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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Today, June 7th, 2012 marks ONE YEAR since Vanderbilt University’s beloved radio station WRVU 91.1 FM Nashville was abruptly silenced by Nashville Public Radio. 58 years of student broadcasting came to a sudden halt 2:45 PM CST when … Continue reading →

VSC: VULTURE CULTURE As you are aware, shameless vultures, aka the Chris Carroll led VSC, are in agreement with WPLN, Nashville Public Radio, with the primary purpose of wringing cash assets from the formally student-run and student-operated organization, WRVU. Why? … Continue reading →

The proposed sale by the VSC of the WRVU broadcast license to WPLN is just plain wrong from the point of view of any reasonable ethical or moral standard. To the detriment of the student body they are supposed to … Continue reading →

VIVA WRVU!: Remember, 91.1 FM frequency sale HAS NOT HAPPENED YET and it is still possible to SAVE WRVU! The wheels of injustice caused by a Carroll-led VSC are beginning to grind and reverse. Pressure is mounting on several fronts. … Continue reading →

TOADS AT PLAY We at SaveWRVU received notice of the following entry placed on the WFCL Wikipedia page: ‘From 1971 to June 7, 2011, the 91.1 FM frequency was occupied by Vanderbilt University’s WRVU, a college radio station. The University’s … Continue reading →

“The problems today are not the the evil actions of the bad people, but the appalling silence and inaction of the good people. ” —Martin Luther King, Jr. The Three Primary Decision Makers Most Responsible for the Fate of WRVU: … Continue reading →

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY FRIEND OF WRVU!!! As you all have likely heard by now, WRVU has many reasons to celebrate! First of all, it appears that the sale of WRVU to Nashville Public Radio has a LONG way to go … Continue reading →

Supporters of WRVU, Despite the strange sounds emanating from 91.1 FM . . .WRVU-FM is NOT DEAD YET!!! Vanderbilt Student Communications (VSC) has entered a lease-purchase agreement with WPLN 90.5 FM Nashville, a National Public Radio affiliate. In May of … Continue reading →

Well, it ain’t Truthin’… One of the main purposes of this website is to simply archive all of the information surrounding the proposed Vanderbilt Student Communications (VSC) sale of WRVU so everyone can have access to the facts. What makes … Continue reading →

END GAME OR JUST THE PREQUEL? Now that the shock has hit the system, it is important at this stage to note: even though WRVU is no longer on the air, this sale agreement is far from a done deal … Continue reading →

What Now ?!? We here at SaveWRVU continue to be surprised and saddened, as you are, of the news of the VSC decisions – the poaching of WRVU for $3.35M in chump-change against the well-articulated protests of fans, students, alumni, … Continue reading →

FROM WRVU FRIENDS AND FAMILY: “We regret to learn of the news from VSC and WPLN release today. We have been working very hard to establish a dialog with VSC to help them understand what a valuable and important resource … Continue reading →

In typical mealy-mouthed and now trademark cowardly fashion that we have come to expect, Mark Wollaeger, chair of the VSC, the organization ostensibly charged with protecting WRVU, has issued the following steaming pile: Hello WRVU staff — this was held … Continue reading →

WTF?!?: WRVU WFCL ?!? VSC, against all common decency and counter to their own public statements have sold off WRVU despite months and months of student and community support for preserving the REAL and VITAL treasure that is WRVU.  A … Continue reading →