- WRCU-FM
Infobox Radio station
name = WRCU
city =Hamilton, NY
area =Central New York
airdate = 1951 - Present
frequency = 90.1FM
format = Multi-format, freeform
erp = 1.9 kW
class = A
owner =Colgate University
callsign_meaning = W Radio Colgate University
webcast = [http://wrcu-shoutcast.colgate.edu:8000/listen.pls Listen now!]
website = [http://www.wrcufm.com http://www.wrcufm.com]
affiliations =WRVO WRCU (90.1 FM) is
Colgate University 's student-runradio station . It is located inHamilton, NY , and broadcasts a wide variety ofmusic to thecentral New York region.Format
Like many
college radio stations, WRCU's main format is freeform, specializing in independent rock music,jazz , hip-hop, andworld music . However, the station also has a large variety of specialty show formats, covering genres from metal toCeltic music . WRCU also has a handful of talk shows, coveringsport s andpolitics .When the station is not on the air, late at night and during school breaks, it simulcasts
WRVO , the localNPR affiliate.History
According to alumni, the first movement for radio at Colgate was in 1913, where the "Radio Club of Colgate" was formed by students who were interested in communications. [Hubbard, John D. " [http://www4.colgate.edu/scene/mar1997/wrcu.html WRCU, the first station in the '90s] ", "The Colgate Scene", March 1997. Accessed 2007.06.20.] The station started in the 1950s by a handful of students who were merely tinkering with random parts. They began broadcasting through
carrier current on the campus under the call letters WCU. The station eventually shifted to AM before acquiring a license from theFCC to broadcast as an FM station, and changed its call letters to WRCU.References
External links
* [http://www.wrcufm.com WRCU 90.1 FM]
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