WMFU
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| Repeater of WFMU, East Orange | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 90.1 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Freeform radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Auricle Communications |
| History | |
Former call signs |
|
Call sign meaning | Anagram of WFMU |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 60031 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,100 watts |
| HAAT | 183 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°25′36″N 74°34′54″W / 41.42667°N 74.58167°W |
| Translator(s) | 91.9 W220EG (New City) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | wfmu |
WMFU (90.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format, licensed to Mount Hope, New York, United States. The station is owned by Auricle Communications.
Since 1996, WMFU has been a repeater station of WFMU, a radio station that is based in Jersey City, New Jersey, after Auricle (the owners of WFMU) received the station as a donation.[2][3]
History
[edit]The station went on the air as WEXX on April 3, 1990. On July 9, 1990, the station changed its call sign to WDHZ, again on September 3, 1990, to WXHD, and on May 10, 2009, to the current WMFU.[4]
See also
[edit]- WFMU/91.1 FM, licensed to East Orange, New Jersey
- List of WFMU Radio Hosts
- List of community radio stations in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMFU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Fields, Gaylord (May 10, 2009). "WMFU". blog.wfmu.org. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ^ Wolf, Jaime (April 11, 1999). "No Hits, All the Time". The New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ "WMFU Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 60031 (WMFU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WMFU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 41548 (W220EG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W220EG at FCCdata.org
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