WSUF

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WSUF
Simulcasts WSHU, Westport, Connecticut
Broadcast area
Frequency 89.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Public broadcasting
Subchannels HD2: Classical music
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner Sacred Heart University
WSHU, WSHU-FM, WSTC
History
First air date
October 1, 1993;31 years ago (1993-10-01)
Call sign meaning
Suffolk County
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 58516
Class B1
ERP
  • 1,900 watts (hor.)
  • 12,000 watts (ver.)
HAAT 109 meters (358 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°06′35″N72°22′5″W / 41.10972°N 72.36806°W / 41.10972; -72.36806 (WSUF)
Translator(s) See § Translators
Links
Public license information
Website www.wshu.org

WSUF (89.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Noyack, New York and serves the eastern Long Island and southeastern Connecticut areas. It is owned by Sacred Heart University.

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It broadcasts a news/talk radio and classical music format that includes programming from NPR, Public Radio International, and American Public Media. [2] For most of the time, it acts as a full satellite of WSHU, though on Sunday mornings and afternoons it simulcasts WSHU-FM's classical programming.

The station was assigned the WSUF call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on October 1, 1993. [3]

Translators

Broadcast translators for WSUF
Call sign Frequency City of license FID HAAT Transmitter coordinatesFCC infoNotes
W227AJ93.3 FM Northford, Connecticut 58517179  m (587  ft) 41°25′10.3″N72°42′41.3″W / 41.419528°N 72.711472°W / 41.419528; -72.711472 (W227AJ) LMS Relays WSUF HD1
W289AD105.7 FM Selden, New York 58508143 m (469 ft) 40°50′32.3″N73°2′21.3″W / 40.842306°N 73.039250°W / 40.842306; -73.039250 (W289AD) LMS Relays WSUF HD1
W298BN107.5 FM Noyack, New York 58518104.5 m (343 ft) 40°58′19.3″N72°20′52.2″W / 40.972028°N 72.347833°W / 40.972028; -72.347833 (W298BN) LMS Relays WSUF HD2

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WSUF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved December 21, 2016.