WICB wins mtvU college radio award

92 WICB-Ithaca, NY won the 2008 mtvU Woodie Award for best college radio station in the nation. The station beat out 19 other college radio stations from across the country for the award, including finalists KSSU from Sacramento State University, WEGL from Auburn University, and WGRE from DePauw University.

mtvU’s crew arrived on the Ithaca College campus on Nov. 7 to present the award to the WICB crew and record an acceptance speech. The mtvU Woodie Awards will be broadcast live on mtvU and mtvu.com on November 19 at 8 p.m.

“It’s a thrill for us to win the first-ever Woodie for best college radio station. I am so proud of our entire staff,” said WICB General Manager Chris Wheatley.

92 WICB is a student-operated, 4,100-watt FM station that serves Tompkins County and beyond, reaching from northern Pennsylvania to Lake Ontario, with a potential audience of over 250,000.