- WFUV
Infobox Radio Station
name = WFUV-FM
area = New York, New York
branding = "90.7 WFUV"
slogan =
airdate =1947
frequency = 90.7 (MHz) HD Radio
90.7-2 FM "FUV 24/7" (HD Radio)
format =Adult album alternative College Radio
erp = 46,000watt s
haat = 155meter s
class = B
facility_id = 22033
owner =Fordham University
webcast = [http://www.wfuv.org/audio/stream.html Listen Live]
website = [http://www.wfuv.org/ www.wfuv.org]
callsign_meaning = W
Fordham
University's
Voice
affiliations =National Public Radio
Public Radio International
coordinates = coord|40|52|48.00|N| 73|52|40.00|W|region:US_type:cityWFUV, 90.7
FM inNew York City , isFordham University 's non-commercialradio station , with studios on campus and its 50,000-watt transmitter atop nearbyMontefiore Medical Center . First broadcast in1947 , WFUV has an airstaff which includes suchNew York radio veterans asPete Fornatale (who returned to WFUV in 2001 after a 30-year hiatus),Dennis Elsas , andVin Scelsa . Other full-time air staff members includeRita Houston (music director and host of the program "The Whole Wide World"),Darren DeVivo ,Claudia Marshall andCorny O'Connell .Background
The station is a
National Public Radio affiliate and carries several shows fromPublic Radio International . It had been a 3,500-watt station until February 21, 1969 and began broadcasting in stereo on March 31, 1973. It serves over 300,000 listeners weekly in the New York area and thousands more worldwide on the Web (wfuv.org). The station is known for itsadult album alternative format (a mix of adult rock, singer-songwriters, world and other music), as well asCeltic music . Other programs include genres such asfolk music and early pop andjazz . National programs heard on WFUV include "World Cafe", "American Routes", "Mountain Stage" and "Thistle & Shamrock". In-studio interviews and performances are also a prominent feature of its programming. On-air guests have includedRadio Hall of Fame rArthur Godfrey (in 1947),Pete Hamill ,Steve Buscemi ,Tim Robbins ,Graham Nash ,Roger McGuinn ,Suzanne Vega ,Jimmy Webb ,Peter, Paul & Mary ,Cyndi Lauper , Sting,Bo Diddley ,Judy Collins ,Lou Reed ,Brian Wilson ,Robert Klein ,Kevin Bacon ,Dick Cavett ,Glen Campbell ,Ringo Starr ,Joshua Bell ,Paul Simon ,Los Lobos ,Tony Bennett ,The Bad Plus ,Buddy Guy ,Rosanne Cash ,Elvis Costello ,Ani DiFranco ,Jackson Browne ,Ben Harper ,Richard Barone ,The Decemberists ,Moby ,Uncle Tupelo ,Josh Ritter ,Neil Young ,Mavis Staples , andNorah Jones (in her radio debut). WFUV has introduced many other new artists over the years.WFUV's
call letters stand for "Fordham University's Voice." A professional, public radio station, the station's mission also includes a strong training component for Fordham students. Students receive intensive instruction and are heard on the air in news and sports programming. WFUV's alumni, includingCharles Osgood of CBS-TV & radio,Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo ), film producerJack Haley Jr. , and actorAlan Alda , have had a significant impact on broadcast and entertainment history. News department alumni are heard on many stations and networks nationally. These includeRichard Hake ofWNYC in New York,Chris Reilly , an anchor on WINS in New York andWNYC ,Kathleen Maloney , a WINS reporter, Tom O'Hanlon, a reporter on WCBS andGreg Kelly , a journalist onFox News Channel . The sports department has produced several notable alumni, including Brooklyn/Los AngelesDodgers announcer and baseball Hall of FamerVin Scully , two-time Emmy Award-winning sports anchor forWPIX-TV in New York Sal Marchiano,Yankees announcer Michael Kay, "New York Times " sportswriter Jack Curry, "USA Today " sportswriterMalcolm Moran , Knicks announcer and "The NBA on ABC" sportscasterMike Breen , Nets announcerChris Carrino , Lakers announcerSpero Dedes ,New York Giants announcerBob Papa ,WFAN 's "Talking Baseball" hostEd Randall , who also is heard on MLB.com, andESPN 'sAround the Horn hostTony Reali .History
WFUV's rock music shows were formerly hosted by Fordham students and some of those famous alumni include
Fornatale (whose first show began in November 1964, when he was a sophomore), former WFUV Program Director Bill Crowley ofAir America Radio ,Pat Dawson of NBC News, andGary Stanley , sportscaster on WCBS-AM in New York City. Two went on to winEmmy Awards as directors of "Sesame Street "—Ozzie Alfonso and Edward May. Daily rock music programming was begun in February 1970 by then Program DirectorLew Goodman . Prior to that most of the music heard on WFUV was classical. Many chamber music and piano recitals were broadcast live from now-defunct Studio B in the 1950's.WFUV was on the verge of going off the air in September 1968, due to budgetary cuts by the university, but the student-staff went on strike and organized rallies and demonstrations to save the station that were attended by thousands of students and faculty.
WFUV has been a professionally-managed public radio station since 1988. The station's broadcast audience expanded throughout the 1990's and 2000's, as local commercial stations gave up free-form and the playing of new artists. The station also offers an online archive of programming and several
podcasts .In 2005 the studios, offices, and transmitter moved from the third floor of Keating Hall on Fordham's Rose Hill campus in the Bronx, where it had been since 1947, to Keating Hall's basement. The move allowed the station to improve it's equipment and gain more space. Its antenna was moved in 2006 from atop Keating Hall (it was temporarily freestanding on the Rose Hill campus) to atop
Montefiore Medical Center , the tallest building in the Bronx.External links
* [http://www.wfuv.org/ WFUV's website]
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