WRCU-FM

WRCU-FM

City of license	Hamilton, NY
Broadcast area	Central New York
Frequency	90.1 FM
First air date	1951 - Present
Format	Multi-format, freeform
ERP	1,900 watts
HAAT	47 meters
Class	A
Callsign meaning	W Radio Colgate University
Affiliations	WRVO
Owner	Colgate University
Webcast	Listen now!
Website	http://www.wrcufm.com

WRCU-FM (90.1 FM) is Colgate University's student-run radio station. It is located in Hamilton, New York, and broadcasts a wide variety of music to the central New York region.

Format

Like many college radio stations, WRCU's main format is freeform, specializing in independent rock music, jazz, hip-hop, and world music. However, the station also has a large variety of specialty show formats, covering genres from metal to Celtic music. WRCU also has a handful of talk shows, covering sports and politics.

When the station is not on the air, late at night and during school breaks, it simulcasts WRVO, the local NPR affiliate.

History

According to alumni, the first movement for radio at Colgate was in 1913, where the "Radio Club of Colgate" was formed by students who were interested in communications.^[1] The station started in the 1950s by a handful of students who were merely tinkering with random parts. They began broadcasting on AM (600 & 640 kHz) using carrier current on the campus under the call letters WCU. The call sign was changed to WRCU in 1958 and coverage was expanded over the Hamilton community by broadcasting over the town's power lines. The station acquired a license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast as an FM station, with the call letters WRCU-FM in 1970.

Famous alumni

Joe Castiglione

References

↑ Hubbard, John D. "WRCU, the first station in the '90s", The Colgate Scene, March 1997. Retrieved 2007.06.20.

External links

WRCU 90.1 FM

Query the FCC's FM station database for WRCU

Radio-Locator information on WRCU

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See also List of NPR stations

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New York

Coordinates: 42°48′40″N 75°31′55″W / 42.811°N 75.532°W / 42.811; -75.532

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