WRUR-FM
Encyclopedia
WRUR-FM is a radio station located in the Rochester, New York
area and broadcasts at 88.5 FM. Its transmitter is located on Pinnacle Hill in Rochester.
WRUR-FM is the public radio station of the University of Rochester
. It partners with WXXI Public Broadcasting Council to provide news and music programming.
. Studios moved again in 1955 to the university's Todd Union basement, where most broadcasts originate today. The FCC
granted a license in 1965 to WRUR-FM, broadcasting on a frequency of 90.1 MHz using a 10 watt transmitter. In February 1969, power increased to 5,000 watts. Power was reduced and the frequency changed to 88.5 MHz later that year. In February 1970, power increased to 20,000 watts, but interfered with on-campus chemistry experiments, and power was again reduced until 1975 when the chemistry department moved. In 1995 a new antenna was built atop the downtown Hyatt Regency Rochester hotel and power increased to its current 3,000 watts. The Transmitter was moved to Pinnacle Hill in 2007 onto WXXI's Tower, increasing the coverage area. In 2011, WRUR was granted a power increase to 15.1 kilowatts and an increase in antenna height. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has also awarded WXXI a Digital Conversion Grant, to facilitate converting WRUR to IBOC, as part of the power increase.
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
area and broadcasts at 88.5 FM. Its transmitter is located on Pinnacle Hill in Rochester.
WRUR-FM is the public radio station of the University of Rochester
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is a private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The university has six schools and various interdisciplinary programs.The...
. It partners with WXXI Public Broadcasting Council to provide news and music programming.
Technical history
WRUR began as a low-power AM radio station on 650 kHz in the fall of 1948, broadcasting from the University campus. In 1950, its studios moved from the U of R campus to the Eastman School of MusicEastman School of Music
The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...
. Studios moved again in 1955 to the university's Todd Union basement, where most broadcasts originate today. The FCC
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
granted a license in 1965 to WRUR-FM, broadcasting on a frequency of 90.1 MHz using a 10 watt transmitter. In February 1969, power increased to 5,000 watts. Power was reduced and the frequency changed to 88.5 MHz later that year. In February 1970, power increased to 20,000 watts, but interfered with on-campus chemistry experiments, and power was again reduced until 1975 when the chemistry department moved. In 1995 a new antenna was built atop the downtown Hyatt Regency Rochester hotel and power increased to its current 3,000 watts. The Transmitter was moved to Pinnacle Hill in 2007 onto WXXI's Tower, increasing the coverage area. In 2011, WRUR was granted a power increase to 15.1 kilowatts and an increase in antenna height. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has also awarded WXXI a Digital Conversion Grant, to facilitate converting WRUR to IBOC, as part of the power increase.