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WNYU-FM
New York, New York; United States;
Broadcast area	New York metropolitan area
Frequency	89.1 MHz
Branding	WNYU 89.1 FM
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Freeform variety
Ownership
Owner	New York University
History
First air date	May 3, 1973; 51 years ago
Call sign meaning	New York University
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48695
Class	B1
ERP	8,300 watts
HAAT	78 metres (256 feet)
Transmitter coordinates	40°51′26″N 73°54′48″W / 40.85722°N 73.91333°W
Repeater(s)	WNYU-FM1
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	WNYU-FM Listen Live
Website	wnyu.org

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WNYU-FM (89.1 FM) is a college radio station owned and operated by New York University. Its offices and studios are located at NYU's campus in lower Manhattan. WNYU's main transmitter is located at University Heights in the Bronx, the former location of NYU. Another transmitter, licensed as WNYU-FM1, is a repeater located at University Plaza at the current campus.

External links

WNYU Homepage
Records of WNYU, New York University Archives at New York University Special Collections
Facility details for Facility ID 48695 (WNYU-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WNYU-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

References

^ "History". wnyu.org. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WNYU-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[1] "History". wnyu.org. Retrieved April 13, 2022.

[2] "Facility Technical Data for WNYU-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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 {{Short description|Radio station at New York University}}
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 {{Infobox radio station
 | name             = WNYU-FM
 | area             = [[New York metropolitan area]]
-| city             = [[New York City|New York, New York]]
+| city             = [[New York, New York]]
+| country          = US
 | branding         = ''WNYU 89.1 FM''
+| airdate          = {{start date and age|1973|05|03}}<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://wnyu.org/contacts/wnyu-history |website=wnyu.org |access-date=April 13, 2022}}</ref>
-| airdate          = [[1949 in radio|1949]]
 | repeater         = WNYU-FM1
-| frequency        = 89.1 [[Hertz|MHz]]
+| frequency        = 89.1 [[Hertz#SI multiples|MHz]]
-| format           = Talk and Music
+| format           = [[Variety (radio)|Freeform variety]]
-| erp              = 8,300 [[watt]]s
+| erp              = 8,300 watts
 | haat             = {{convert|78|m|ft|0|abbr=off}}
 | class            = B1
+| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
 | facility_id      = 48695
 | owner            = [[New York University]]
 | webcast          = [http://cinema.acs.its.nyu.edu:8000/wnyu128.mp3 WNYU-FM Listen Live]
 | website          = [https://wnyu.org/ wnyu.org]
-| callsign_meaning = '''N'''ew '''Y'''ork '''U'''niversity
+| callsign_meaning = New York University
 | coordinates      = {{Coord|40|51|26|N|73|54|48|W|display=inline,title}}
-| language         = English
+| language         = [[American English|English]]
 }}
+'''WNYU-FM''' (89.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[Campus radio|college]] radio station owned and operated by [[New York University]]. Its offices and studios are located at NYU's campus in [[lower Manhattan]]. WNYU's main transmitter is located at [[University Heights, Bronx|University Heights]] in the [[Bronx]], the former location of NYU. Another transmitter, licensed as WNYU-FM1, is a [[repeater]] located at University Plaza at the current campus.
-'''WNYU-FM''' (89.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[Campus radio|college]] [[radio station]] owned and operated by [[New York University]]. Until 2004, it served lower [[Manhattan]] and surrounding areas, but thanks to a new booster, it now broadcasts to the [[New York metropolitan area]]. The station can be heard on 89.1 FM at 8,300 [[watt]]s from 4 p.m. until 1 a.m. on weekdays, and on the Internet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at WNYU.org.<ref>[https://wnyu.org/ WNYU.org]</ref> The stream can also be found in [[iTunes]] Radio under the ''Eclectic'' genre.
-WNYU is run entirely by university students. It plays a diverse array of music and encourages [[Independent music|independent artist]]s to submit their work for airplay. Their website features archives of aired shows, allowing listeners to tune in to missed broadcasts.
-The offices and [[radio studio|studio]]s are located at 5-11 University Place in [[Greenwich Village]].  WNYU's main transmitter is located at University Heights in the [[Bronx]], the former location of NYU.  Another transmitter is licensed as '''WNYU-FM1''', a [[co-channel]] [[booster station]] located at University Plaza at the current campus {{Coord|40|43|37|N|73|59|53|W|display=inline|name=WNYU-FM1}}, and serving [[lower Manhattan]] where the main signal is blocked by the [[skyscraper]]s of [[upper Manhattan]].
-The frequency of 89.1 in the [[New York metropolitan area]] is reserved by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) for the [[United Nations Radio|United Nations]] (to a maximum of 20&nbsp;kW [[effective radiated power]] at up to {{convert|500|ft|m|0}} [[HAAT]], per [[47 CFR]] §73.501.<ref>[https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2016-title47-vol4/pdf/CFR-2016-title47-vol4-sec73-501.pdf 2016 edition of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 73.501 (a) footnote 2. Retrieved June 5, 2017.]</ref> This is the only [[table of allotments|allotment]] in the country to be specified in the [[reserved band]] used by [[non-commercial educational]] stations.  Because this was never used by the U.N., WNYU and [[WFDU]] were allowed to broadcast on it, on a shared-time basis.
-==Program History==
-WNYU has been home to "Plastic Tales from the Marshmallow Dimension" as well as the "New Afternoon Show" since 1980, when programmer Sal LoCurto, with the support of WNYU Station Manager, Vincent Montuori, flipped the format from [[progressive rock (radio format)|progressive rock]] to [[New wave music|new wave]], creating a U.S. launching pad for an entire new generation of music including [[The Human League]], [[Heaven 17]], [[R.E.M.]], [[Public Image Ltd]] as well as NYC and [[Hoboken, New Jersey]] acts such as [[The dB's]], [[The Fleshtones]], [[The Bongos]], [[Liquid Liquid]], [[Konk (band)|KONK]], [[ESG (band)|ESG]], [[The Individuals (New Jersey band)|The Individuals]] and [[Bush Tetras|The Bush Tetras]].
-The original New Afternoon Show line-up included Gary Cee (now Senior VP of Programming at iHeartMedia in Sussex, New Jersey), Naomi Regelson, Michael "Pablo" Dugan, Sal LoCurto, and [[Evan "Funk" Davies]]. Brian "Weems" Williams replaced Gary Cee in 1981. Loscalzo (later of [[WPDH]], [[WRCN-FM]], [[WLIR|WDRE]], [[KROQ-FM]] and [[WNYL (FM)#1985.E2.80.932005: WXRK|K-Rock/NY]] replaced Evan "Funk" Davies in 1982. Other New Afternoon Show DJs during the 80's included Hrynyszyn, Jon Fox, Anne Clark, Sylvia, and Hugh Foley.
-The station broke ground by airing one of the first hardcore punk programs - "Noise! The Show" - with host (and future MTV veejay) [[Tim Sommer]]. A snippet of this show can be heard on the [[Beastie Boys]] collection "[[Some Old Bullshit]]". Following the success of "Noise! The Show", a similar punk and hardcore radio show called "Crucial Chaos" started in the late 1980s and was a staple of the NYHC scene.  An infamous live set from the show with an on-air fight between members of Sick of it All and Born Against still exists and can be found on the internet.  Crucial Chaos continues to this day, now in its 24th year and still features live sets and interviews from bands in the current hardcore scene.
-[[Alec Baldwin]] was a frequent guest on short-lived comedy program "Comedy Hell" hosted by [[Max Keiser]] who would later go on to invent the [[Hollywood Stock Exchange]] and appear as a presenter on both [[Al Jazeera English]] and [[BBC World News]]. The show was co-hosted and produced by Loscalzo.
 ==External links==
 * [https://wnyu.org/ WNYU Homepage]
+* [http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/archives/rg_39_5/ Records of WNYU], New York University Archives at New York University Special Collections{{FM station data|48695|WNYU-FM}}
-* {{FM station data|WNYU}}
-*[http://www.styluscity.org/WNYU/ WNYU's page on StylusCity]
-===Video===
-* [http://punkcast.com/383 PUNKCAST#383] Rob Hatch-Miller interviews TV On The Radio on the New Afternoon Show, Jan 28 2004. ([[RealPlayer]])
-* [http://punkcast.com/386 PUNKCAST#386] Daniel Blumin interviews Blixa Bargeld on the New Afternoon Show, Jan 30 2004. ([[RealPlayer]])
 ==References==
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 [[Category:College radio stations in New York (state)|NYU-FM]]
 [[Category:New York University]]
-[[Category:Radio stations established in 1980]]
+[[Category:Radio stations established in 1973]]

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