http://blog.radiomagonline.com/projects_in_progress Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:07:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en WUVT has the new antenna mounted on the tower. http://blog.radiomagonline.com/projects_in_progress/2009/06/01/the-tower-is-up-and-the-antenna-is-mounted/ It's time to move some equipment out of the old transmitter room. Some "temporary" elements are still in place. The new home is ready to be be occupied. http://blog.radiomagonline.com/projects_in_progress/2009/05/18/out-with-the-old/ On January 16, 2009, the transmitter building was set into place. Lynchburg Crane was brought in to handle the job. The concrete pad for the building was laid earlier. You can see in one pic that the concrete pouring skills by the station staff leave a little something to be ... http://blog.radiomagonline.com/projects_in_progress/2009/01/17/give-me-shelter/ Blogger: Kevin Sterne, chief engineer A little over a week ago, Josh and I met to tackle the last stump that we could not remove with the Bobcat. Since we had expended our funds for this part of the project, we were left to use little more than our hands ... http://blog.radiomagonline.com/projects_in_progress/2008/11/05/not-stumped/ Blogger: Kevin Sterne, chief engineer Work days in September were successful in all aspects except for one pesky stump. We'll have to figure out how to get the stump out so that the crane that is going to drop our building down will be able to get into position. Looked at ... http://blog.radiomagonline.com/projects_in_progress/2008/10/20/the-work-contiunes/ Blogger: Heath Sorey, business manager Here are the latest photos and some background for Projects in Progress. September 2008 saw a major step in the plan to move WUVT's transmitter from the campus of Virginia Tech on to Price's Mountain in the surrounding county. Armed with a Bobcat and some willpower, volunteers ... http://blog.radiomagonline.com/projects_in_progress/2008/10/08/back-breaking-work/ Blogger: Heath Sorey, business manager WUVT is the non-profit, educational, independent radio station at Virginia Tech. This year, the station is preparing for one of the most drastic improvements in its history, and the station just turned 60 in April! In the coming months, Projects in Progress will document the progress ... http://blog.radiomagonline.com/projects_in_progress/2008/09/03/6/ The station's current transmitter site is on the roof of a campus dorm. The station is building a site a few miles off campus on a mountain. Want to find it for yourself? Here are the coordinates: Campus location: Latitude: 37-13-28 N Longitude: 80-24-30 W New transmitter site: Latitude: 37-11-11.5 N Longitude: 080-28-53.8 W http://blog.radiomagonline.com/projects_in_progress/2008/08/15/find-the-station/ WUVT-FM, the student-run radio station at Virginia Tech, is building a new transmitter site. This first installment of Projects in Progress will follow the status of this undertaking. Student managers from the station will provide photos and updates along the way. WUVT was in the news in April 2007 when several ... http://blog.radiomagonline.com/projects_in_progress/2008/07/30/wuvt-fm1/