WLIU

Infobox Radio station
name = WLIU


city = Southampton, New York
area = The Hamptons
slogan =
branding = "Long Island Public Radio"
frequency = 88.3 MHz HD Radio
repeater =
airdate = 1980
share = 3.5
share as of = FALL 2007
share source = RRC [cite news | first= | last= | title=Hamptons-Riverhead Market Ratings | url= | publisher=Arbitron | work =Radio Research Consortium | url = http://www.rrconline.org/arbitron | date = FALL 2007 ]
format = Jazz
power =
erp = 25,000 watts
haat = 66.0 meters
class = B1
facility_id = 38340
coordinates = coord|40|53|17.00|N| 72|26|43.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = Long Island University
former_callsigns = WPBX (1980-2002)
owner = Long Island University Public Radio Network
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast = [http://wliu.org listen live]
website = [http://wliu.org wliu.org]
affiliations = American Public Media, National Public Radio, Public Radio International

WLIU (88.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Jazz format. Licensed to Southampton, New York, USA, the station serves the New York college area. The station is currently owned by Long Island University Public Radio Network and features programing from American Public Media, National Public Radio and Public Radio International. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WLIU |title=WLIU Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ] [cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WLIU|title=WLIU Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron] The station is also broadcast on HD radio. [ cite web|url=http://www.hdradio.com/ |title=HD Radio Station Guide |work=HD Radio |publisher=iBiquity ]

In addition its to NPR programming local programs include jazz, rhythm and blues, world music, and music from the Broadway theater. Syndicated weekend programs include The Eclectic Café, Friday Night Soul and American Musical Theater, The Splendid Table, Putumayo World Music Hour, Afropop, and Worldwide Jazz.

History

The station went on the air as WPBX on 1980-03-11. on 2002-07-06, the station changed its call sign to the current WLIU. [ cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=38340&Callsign=WLIU |title=WLIU Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ] In February 2002, the station changed to a Jazz format. In April 2004, the station changed to a News format.

The station broadcasts from the second floor of Chancellors Hall on the campus of Stony Brook Southampton. State University of New York at Stony Brook took over the LIU campus (previously named Southampton College) in 2006. At the time of the takeover an agreement was made to permit the station to continue to broadcast from the school through 2009 and that it could continue to use the tower on the campus through 2024.

In the summer of 2007, the station confirmed that it will find a new location off campus within 15 miles by September 2009 [ [http://www.danshamptons.com/content/danspapers/issue21_2007/8.html LIU Triumphant - Dan's Papers - August 17, 2007] ]

References

External links

*FM station data|WLIU