WGUR

WGUR (95.3 FM) – branded 95.3 The Noise – is a college radio station broadcasting a variety format. Licensed to Milledgeville, Georgia, United States, the station is owned by Georgia College & State University. Initially named WXGC "88 Rock," the station officially began airing on January 10, 1975. The station began after one student wanted to increase student involvement on campus. Frank Howell, a Student Government Member and Sociology major, spoke with his roommate, Greg Duckworth, about creating a student-run radio station. The two traveled to other campus stations and applied for grants, and by 1974, the station had received more than $5,000 from student activities funding. Mayfair Hall on the Georgia College & State University campus soon became home to the new station. WXGC became licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as a non-commercial radio station in two years. It initially had a broadcasting power of 10 watts. At the time, about 17 students worked for the station and aired campus sports special events, campus news, and music. Five years later, in 1979, the station had about 25 students on-staff who served as disk jockeys, news and sports announcers, producers, office staff, and public affairs programmers. With the increase of student interest, WXGC ... ()