WUFT-FM
| City |
WUFT-FM: Gainesville, Florida WJUF: Inverness, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Gainesville-Ocala, Florida |
| Branding | Florida's 89.1 |
| Frequency |
WUFT-FM: 89.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) WJUF: 90.1 MHz |
| Translator(s) | 95.3 W237EJ (Gainesville, relays HD3) 102.7 W274BT (Williston, relays HD2) |
| First air date |
WUFT-FM: 1981 WJUF: 1995 |
| Format | FM/HD1: Public radio HD2: Classical HD3: Top 40/CHR "95.3 GHQ" |
| ERP |
WUFT-FM: 100,000 watts WJUF: 21,000 watts |
| HAAT |
WUFT-FM: 235 meters WJUF: 121 meters |
| Class |
WUFT-FM: C1 WJUF: C2 |
| Facility ID |
WUFT-FM: 66604 WJUF: 985 |
| Callsign meaning |
WUFT: W University of Florida Television (after its television counterpart) WJUF: W J University of Florida |
| Affiliations | NPR |
| Owner | University of Florida |
| Webcast |
Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) Listen Live (HD3) |
| Website |
wuft.org wuft.org/classic/ (HD2) ghq.fm (HD3) |
WUFT-FM 89.1 is an NPR member radio station owned by the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, broadcasting news from NPR.
UF has been involved in broadcasting for almost nine decades. It owns WRUF (850 AM and 103.7 FM), one of the oldest radio stations in the state, and sister television station WUFT-TV was the first public television station in the state outside Miami. Despite this pioneering role, UF was a relative latecomer to public radio. WUFT-FM didn't sign on until 1981, bringing NPR programming to one of the few areas of the state still without any public radio at all.
For most of its history, WUFT aired a mix of classical music and NPR news programming. On August 3, 2009, WUFT's programming was switched to mostly news and public affairs, while classical music was moved to WUFT's HD2 digital subchannel.
Since 1995, WUFT has also operated WJUF 90.1 FM, licensed to Inverness as a full-time repeater. For years, it was known as Nature Coast 90, but in 2010 rebranded as Florida's 89.1 along with its parent station.
WUFT broadcasts with 100,000 watts of effective power, and reaches the following counties in north-central Florida: Alachua, Union, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Clay, Columbia, Lafayette and Dixie. WJUF broadcasts with 20,000 watts of effective power, and reaches Sumter, Hernando, Citrus and Pasco counties.
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