WRHU

Radio station at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York

40°43′3.00″N 73°36′12.00″W / 40.7175000°N 73.6033333°W / 40.7175000; -73.6033333Links
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WRHU (88.7 FM) is a college radio station licensed to Hempstead, New York, owned and operated by Hofstra University[4][5] and broadcasting an eclectic radio format.

Since the 2010–11 NHL season, WRHU has been the radio home of New York Islanders games. Current Hofstra students produce, engineer, and perform on-air duties on all NY Islander game broadcasts alongside veteran NY Islander play-by-play announcer Chris King.

The station was named the National Association of Broadcasters' Non-Commercial Station of the Year in 2014, 2017, and 2019. It has also been ranked the number one college radio station in the country in The Princeton Review's 2015 and 2016 college rankings.

Awards

2010s

  • National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Awards – College Radio Station of the Year - 2019 (award formerly Non Commercial Station of the Year)[6]
  • National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Awards – Non Commercial Station of the Year – 2017[7]
  • National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Awards – Non Commercial Station of the Year – 2014[8]

2000s

  • Society of Professional Journalists. Mark of Excellence Award Finalist – Best All-Around Radio Newscast – Newsline – 2010[9]

Alumni

1950s

  • Dan Ingram (a radio air announcer of the 1960s & 1970s on 77 WABC New York City and 1980s-2000s on 92.3 WKTU and 101.1 WCBS-FM New York City)
  • Dick Maitland (multiple Emmy award-winning sound designer – Children's Television Workshop)

1960s

  • Alan Colmes (top rated national TV and radio talk show host)
  • John DeBella (long time highly rated radio host, WMGK Philadelphia)

1970s

  • Steven Epstein (Grammy award-winning Senior Executive Producer / Sony Classical)

References

  1. ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRHU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "WRHU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ^ "WRHU Station Information Profile". Nielsen Audio.
  6. ^ "2019 Marconi Radio Award Winners". National Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "2017 Marconi Radio Award Winners". National Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "NAB Awards: 2014 Marconi Radio Award Winners". National Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "2010 Mark of Excellence National Winners and Finalists". Society of Professional Journalists. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

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  • Official website
  • WRHU in the FCC FM station database
  • WRHU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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1. Under a "Shared Time" agreement.
2. Transmits from atop the Empire State Building.
3. Station is silent.
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