WKRB is an FM station based in New York City, New York. It is a music based station based at and controlled by Kingsborough Community College

Kingsborough Community College

Kingsborough Community College , part of the City University of New York system, is the only community college in Brooklyn, New York. The campus is located at Manhattan Beach, which is at the eastern end of Coney Island. The 71-acre campus overlooks Sheepshead Bay, Jamaica Bay, and the Atlantic...

 in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

. It also is the official station of the Brooklyn Cyclones

Brooklyn Cyclones

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, and is a broadcast partner of the New York Islanders

New York Islanders

The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 hockey club. In 2006, WKRB changed its frequency from 90.9 MHz to 90.3 MHz, but kept its call letters.

Golden Days

The frequency at one point in the early 1980s was 103.1 FM. The move to 103.1 was challenged by WNEW at 102.7 and then WAPP 103.5 because of interference in their protected primary contour. This eventually led back to the station returning to 90.9 FM. While at 103.1, the on-air talent was most competitive to even commercial stations. WKRB now stands on 90.3 FM.

On air personalities included William (Kid Willy) McFarland, who served as the General Manager

General manager

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 and was eventually on Z100

Z100

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 in New York under the name "Spanky McFarland" before his death, Vinny (The King, professionally known as Johnny Thunder during his stint on WPRO Povidence) Soriano, who was also the Program Director during this period, Big Dave Neel, Stan (The Man) Evans, Pat "Pat The Cat" DeFillippi (now known as Kid Kelly), Lenny Greene (now on WRKS-FM

WRKS-FM

WRKS , known by its on-air branding 98.7 Kiss FM, is an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station in New York City, owned by Emmis Communications...

 New York), Ruby Tuesday now on Pulse 87 (originally from the "B91" days was also heard on WNEW 102.7 FM, 77 WABC AM and WXXP PARTY 105 to name a few), Yo! Sunny Joe a frequent New York City Radio Personality now heard on WKNE

WKNE

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a 50,000 Watt Heritage Top 40 Powered by Saga Communications in Southern New Hampshire and others.

During the "glory days", a morning show, which preceded the famous "Zoo" shows of the mid 80s was created.

The college held its 30th Anniversary Celebration of the radio station in May 2008.