WFUV
| City | New York, New York |
|---|---|
| Branding | 90.7 WFUV |
| Slogan | NY's Music Discovery |
| Frequency | 90.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Repeater(s) | 90.7 WFUV-FM3, New York City |
| First air date | 1947 |
| Format | FM/HD1: Adult album alternative HD2: Adult album alternative, FUV All Music |
| ERP | 47,000 watts |
| HAAT | 155 meters (509 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 22033 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°52′48.00″N 73°52′40.00″W / 40.8800000°N 73.8777778°W |
| Callsign meaning |
W Fordham University's Voice |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio |
| Owner | Fordham University |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WFUV, 90.7 FM in New York City, is Fordham University's 47,000-watt effective radiated power noncommercial radio station, with studios on its Bronx campus and its antenna atop nearby Montefiore Medical Center. First broadcast in 1947, its air staff has included New York City radio veterans Dennis Elsas, Vin Scelsa and Pete Fornatale. Other full-time air staff members include Rita Houston (program director and host of the program The Whole Wide World), Darren DeVivo, Carmel Holt, Corny O'Connell and Alisa Ali.
WFUV broadcasts in HD.
The station is a National Public Radio affiliate. It had been a 3,500-watt station from its inception until February 21, 1969, when its effective radiated power was increased to 50,000 watts. It began broadcasting in stereo on March 31, 1973. It serves over 350,000 listeners weekly in the New York area and thousands more worldwide on the Web (wfuv.org). The station is known for its adult album alternative format (a mix of adult rock, singer-songwriters, world and other music, formerly branded as "City Folk"), as well as Celtic music. Other programs include genres such as folk music and early pop and jazz. National programs heard on WFUV include World Cafe, American Routes, Mountain Stage and The Thistle & Shamrock. In-studio interviews and performances are also a prominent feature of its programming. On-air guests have included Radio Hall of Famer Arthur Godfrey (in 1947), Pete Hamill, Steve Buscemi, Tim Robbins, The Jefferson Airplane, The Association, 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, Art Garfunkel, Robbie Robertson, Los Lobos, Tony Bennett, John Zacherle, The Bad Plus, Buddy Guy, Rosanne Cash, Elvis Costello, Ani DiFranco, The Polyphonic Spree, Jackson Browne, Ben Harper, Richard Barone, The Decemberists, Moby, Uncle Tupelo, Josh Ritter, Neil Young, Of Monsters and Men, Mavis Staples and Norah Jones (in her radio debut). WFUV has introduced many other new artists over the years.
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