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WUCF-FM

Orlando, Florida United States
Broadcast area	Central Florida
Frequency	89.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	WUCF 89.9 FM
Programming
Format	Public radio; college radio; jazz
Subchannels	HD2: Latin jazz
Affiliations	National Public Radio Public Radio Exchange
Ownership
Owner	University of Central Florida (University of Central Florida Board of Trustees)
Sister stations	WUCF-TV
History
First air date	January 30, 1978 (1978-01-30)
Former call signs	WFTU-FM (1978–1979)
Call sign meaning	University of Central Florida
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	69229
Class	C3
ERP	360 watts horizontial 5,600 watts vertical
HAAT	145 meters (476 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	28°35′28″N 81°12′18″W / 28.591°N 81.2050°W / 28.591; -81.2050
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wucf.org

WUCF-FM (89.9 MHz) is a listener-supported radio station of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, United States. The station is one of Central Florida's two NPR member stations, along with WMFE-FM.

WUCF-FM is co-owned and operated by the University of Central Florida.

Programming

The station broadcasts a 24-hour schedule of jazz and blues music along with news programming from broadcast studios on the main campus of UCF. The station is a part of the University of Central Florida College of Arts and Humanities and employs several university students.

In addition to its own line-up of jazz programming blocks, the station airs syndicated jazz music programming from National Public Radio and other distributors including Jazz Inspired, Jazz Profiles, JazzWorks and Jazz Night In America. The station also airs reruns of news programs Metro Center Outlook and Global Perspectives from its sister channel WUCF-TV. Since 2002, WUCF has hosted the syndicated blues rock program Smokestack Lightnin'.

See also

• List of jazz radio stations in the United States

References

1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-144. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
2. "Facility Technical Data for WUCF-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. ^ http://wucf.org/aboutwucf.htm About WUCF-FM
4. "PBS to play on WUCF in Orlando". Orlando Sentinel. May 26, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
5. "WUCF 89.9 FM Schedule". WUCF-FM. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
6. "History of Smokestack Lightnin'". Smokestack Lightnin'. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 69229 (WUCF-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WUCF-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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