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Radio station at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York

WRHU
Broadcast areaNassau County
Frequency88.7 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatEclectic
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerHofstra University
History
Former call signsWVHC-FM (1969–1983)
Call sign meaningRadio Hofstra University
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID27443
ClassA
ERP470 watts
HAAT55 meters (180 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°43′3.00″N 73°36′12.00″W / 40.7175000°N 73.6033333°W / 40.7175000; -73.6033333
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.hofstra.edu/wrhu/

WRHU (88.7 FM) is a college radio station licensed to Hempstead, New York, owned and operated by Hofstra University and broadcasting an eclectic radio format.

Since the 2010–11 NHL season, WRHU has been the radio home of New York Islanders games. Current Hofstra students produce, engineer, and perform on-air duties on all NY Islander game broadcasts alongside veteran NY Islander play-by-play announcer Chris King.

The station was named the National Association of Broadcasters' Non-Commercial Station of the Year in 2014, 2017, and 2019. It has also been ranked the number one college radio station in the country in The Princeton Review's 2015 and 2016 college rankings.

Awards

2010s

  • National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Awards – College Radio Station of the Year - 2019 (award formerly Non Commercial Station of the Year)
  • National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Awards – Non Commercial Station of the Year – 2017
  • National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Awards – Non Commercial Station of the Year – 2014

2000s

  • Society of Professional Journalists. Mark of Excellence Award Finalist – Best All-Around Radio Newscast – Newsline – 2010

Alumni

1950s

  • Dan Ingram (a radio air announcer of the 1960s & 1970s on 77 WABC New York City and 1980s-2000s on 92.3 WKTU and 101.1 WCBS-FM New York City)
  • Dick Maitland (multiple Emmy award-winning sound designer – Children's Television Workshop)

1960s

  • Alan Colmes (top rated national TV and radio talk show host)
  • John DeBella (long time highly rated radio host, WMGK Philadelphia)

1970s

  • Steven Epstein (Grammy award-winning Senior Executive Producer / Sony Classical)

See also

References

  1. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  2. "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  3. "Facility Technical Data for WRHU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. "WRHU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. "WRHU Station Information Profile". Nielsen Audio.
  6. "2019 Marconi Radio Award Winners". National Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  7. "2017 Marconi Radio Award Winners". National Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  8. "NAB Awards: 2014 Marconi Radio Award Winners". National Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  9. "2010 Mark of Excellence National Winners and Finalists". Society of Professional Journalists. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

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Notes
1. Under a "Shared Time" agreement.
2. Transmits from atop the Empire State Building.
3. Station is silent.
New York college radio stations
  • WAIH (State University of New York College at Potsdam)
  • WALF (Alfred University)
  • WARY (Westchester Community College)
  • WBNY (Buffalo State College)
  • WBSU (College at Brockport)
  • WCDB (State University of New York at Albany)
  • WCEB (Corning Community College)
  • WCVF (Fredonia State University)
  • WCWP (Long Island University, CW Post Campus)
  • WDWN (Cayuga County Community College)
  • WECW (Elmira College)
  • WERW (Syracuse University)
  • WETD (Alfred State College)
  • WFNP (SUNY New Paltz)
  • WFUV (Fordham University)
  • WGFR (SUNY Adirondack)
  • WGSU (SUNY Geneseo)
  • WHCL (Hamilton College)
  • WHCR (City College of New York)
  • WHPC (Nassau Community College)
  • WHRW (Binghamton University)
  • WICB (Ithaca College)
  • WITC (Cazenovia College)
  • WITR (Rochester Institute of Technology)
  • WJPZ (Syracuse University)
  • WKCR (Columbia University)
  • WKRB (Kingsborough Community College)
  • WNYK (Nyack College)
  • WNYO (State University of New York – Oswego)
  • WNYU (New York University)
  • WONY (SUNY College at Oneonta)
  • WPNR (Utica College of Syracuse University)
  • WQKE (Plattsburgh State University)
  • WRCU (Colgate University)
  • WRHO (Hartwick College)
  • WRHU (Hofstra University)
  • WRPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
  • WRUC (Union College)
  • WRUR (University of Rochester)
  • WSBU (St. Bonaventure University)
  • WSIA (College of Staten Island)
  • WSPN (Skidmore College)
  • WSUC (State University of New York – Cortland)
  • WTSC (Clarkson University)
  • WUSB (State University of New York – Stony Brook)
  • WVCR (Siena College)
  • WVHC (Herkiner County Community College)
  • WVKR (Vassar College)
  • WXBC (Bard College)
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