Washington-market, WAMU in 2020 began seeking to sell off WRAU; according to the station, WRAU makes up about 2 percent of WAMU's total weekly listenership. In February 2020, WAMU reached an agreement with Delaware Public Media for the sale of WRAU; however, the broadcasters unwound the deal in October 2020, citing economic changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2021, WAMU announced the sale of the station to Atlantic Gateway Communications, owner of Takoma Park, Maryland-based WGTS. WGTS plans to use WGTS as a repeater service for its contemporary Christian programming. The station handover happened on June 24, 2021, with the 88.3 MHz channel being reassigned as WGBZ. From 2014 to 2017, WAMU operated a second repeater, the 8,000 watt Class B1 WYAU on licensed to Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, serving the Fredericksburg area. The station was sold in December 2017 to the Educational Media Foundation, which relaunched the channel as WLJV. WVAU The student-run WAMU carrier-current station continued operating on AM and in 1979 attempted to convert to a licensed FM station. To prepare for the move, the station rebranded as WVAU''', "The Voice of American University." WVAU began testing operation on in 1985, using a series of experimental low-powered FM transmitters designed to limit reception to residence halls. While these plans were abandoned, it eventually started operation on cable FM, also on 101.7 and branded "Eagle 102", in 1988. WVAU shut down in 1997, resurfacing as an internet-only station in 2001. WVAU is completely student run and is part of American University's Student Media Board. The station operates from studios in the Mary Graydon Center on the AU campus with about 100 student DJs. In 2014–15, the station produced a series of live, in-studio compilation albums, "Live in the Hive," featuring local and touring artists. In 2014, WVAU was named best student-run, internet-only station by CMJ''. References External links WAMU official site WAMU Bluegrass Country website WVAU official site WAMU records at the University of Maryland Libraries First WAMU manager George Geesey papers at the University of Maryland Libraries American University Bluegrass music NPR member stations AMU Radio stations established in 1951 1951 establishments in Washington, D.C. News and talk radio stations in the United States