Broadcast area | New York metro area |
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Slogan | "Seton Hall's Pirate Radio" and "The Loudest Rock" |
Format | FM/HD1: Modern Active Rock HD2: Catholic programming |
ERP | 2,400 watts |
HAAT | 95 meters |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 59707 |
Callsign meaning | W South Orange University |
Owner | Seton Hall University |
Webcast | FM/HD1: Listen Live (via iHeartRadio) |
Website | wsou.net |
WSOU (89.5 FM) is a non-commercial, college radio station. The station broadcasts from the campus of Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ. It is a student-run station with university administrator Mark Maben serving as its current General Manager. WSOU currently broadcasts in HD Radio and streams online.
WSOU broadcasts in the HD (hybrid) format.
The station currently broadcasts a modern active rock format, featuring heavy metal, punk, emo, hardcore and post-hardcore as well as other types of rock-based music. Student disc jockeys play music from this regular rotation during the vast majority of the week - with the exception of specialty shows and community programming (see below).
WSOU has played a pivotal role in breaking bands and music genres within the New York City market. It was one of the first to play punk rock in the 1970s. Additionally, WSOU gave some of the first airtime to many commercial successes - Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Incubus, System of a Down, Rage Against the Machine and Korn.