WUFM

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WUFM
WUFM logo.png
Broadcast area Columbus Metro Area
Frequency 88.7MHz
BrandingRadioU
Programming
Format Christian rock
Ownership
Owner
  • Spirit Communications, Inc.
  • (Spirit Communications, Inc.)
History
First air date
March 22, 1996 (1996-03-22)
Technical information
Facility ID 20758
Class B
ERP 5,000 watts
HAAT 236 meters (774 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°56′16.00″N83°01′16.00″W / 39.9377778°N 83.0211111°W / 39.9377778; -83.0211111
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website radiou.com

WUFM (88.7 FM, "RadioU") is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Columbus, Ohio. [1] The station retransmits its signal to several FM stations and FM translators nationwide including KRQZ, a full-service FM station licensed to Lompoc, California, and WPRJ, a full-service FM station licensed to Coleman, Michigan.

Contents

RadioU primarily plays alternative and heavier music across several genres, including hip-hop, pop-rock, hard rock, hardcore/metal music, as well as electronic/dance. The station is accessible worldwide through its website radiou.com and can be seen through its music TV stream, RadioU TV.

RadioU TV

RadioU TV, formerly known as TVU, is a commercial-free, Christian rock television network which broadcasts through the Internet. It was formerly available on satellite and IPTV provider Sky Angel.

RadioU TV airs several shows, aside from its normal programming:

RadioU TV is available for free in a 720p high-definition television format on the station's website. Standard-definition streams are also available in 360p and 480p.

In the past, RadioU TV (as TVU) was available as a standard-definition television channel on Sky Angel IPTV from 2007 to 2014, and on satellite from 2001 to 2008. TVU was also simulcast from 1 AM to 5 PM ET on the Kids & Teens TV (KTV) satellite station, which was available on Dish Network until January 31, 2019. [2]

Ownership

RadioU is owned and operated by Spirit Communications, Inc., a non-profit organization funded by listener donations. RadioU does not have commercial sponsors and is kept running through listener donations received during its twice-yearly on-air fundraisers.

Repeaters

Call sign Frequency City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W)
Height
(m (ft))
WPRJ101.7 FMColemanMichigan12527A4,600114 m
KRQZ91.5 FMLompocCalifornia78929B14,000238 m

Translators

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W)
Height
(m (ft))
Rebroadcasts
W263AX100.5 Circleville Ohio 158610 D7542.6 m (140 ft)WUFM
W273BQ102.5 Dayton Ohio 157110 D2772.2 m (237 ft)WUFM
W223CF92.5 Mansfield Ohio 158486 D3814 m (46 ft)WUFM
W271AO102.1 Mount Vernon Ohio 158516 D5538.4 m (126 ft)WUFM
W288CT105.5 Newark Ohio 158554 D5560 m (200 ft)WUFM
W254BJ98.7 Springfield Ohio 145937 D1080 m (260 ft)WUFM
W277BV103.3 Zanesville Ohio 158595 D5589.7 m (294 ft)WUFM
K213EM [lower-alpha 1] 90.5 Edmond Oklahoma 106683 D23320 m (1,050 ft)WPRJ
W278BX103.5SaginawMichigan144582D3076 mWPRJ
W244BS96.7AlmaMichigan144639D25013.8 mWPRJ
K299BE107.7San Luis ObispoCalifornia94144D10449.3 mKRQZ
K270AF101.9Grover CityCalifornia83335D10225 mKRQZ

Notes:

  1. Translator serves Oklahoma City

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References

  1. "FCC database". Radio U. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  2. Sky Angel - TV for a better you Retrieved June 11, 2009 from http://www.skyangel.com/partner/default.aspx?aid=00132