WRHU

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WRHU
Broadcast area Nassau County
Frequency 88.7 MHz
Programming
Languages English
Format Eclectic
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner Hofstra University
History
Former call signs
WVHC-FM (1969–1983) [1]
Call sign meaning
Radio Hofstra University [2]
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 27443
Class A
ERP 470 watts
HAAT 55 meters (180 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°43′3.00″N73°36′12.00″W / 40.7175000°N 73.6033333°W / 40.7175000; -73.6033333
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.hofstra.edu/wrhu/

WRHU (88.7 FM) is a college radio station licensed to Hempstead, New York, owned and operated by Hofstra University [4] [5] and broadcasting an eclectic radio format.

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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, 2019, and 2022. It has also been ranked the number one college radio station in the country in The Princeton Review's 2015 and 2016 college rankings.

In 2023, WRHU and BUSH Radio launched the 1World Community Radio Network, [6] an international collaboration highlighting community news from a positive solutions based perspective. Originally hosted by Andy Gladding, Jamie-Lee Freidricks, Mariama Kabbah and Cody Hmelar, the show now airs on multiple stations globally.

Awards

2020s

2010s

2000s

Alumni

1950s

1960s

1970s

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. ↑ Kehres, Elle. "WRHU College Radio Brings Local Programming Worldwide". Radio World. Radio World.
  7. ↑ "2019 Marconi Radio Award Winners". National Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  8. ↑ "2019 Marconi Radio Award Winners". National Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  9. ↑ "2017 Marconi Radio Award Winners". National Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  10. ↑ "NAB Awards: 2014 Marconi Radio Award Winners". National Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  11. ↑ "2010 Mark of Excellence National Winners and Finalists". Society of Professional Journalists. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
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