WRHU

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WRHU
Broadcast area Nassau County
Frequency 88.7 MHz
Programming
Language(s) 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, 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

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2000s

Alumni

1950s

1960s

1970s

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References

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