1990 - WMUH installs a satellite downlink, purchased by the administration, to record and broadcast programs from Westar IV. The LVCBA begins work on founding its own public radio station.
1991 - On January 17, WMUH begins broadcasting National Public Radio and other public radio programs. Measured by a major ratings service for the first time, it is learned that WMUH listenership is sometimes as high as 19,000 people. Broadcast highlights include a live simulcast from Lincoln Center in conjunction with WLVT and Pacifica News coverage of the Gulf War. WMUH purchases a new transmitter with funds from the phone-a-thon and underwriting.
1992 - WMUH holds it first on-air Membership drive. Over 200 listeners donated over $5,000 to become members and keep WMUH broadcasting. Members receive discount cards for area sponsors, program guide and bumper sticker for donations.
1993 - WMUH continues to program news and public affairs and sees an increase in student involvement. Students submit stories to U-Net and Radio Works for syndication. Our first fax machine is purchased and e-mail becomes a necessity.
1994 - A remote transmitter is acquired to allow WMUH to broadcast from other locations. A play about AIDS is broadcast in conjunction with an art exhibit at Open Space Gallery.
1995 - WMUH passes the 14,000 compact disc mark. All discs have been received for airplay from record companies reading our playlist and reports filed with the College Music Journal (CMJ). 80 % of material is played from compact disc. All discs are logged in the WMUH computer tracking system.
1996 - A grant is applied for from the Pacifica Radio system to provide a second satellite downlink system for international and national news and public affairs. It is approved and installation date is set for 1998.
1997 - The WMUH Membership drive draws in over $7,000 from Lehigh Valley listeners during the Sixth Annual Phone-a-thon. Plans for the 50th Anniversary of a Radio club on the Muhlenberg campus in 1998 are put in motion. WMUH broadcasts from the Celtic Classic in Bethlehem, the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center Health Fair and Doe Mt. Ski area for a summer concert. WMUH staff begin planning for the move to digital recording and editing. A News team headed by Steve Grossman provides coverage of the President's Youth Summit in Philadelphia.
1998 - 50th Anniversary of WMUH. 150th Sesquicentennial of Muhlenberg College.
Also in 1998 - Nearly 100 former WMUH members return for the 50th Anniversary Celebration. David Fricke, '72, Senior Music Editor of Rolling Stone Magazine speaks to the group. Founding fathers in attendance include George Pappas, '50 and Gerald Hertz. Rich Lospinoso, Jr., '95 Chairman of the WMUH Endowment Fund announces the opening of the fund.dan
Also in 1998 - WMUH installs a second satellite downlink to receive KU Band broadcasts. Equipment was supplied by a grant from the PACIFICA RADIO NETWORK. Planning for digital audio, Webcasting, audience building and increasing coverage area continues.
2000 - WMUH begins broadcasting on the internet via Real Audio and can be heard worldwide.
2000 - THE PRINCETON REVIEW 2001 Edition names WMUH one of the TOP 20 College Radio Stations in the Nation. 59,000 students nationwide voted.
2000 - WMUH is named BEST RADIO STATION in the Lehigh Valley by the Lehigh Valley Music Awards Association.
2001 - WMUH begins broadcasting from new studios located in the Commons building on November 7th. Mark Enea, during his show "Left of the Dial," plays REM's classic song "Radio Free Europe" as the first song broadcast from the new studio.

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