WREM

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WREM
Frequency 88.7 MHz
BrandingPublic Radio Remix
Programming
Format Public Radio
Affiliations Public Radio Exchange
Ownership
Owner St. Lawrence University
History
Call sign meaning
Public Radio REMix
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Class A
ERP 2,600 watts
HAAT 71 meters
Links
Public license information
Website Public Radio Remix

WREM is a 2,600-watt radio station licensed to Canton, New York. Owned and operated by St. Lawrence University, it broadcasts the public radio remix format. [1]

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Station history

WREM was launched by St. Lawrence University in May 2011. St. Lawrence University also owns and operates North Country Public Radio, a National Public Radio affiliate which broadcasts on 89.5 FM in Canton, New York as well as many translators throughout Upstate New York and Vermont.

The call letters WREM were first used in 1956 when Ed Slusarczyk and Jerry Prouty built a 1 KW daytime station on 1480 kc in Remsen, NY.

References

  1. "WREM: Public Radio REMIX". northcountrypublicradio.org. May 16, 2011.

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