WMFU

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WMFU
Repeater of WFMU, East Orange
Frequency 90.1 MHz
Programming
Format Freeform radio
Ownership
OwnerAuricle Communications
History
Former call signs
  • WEXX (1990-1990)
  • WDHZ (1990-1990)
  • WXHD (1990-2009)
Call sign meaning
Anagram of WFMU
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 60031
Class A
ERP 1,100 watts
HAAT 183 meters
Transmitter coordinates
41°25′36″N74°34′54″W / 41.42667°N 74.58167°W / 41.42667; -74.58167
Translator(s) 91.9 W220EG (New City)
Links
Public license information
Website wfmu.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

WMFU (90.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format, licensed to Mount Hope, New York, United States. The station is owned by Auricle Communications.

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Since 1996, WMFU is a repeater station of WFMU, a radio station that is based in Jersey City, New Jersey, after Auricle (the owners of WFMU) received the station as a donation. [1] [2]

History

The station went on the air as WEXX on April 3, 1990. On July 9, 1990, the station changed its call sign to WDHZ, again on September 3, 1990, to WXHD, and on May 10, 2009, to the current WMFU. [3]

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References

  1. Fields, Gaylord (May 10, 2009). "WMFU". blog.wfmu.org. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  2. Wolf, Jaime (April 11, 1999). "No Hits, All the Time". The New York Times . Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. "WMFU Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.