13 Facts About WMHB

WMHB can be heard in Waterville, Winslow, Oakland, Fairfield and surrounding communities as well as on the Internet via its webcast.

In 1984, WMHB upgraded to 110 watts effective radiated power, increasing its radius from the immediate Waterville area to the surrounding communities and continued as a mainly on-campus feature, although community support began to grow over time.

Previously, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act had prohibited WMHB from broadcasting online unless there was a live DJ in the studio to update playlist information, but the incorporation of a digital music library allowed WMHB's webcast to run twenty-four hours a day when no DJ was in the studio.

In March 2007, WMHB was added to the iTunes radio tuner, as well as the radio tuners of Windows Media and TiVo.

In December 2008, for the first time WMHB expanded the food drive to include a free holiday dinner for residents of the Waterville community.

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WMHB used to broadcast major Colby athletic events, including games from the football, basketball, hockey, baseball, and softball teams.

Today, WMHB is still broadcasting at 110 watts of effective radiated power via an omnidirectional antenna with the support of nearly 20 staff and over 100 volunteer DJs from the Colby and Waterville communities.

WMHB is funded from student allocated activity money and from the support of local businesses who underwrite WMHB programming.

WMHB is currently a member of the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce, the Maine Association of Broadcasters, REMnet and the College Music Journal.

In 2020, WMHB adopted a newly revised constitution and for the first time in its history created a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement publicly available on their website.

In 2017, WMHB re-introduced remote broadcasting, and in collaboration with student programming and local businesses, is able to broadcast events remotely to their website as well as to their Facebook page.

WMHB receives hundreds of requests for airplay every week, and music directors in each genre sift through and review every CD and digital submission.

WMHB has no specific on-air format but is a new music station, and DJs are required to play at least 50 percent new music, meaning that about half of their show must feature songs released in recent months.