broadcasting from the Coal Dock Rd transmitter site at 4400 watts.

From the FCC website:
On November 1st, 2024 WMTU resumed full operations.
Full operations resumed since the roof of the campus building that WMTU broadcast from was replaced.

[radio_sparty]

From the FCC website:
On November 1st, 2024 WMTU resumed full operations.
Full operations resumed since the roof of the campus building that WMTU broadcast from was replaced.

I wonder if the issue was with their STL and had to remove it for the roof repairs or something like that.

[MWmetalhead]

There sure isn't much station or programming info on their website (the mobile version).