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81-583: WMUC can be heard on 90.5 FM in College Park and Hyattsville , in parts of Washington, DC and Silver Spring , and many of the surrounding communities. It is also streamed on the internet at its website and through the WMUC Radio app. WMUC had its first beginning in 1942 when student-run Old Line Network began daily broadcasts. Gilbert Cullen, with the help of George Reynolds, built the first University of Maryland campus radio station. Broadcasts were limited to

162-590: A 21-acre (8.5 ha) facility along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line, is operated by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission . In 1943, due to World War II efforts to conserve rail transport, the Washington Senators relocated their spring training camp to College Park. The locations of 1943 Major League Baseball spring training camps were limited to an area east of

243-480: A family was $ 62,759 (these figures had risen to $ 66,953 and $ 82,295 respectively as of a 2007 estimate ). Males had a median income of $ 40,445 versus $ 31,631 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 16,026. About 4.2% of families and 19.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2010, there were 30,413 people, 6,757 households, and 2,852 families residing in

324-585: A general store, and erected approximately 15 homes in the area to attract moderate-income families looking to move out of Washington. The neighborhood began to grow after 1900 when the City and Suburban Electric Railway entered the area. By 1925, approximately 100 single-family homes existed, mostly two-story, wood-frame buildings. The community housing continued to develop in the 1930s and 1940s with one story bungalows, Cape Cods, and Victorians and, later, raised ranches and split-level homes. The Daniels Park neighborhood

405-421: A long search, a channel was secured on 90.5 MHz and Washington, DC area stations WETA(FM) and WCSP-FM agreed that WMUC-FM could operate with only second-adjacent channel separation to each of those stations (fourth-adjacent separation is normally required). This frequency change was made on July 25, 2022, and allowed freedom from extreme co-channel interference for the first time in more than 17 years. WMUC-FM

486-525: A multiple-vortex F3 tornado hit the area, causing two deaths and 55 injuries and $ 101 million in property damage. This tornado was part of the Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., tornado outbreak of 2001 , one of the most dramatic recent tornado events to directly affect the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. The median income for a household in the city was $ 50,168, and the median income for

567-411: A regular schedule of talk radio shows as well as on-air play-by-play and color analysis of Maryland sporting events. Calling 10 different sports, WMUC Sports is the primary carrier of Maryland men's soccer, women's basketball, baseball, women's lacrosse, field hockey, and softball. In the past, WMUC had an active News department, which was integrated with the former Radio Television and Film department at

648-554: Is KHUM , "radio without the rules", at 104.3 and 104.7 FM in Ferndale, California. KHUM has transmitted since 1996 and is the most popular station in Humboldt County, California . Internet radio and, to a lesser extent, college radio are sanctuaries of the free-form format (although even the latter has lost much of its independence as stations begin modeling corporate stations in their presentation). On Sirius XM satellite radio ,

729-512: Is Jack FM, which has many affiliates across the world. Several imitators of the Jack brand and its associated slogan "Playing What We Want" have also emerged. These imitators often use the name of a person, place or a historical site and can include: Mac (E.G. Mac 94.7 Clinton, Iowa ) historical figures (E.G. The Chief 92.5 Champaign, Illinois ), etc. Eclectic radio describes radio programming encompassing diverse music genres. Unlike freeform radio,

810-603: Is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland , United States, located approximately four miles (6.4 km) from the northeast border of Washington, D.C. Its population was 34,740 at the 2020 United States census . It is the home of the University of Maryland, College Park . College Park is also home to federal agencies such as the National Archives at College Park (Archives II), NOAA 's Weather Prediction Center , and

891-757: Is also part of the Washington metropolitan area , with all of its neighborhoods except for Camden and Sunnyside lying inside the Capital Beltway . It is bordered to the North by Beltsville , to the East by Greenbelt and Berwyn Heights , to the South by Riverdale Park and University Park , and to the West by Hyattsville and Adelphi . The city straddles two small streams, Paint Branch and Indian Creek. The confluence of these two streams

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972-440: Is being played is when he turned control over to his faithful listeners commonly referred to as "The Tribe". On October 26, 2011, Ladd was among various staffers let go from KLOS following the acquisition of station owner Citadel Broadcasting by Cumulus Media . From 2012 until shortly before his death in 2023, Ladd hosting a daily freeform show on Sirius XM's Deep Tracks . "FM's free-form progressivism had proven essential to

1053-605: Is considered one of the most important economic drivers in the county. According to the College Park's 2023 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: The city organizes several annual events. The College Park Day , held in October at the College Park Aviation Museum & Airport, is the city's signature event. It features various activities, entertainment, and food vendors celebrating

1134-664: Is located between Baltimore Avenue and the CSX tracks, while the Discovery District, the university's business and research park, lies east of the tracks. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, College Park has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Tornadoes are rare (the whole state of Maryland averages 4 tornadoes per year ), but on September 24, 2001,

1215-760: Is located on the South-East corner of the city, next to the College Park Airport, and results in the Northeast branch Anacostia river . This river is a tributary of the Anacostia river , which itself is a tributary of the Potomac river that flows into the Chesapeake Bay . College Park has a total area of 5.68 square miles (14.71 km ), of which 5.64 square miles (14.61 km ) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km )

1296-431: Is not limited to: Oldies / classic hits , classic rock , adult contemporary , Mainstream Top 40 / Adult Top 40 , etc. Most of the music played on these stations are from the years 1970–2020, although a few 1960s tracks may be sprinkled in. Unlike freeform radio, adult hits stations emphasize familiar hit songs from researched playlists, and sometimes operate without disk jockeys. The most notable adult hits station brand

1377-530: Is now WYPR(FM), Baltimore. Because channel 201 was allotted to Baltimore as available for higher-class operation, WYPR(FM) increased power and added a directional signal toward the south. With its transmitter site located only 45 kilometers from the WMUC-FM transmitter site, this resulted in decades of interference, even on the College Park campus. (Class D FM stations are not protected from interference and must accept interference from higher-class full-service FMs.) After

1458-465: Is quantum technology. Efforts in this field include IonQ , a quantum computing company with a market capitalization of $ 2.8 billion as of December 2023, Quantum Startup Foundry, Quantum Catalyzer, and the National Quantum Lab at Maryland (Q-Lab), the nation's first facility providing hands-on access to a commercial-grade quantum computer to the scientific community. These efforts are part of

1539-469: Is true freeform radio, where the DJs themselves determine the programming of the station. An elected student Program Director assigns weekly time slots on the station to individual DJs, who are then responsible for programming, hosting, and promoting their respective shows. The schedule changes each semester, with the goal of offering a fresh perspective and diverse lineup of music and talk shows created by students at

1620-531: Is water. The neighborhoods that were part of the initial incorporation of the city in 1945 ( Calvert Hills , Old Town , Lakeland, Berwyn, Branchville, Oak Springs, Daniel's Park, and Hollywood) plus Sunnyside lie in between the Washington-Baltimore CSX railway tracks and Route 1/Baltimore Avenue . West of Baltimore Avenue lie Lord Calvert Manor, College Park Woods, Crystal Springs, Acerdale (University View), Autoville, Cherry Hill, and Camden. East of

1701-814: The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland , the flagship art museum on the campus of the University of Maryland, and the National Museum of Language , a cultural institution established in 1997 to examine the history, impact, and art of language. Freeform radio Free-form , or free-form radio , is a radio station programming format in which the disc jockey is given wide or total control over what music to play, regardless of music genre or commercial interests. Freeform radio stands in contrast to most commercial radio stations, in which DJs have little or no influence over programming structure or playlists . In

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1782-675: The Mississippi River and north of the Ohio River . During the 1960s through the 1980s an Urban Renewal Project took place within the historic African American community of Lakeland. This project was carried out in the face of the opposition of the community's residents and resulted in the redevelopment of approximately two thirds of the community. It displaced 104 of Lakeland's 150 households. The College Park–University of Maryland station opened in 1993, connecting College Park to Washington D.C. by means of Metro . During its construction in

1863-601: The Ramones , Duran Duran , Braid , Elizabeth Cotten , Fats Domino , Elliott Smith , the Get Up Kids , Jay-Z , Rites of Spring , the Faith , and Peter, Paul, & Mary . Since 2000, that list also includes Beach House , Future Islands , Logic , Matt & Kim , King Tuff , Kurt Vile , Vivian Girls , Alvvays , Surfer Blood , Q and not U , and Mitski have performed at WMUC. College Park, Maryland College Park

1944-669: The United States , freeform DJs are still bound by Federal Communications Commission regulations. Many shows claim to be the first free-form radio program, but the earliest on record is "Nightsounds" on KPFA-FM in Berkeley, California , D.J.'d by John Leonard . Probably the best-remembered in the Midwest is Beaker Street , which ran for almost 10 years on KAAY "The Mighty 1090" in Little Rock, Arkansas, beginning in 1966, making it also probably

2025-466: The 'All-American College Radio Station' Award", as recounted in the university's archives. In the mid-70s, programming broadened to include shows aimed at black and minority students and promoting feminism . Waning listenership and increasing maintenance of the campus-only carrier-current transmission system caused the shutdown of the AM in 1999. In its place, the online service WMUC Digital was created. In 2012,

2106-529: The 4-star Hotel at UMD in 2017 and the Cambria in 2018, the first hotels built in the city in over half a century, and the construction of the College Park City Hall in 2021, a joint venture between the city and the university that provides offices for both as well as retail space and a public plaza. This plaza holds music performances, markets, and city events throughout the year that contributed towards

2187-488: The CSX tracks lie College Park Estates and Yarrow. These neighborhoods are primarily residential. They exhibit a variety of architectural styles including Queen Anne and Colonial Revival, and, in later constructions, American Foursquare, Cape Cod, and bungalow. Commercial activity is concentrated along Baltimore Avenue, Greenbelt Road, and Berwyn Road. Starting in 2017 commercial development also started expanding along Knox Road, Hartwick Road, and Calvert Road. Additionally,

2268-517: The College Park area was found at an archeological site just south of Archives II. Projectile points of Clagett and Vernon styles dating from 3000 to 2600 BC were recovered, a notable find given their location away from a river. This finding together with other similar ones indicate that the native American population became more sedentary in the Late Archaic period as the availability of local food supply increased, and social complexity grew. By

2349-700: The FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), and the navy's software factory (the Forge ), as well as university centers such as the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) sponsored by the Department of Defense. The Discovery district also includes technology companies generally related to the university. An area that has seen rapid growth in the Discovery district since 2010

2430-536: The FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition , as well as tech companies such as IonQ (quantum computing) or Cybrary (cyber security). College Park Airport , established in 1909, is the world's oldest continuously operated airport. The College Park Aviation Museum , attached to the airport and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution , houses antique and reproduction aircraft as well as materials relating to early aviation history. In 2014,

2511-1127: The Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library. The Adele H. Stamp Student Union houses the Hoff Theater, the Art and Learning Center, and the Grand Ballroom where various events are held. Additionally, the Nyumburu Amphitheater, adjacent to the Stamp Student Union, features outdoor performances. The Jones-Hill House (former Cole Field), the Ritchie Coliseum , and the XFINITY Center are athletic facilities that also host performances. Some notable concerts held in these venues include Bruce Springsteen in 1973, Elvis Presley in 1974, Queen in 1977, and U2 in 1983. Other venues in College Park that host cultural events include

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2592-619: The Old Parish House, owned by the city, and the Hall CP, a restaurant with an outdoor performing area. The College Park Aviation Museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution that since 1987 has housed antique and reproduction aircraft associated with the history of College Park Airport. It also includes an extensive library and archives which hold materials relating to the airport's history, early aviation history, especially relating to Maryland. Other museums in College Park include

2673-663: The University Libraries' establishment of the Digital Conversion and Media Reformatting Center (DCMR) facilitated the process of archiving and digitizing the station schedules, staff lists, policies, forms, flyers, zines , photos, awards, correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and manuals. The WMUC Collection is now a "permanent and growing part of the University Archives" and is available for public research. "Saving College Radio: WMUC Past, Present, and Future"

2754-533: The University of Maryland launched the Greater College Park initiative, a $ 2 billion public-private investment to "revitalize the community around the university, develop a robust Discovery District and create one of the nation’s best college towns." As a result, the city is experiencing significant development that has led to new housing, office space, schools, grocery stores, restaurants, and other amenities. The earliest evidence of human activity in

2835-446: The University of Maryland. In 2008, WMUC launched WMUC-2, now WMUC Digital, a separate internet-only radio station which, like WMUC-FM, features freeform music and talk programming. Intended as a "proving ground" for new DJs, WMUC Digital also features programs which may not be appropriate for broadcast under FCC rules. WMUC also has an active Sports department, which maintains its own website and internet stream. WMUC Sports features

2916-459: The University of Maryland. WMUC's news programming is now student run. The programming is divided into two segments: Weekly Roundup, the flagship news show featuring original reporting on top campus, national and DMV area news; and Drop the Pop, the featured talk show covering all things pop culture, politics, entertainment and more. WMUC has a weekly live music program called Third Rail Radio (named after

2997-610: The Varsity (2011). In 2013 the College Park City-University Partnership—a nonprofit funded by the University of Maryland and the city of College Park—launched the College Park Academy aiming to improve the perception of local public schools. Development accelerated after Wallace Loh became the president of the University of Maryland in 2010 and relations between the university and the city improved. It

3078-577: The Washington, D.C. radio broadcasting job market, providing announcers and managerial talent to many local stations. Though primarily funded by student fees, it also generated revenue through advertising of local and national concerns. In this era, WMUC "acquired its first news network affiliation, saw Anne Edwards appointed as the first female station manager and, in 1965, was selected by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System to receive

3159-611: The area between Branchville, Greenbelt, and Berwyn Heights, and for the Calvert family's Riversdale , which included parts of South College Park. One of the oldest buildings in the city, the Old Parish House dating from 1817 was initially a farm building in the latter estate. The oldest standing building in College Park is the Rossborough Inn , whose construction was completed in 1803. The forerunner of today's University of Maryland

3240-493: The best-known such show on an AM station; its signal reached from Canada to Mexico and Cuba, blanketing the Midwest and Midsouth of the U.S. WFMU is currently the longest-running freeform radio station in the United States . WNEW-FM 102.7 in NYC was the first commercial station in the US to introduce a free-form format. It stayed that way under the ownership of Metromedia Broadcasting until it

3321-421: The bulk of the music on a full-service station, and the vast majority of full-service stations focus primarily on mainstream, popular music (whereas freeform stations often put the emphasis on less widely known or more exotic selections). The adult hits brand can be considered a "sequel" of sorts to the freeform format. Many of these stations play a wide variety of music ranging from many formats that includes, but

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3402-520: The campus of the University of Maryland occupies 41% of the city's surface. The main campus, located west of Baltimore Avenue, is noted for its red-brick Georgian buildings and McKeldin Mall , which is the largest academic mall in the United States . Various film and TV pieces have been filmed on this campus, including St. Elmo’s Fire , Veep , National Treasure: Book of Secrets , or Young Sheldon . Graduate as well as fraternity and sorority housing

3483-454: The campus, transmitted by carrier current , so the station did not require an FCC license to operate. This became the fifth student-run campus station on the east coast. However, the station shut down January 1943 when most of its technical personnel were enlisted in the armed forces. The station re-launched in January using the call letters WMUC. The first WMUC broadcast aired October 11, 1948, but

3564-528: The city and county passed the Route 1 Sector Plan, which allowed and encouraged mixed use development along College Park's main roadway. In July 2006, a group of students created Rethink College Park —a community group providing a website to share information about development and to encourage public dialogue. Early mixed-used projects along Baltimore Avenue included the View I (2006) and II (2010), Mazza Grandmarc (2010), and

3645-450: The city continued to grow, and a municipal center was built in 1959. The Lakeland neighborhood was developed beginning in 1890 around the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, whose Branchville and Calvert Road depots were located approximately one mile to the north and south, respectively. Lakeland was created by Edwin Newman, who improved the original 238 acres (0.96 km ) located to the west of

3726-886: The city government passed a "Resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of College Park Renouncing Systemic Racism and Declaring Support of Black Lives" which recognized harm done to the historic African American community of Lakeland. In it, "the Mayor and Council acknowledge and apologize for our city's past history of oppression, particularly with regards to the Lakeland community, and actively seek opportunities for accountability and truth-telling about past injustice, and aggressively seek opportunities for restorative justice". On March 2, 2023, Patrick Wojahn, who had served as College Park's mayor since 2015, resigned after being arrested on child pornography charges. Wojahn pleaded guilty to over 100 counts and

3807-516: The city's total employment and a significant fraction of its population. In 2017 the university rebranded its 150-acre business and research park as the Discovery district aiming to bring together research firms, start-ups and shops and restaurants. This area is divided between College Park and Riverdale Park. This Discovery district is home to federal agencies such as the NOAA's Weather Prediction Center ,

3888-421: The city. The population density was 4,537.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,751.9/km ). There were 6,245 housing units at an average density of 1,149.2 units per square mile (443.7 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 68.82% White , 15.93% Black or African American , 0.33% Native American , 10.03% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 2.57% from other races , and 2.31% from two or more races. 5.54% of

3969-453: The city. The population density was 5,392.4 inhabitants per square mile (2,082.0/km ). There were 8,212 housing units at an average density of 1,456.0 units per square mile (562.2 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 63.0% White , 14.3% African American , 0.3% Native American , 12.7% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 6.0% from other races , and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 11.9% of

4050-462: The community. Other events include the College Park Parade , featuring local groups, organizations, entertainers, and performers, Friday Night Live! , held several Fridays over the summer and featuring a variety of musical genres, food, beer, and other entertainment, and Winter Wonderland , which hosts the annual Winter Wonderland holiday market and the lighting of the city's tree. During

4131-490: The crowded Washington, D.C., as well as to a rapidly expanding staff of college faculty and employees. In 1909 the College Park Airport was established by the United States Army Signal Corps to serve as a training location for Wilbur Wright to instruct military officers to fly in the US government's first airplane. Civilian aircraft began flying from College Park Airport as early as December 1911, making it

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4212-590: The eclectic radio format involves prescribed playlists. While freeform radio stands in contrast to commercial radio formats, a number of commercial radio stations offer programs showcasing an eclectic variety of music. While Eclectic radio, like free-form is mainly limited to North America , the digital radio stations BBC Radio 6 Music and Double J operated by the BBC and the ABC in the UK and Australia respectively resemble attempts at

4293-556: The electrically charged third rail of the DC Metro system), started in 1996 by Eric Speck. Third Rail Radio hosts many local and traveling independent bands and musicians. In 2004, the program produced a compilation CD of artists who have appeared on the program. In addition to Third Rail Radio, many in-studio performances or interviews have occurred. Notable musicians who have performed or been interviewed on WMUC include Louis Armstrong , Linda Ronstadt , The Kingston Trio , Don McLean ,

4374-536: The late 1960s and early '70s, particularly on the FM band, but are rare today. An exceptional case was Indie 103.1 FM of Santa Monica and Newport Beach, California . Indie 103.1 broadcast radio programs in which famous musicians from the world of popular music host radio programs and choose the playlist. Indie 103.1 recently left the FM airwaves, but currently continues on the internet. Another commercial free-form radio station

4455-447: The late 1980s, sand and gravel were excavated from the site of an adjacent small lake. In return, Metro built Lake Artemesia on the site, a large recreational area that includes aquatic gardens, fishing piers, and hiker-biker trails. By the turn of the 21st century, College Park began experiencing significant development pressure. Both students and city residents acknowledged the city's lack of amenities and poor sense of place. In 2002,

4536-423: The late spring and throughout the summer, farmer markets in the Hollywood neighborhood, the university campus, and Paint Branch Parkway sell local produce, meats, bakery products, and crafts. Several performing arts groups and facilities are on the University of Maryland's campus. The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is a 318,000-square-foot complex that opened in 2001 housing six performance venues as well as

4617-721: The pop process. But the new radio was only another example of the quirkish vitality of a new mass culture (call it youth , call it pop ) that seemed destined to defy the status quo ." The free-form ethos tends to disdain playlists confined to a single music genre . However, DJs may opt to play selections according to an arbitrary theme (e.g., Bob Dylan 's " Subterranean Homesick Blues " followed by Radiohead 's "Subterranean Homesick Alien"). Freeform-ish stations that played only or almost only rock music were known as progressive rock stations, while those that play mostly folk and/or country -leaning cuts are known as Americana stations. Commercial free-form radio stations were common in

4698-432: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 6,030 households, out of which 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.6% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

4779-438: The population. There were 6,757 households, of which 18.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.6% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 57.8% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

4860-432: The railroad. He also built a number of the original homes, a small town hall, and a general store . The area was originally envisioned as a resort-type community. However, due to the flood-prone, low-lying topography, the neighborhood became an area of African-American settlement. Around 1900, the Baltimore Gold Fish Company built five artificial lakes in the area to spawn goldfish and rarer species of fish. By 1903 Lakeland

4941-446: The reconstruction of a portion of Baltimore Avenue into a boulevard with a planted median, new bicycle lanes, and continuous sidewalks. Additionally, the University of Maryland has added several state-of-the-art facilities on their campus, including the Iribe Center for computer science and engineering, the Thurgood Marshall Hall for the public policy school, and the IDEA factory for engineering and entrepreneurship. On June 9, 2020,

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5022-521: The revitalization of College Park's downtown. The university also launched the Discovery District, its business and research park, and promoted several mixed-used apartment high-rises such as the Aster (2022) or the Union (2024) that brought along new restaurants, shops, and grocery stores. This development has been complemented by two major infrastructure projects: the Purple Line , which will provide direct light-rail connections form College Park to Bethesda , Silver Spring , and New Carrolton , and

5103-491: The same time have enough of a population density to cover enough people to support such a station), a problem that has caused numerous broadcasters to transition to Internet radio , pirate radio or both. The full service format can be seen as a variant of the free-form format, though since most full-service stations are located in rural areas, country music , adult standards , classic hits ( oldies or classic rock ), and occasionally adult contemporary music tend to form

5184-482: The station relocated to the third floor of South Campus Dining Hall in fall 1974, where it currently resides. WMUC received its FM license for 88.1 MHz in 1979 after a two-year "FM or Bust" campaign, airing as a 10-watt FM station for the first time on September 10, 1979. It adopted the freeform format in 1982 so DJs could promote underground artists and music that is under-represented by commercial radio. WMUC(AM) 650 remained Top-40 . WMUC(AM) gained credibility in

5265-458: The time Europeans first arrived and colonized the region in the early 17th century, the various native American groups had aligned themselves into a chiefdom under the Piscataway people . Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the European settlers lived on large plantations, some holding the original grants under Lord Baltimore . In College Park, there are records for Toaping Castle , a land grant to Col. Isaac Walker from c.  1745 in

5346-411: The university's campaign to further establish the area as the capital of quantum . Other sectors with a strong presence in the Discovery district are cyber security (Cybrary, Immuta, BlueVoyand, and Inky) and medical devices (Medcura). On December 18, 2023, the Washington Commanders announced that they would be moving their headquarters to the Discovery district in 2024. The Discovery district area

5427-453: The weekly Bob Dylan -hosted Theme Time Radio Hour featured a freeform format, as do several specialty programs on The Loft . The nationally syndicated The Mainstream , distributed by Native Voice One , follows a freeform format. Many terrestrial freeform stations are small and lack corporate backing, and therefore have relatively weak radio transmitters (especially around metropolitan areas where corporate radio signals dominate, but at

5508-518: The world's oldest continuously operated airport. Commercial development in the city increased in the 1920s, aided by the increased automobile traffic and the growing campus along Baltimore Avenue/Route 1 . By the late 1930s, most of the original subdivision had been partially developed. Several fraternities and sororities from the University of Maryland built houses in the neighborhood. After World War II , construction consisted mostly of infill of ranch and split-level houses. After incorporation in 1945,

5589-467: Was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.11. In the city, 10.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 51.3% was between from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 11.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.2 males. The University of Maryland shapes College Park's economy significantly, contributing to over half of

5670-436: Was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.18. The median age in the city was 21.3 years. 7.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 60.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.7% were from 25 to 44; 11% were from 45 to 64; and 5.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.1% male and 46.9% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 24,657 people, 6,030 households, and 3,039 families residing in

5751-424: Was an established African-American community with a school and two churches. Lakeland was central in a group of African American communities located along Route One through Prince Georges County. Lakeland High School opened in 1928 with funding from the Rosenwald Fund , the African American community and the county. Lakeland High served all African American students in the northern half of the county until 1950 when it

5832-558: Was chartered in 1856 as the Maryland Agricultural College , and would become a land grant college in February 1864. The original College Park subdivision was first platted in 1872 by Eugene Campbell. Early maps called the local post office "College Lawn". The area remained undeveloped and was re-platted in 1889 by John O. Johnson and Samuel Curriden, Washington real estate developers. The original 125-acre (0.51 km ) tract

5913-418: Was converted to a facility for lower grades. The community's first Rosenwald school was a new elementary which opened in 1925. The Berwyn neighborhood was developed beginning about 1885 adjacent to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. It was created by Francis Shannabrook, a Pennsylvanian who purchased a tract of land between Baltimore Avenue and the railroad tracks. Shannabrook established a small depot, built

5994-602: Was developed in the early 20th century along the City and Suburban Electric Railway. Edward Daniels, the developer of Daniels Park, planned the Hollywood subdivision as a northern extension of that earlier community. Development in Hollywood was slow until after World War II, when Albert Turner acquired large tracts of the northern part of the neighborhood in the late 1940s. Turner was able to develop and market brick and frame three-bedroom bungalows beginning in 1950. By 1952, an elementary school had been built. Hollywood Neighborhood Park,

6075-450: Was developed, beginning in 1905 on the east and west sides of the City and Suburban Electric Railway in north College Park. Daniels Park was created by Edward Daniels on 47 acres (19 ha) of land. This small residential subdivision was improved with single-family houses arranged along a grid pattern of streets. The houses—built between 1905 and the 1930s—range in style from American Foursquares to bungalows. The Hollywood neighborhood

6156-463: Was divided into a grid-street pattern with long, narrow building lots, with a standard lot size of 50 by 200 feet (15 by 61 m). College Park originally included single-family residences constructed in the Shingle , Queen Anne , and Stick styles, as well as modest vernacular dwellings. By the turn of the century, College Park was being developed rapidly by catering to those who were seeking to escape

6237-512: Was exhibited in Hornbake Library from September 2013 to July 2014. WMUC-FM's original operation was on channel 201 (88.1 MHz). At the time, WJHU at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore also operated a 10-watt Class D station on the same frequency. The two low-wattage stations did not interfere with each other to any noticeable extent. Over time, the WJHU license was conveyed to the entity that

6318-409: Was recognized that the university could not compete if the students, faculty, and staff could not live in College Park so the Greater College Park initiative, a $ 2 billion public-private investment to revitalize the community around the university aiming to create one of the nation's best college towns, was launched in 2014. Some of the developments that occurred as a result of this initiative included

6399-459: Was sentenced to 150 years with 120 years suspended. On November 8, 2023, the parking lot on the Greenbelt Metro station, adjacent to North College Park, was selected to host the future FBI headquarters. The construction of this facility is expected to further accelerate and consolidate the development of College Park. College Park is located in Prince George's County , Maryland . The city

6480-548: Was shut down three days later due to transmission issues. The station relocated from the Speech Department to Silvester Hall in spring 1950, but in the fall, relocated again to a renovated shower stall in Calvert Hall where it remained until 1953. In 1953, WMUC moved to the old Journalism building (better known as Temporary Building FF) in a low-lying area of campus called "the gulch," where it stayed for over 20 years. Finally,

6561-457: Was sold and the new owners were not interested. WNEW-FM was a leader in introducing new music and making household names of a good deal of the bands we know from the 1960s and '70s. Jim Ladd of KLOS in Los Angeles, California was one of the most notable freeform DJs. Tom Petty wrote a song about Jim Ladd called " The Last DJ ". The only time Jim Ladd didn't have complete control over what music

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