frequency 91.3 mhz first air date october 1976 format college radio erp 790 watts horizontal 6 800 watts vertical haat 37.0 meters horizontal 41.0 meters vertical class b1 facility id 69439 transmitter coordinates 39 41 26 n 75 45 23 w 39.69056 n 75.75639 w 39.69056 ; 75.75639 coordinates 39 41 26 n 75 45 23 w 39.69056 n 75.75639 w 39.69056 ; 75.75639 callsign meaning voice of the university of delaware 1 former callsigns wxdr owner university of delaware website official website wvud 91.3 fm is a radio station broadcasting a campus radio format . licensed to newark delaware us the station serves the wilmington delaware area . the station is currently owned by university of delaware . this student run radio station is located in the perkins student center at the university of delaware . the transmitting antenna is located on the top of the christiana east tower residence building . contents 1 history 2 programming 3 references 4 external links history edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message university of delaware radio was broadcast by am carrier current at 640 khz from 1968 until 1976 . first with the call letters when as a top 40 station broadcasting from east hall . when the station moved to the third floor of the perkins student center the station changed to wdrb an alternative rock station . in 1976 the station was issued a federal communications commission fcc class d non commercial educational license for 10 watts under callsign wxdr and broadcast a block format that included jazz folk classical ambient college alternative and experimental music . local news was presented each day and the students presented a weekly news magazine show and community oriented public affairs shows . in 1983 wxdr increased its power to 1000 watts and moved to the lower level of the perkins student center annex building . university president david roselle requested that the call letters be changed to wvud to reflect the station s university basis . these call letters had recently been given up by the university of dayton student radio station . the station raised it power to 6 800 watts in july 2011 . wvud added hd radio in september 2011 and broadcasts the all student station the basement on hd 2 . programming edit hip city saturday night a fixture featuring classic soul and rhythm & blues as presented by jerry grant . red hot & blue friday night featuring blues hosted by ron smith . crazy college sundays featuring all musics odd silly or forgotten . anything from stan freeberg allan sherman billy murray cole porter george formby if it s odd or funny it s in hosted by geo . stewart . java time & roots weekday mornings features roots and folk music . classical music weekdays at lunchtime scratchy grooves & in a mist sunday nights big band and popular music of the 1920s 1930s 1940s and 1950s . ruffage saturdays delaware s longest running and only heavy metal hard rock radio show . beginning over 21 years ago the show was originally hosted by rich grafstein its originator and has since been hosted by traci metallikate the tink josh and stefanie best among others . currently the show is being once again hosted by metallikate and traci . charles dickens a christmas carol live radio play annual live radio broadcast of charles dickens classic holiday ghost story . a delaware tradition since 2004 . performed by a small cast of professional actors featuring music and sound effects . directed by sara valentine . scripted and created by sara valentine and michael boudewyns . references edit call letter origins . radio history on the web . external links edit query the fcc s fm station database for wvud radio locator information on wvud query nielsen audio s fm station database for wvud v t e university of delaware colleges alfred lerner college of business and economics college of arts and sciences college of agriculture and natural resources college of engineering college of health sciences college of education and public policy college of earth ocean and environment athletics colonial athletic association bob carpenter center delaware fight song delaware stadium bob hannah stadium football frazer field fred rust ice arena men s lacrosse men s soccer youdee campus main campus newark satellite campuses dover georgetown lewes wilmington botanic gardens delaware biotechnology institute disaster research center energy institute images university museums at the university of delaware people alumni faculty police student life deer park tavern emergency care unit figure skating club greek life wvud other blue hen rv hugh r. sharp university of delaware press v t e radio stations in the wilmington delaware market by am frequency 1150 1290 1380 1450 1510 by fm frequency 89.1 91.3 91.7 93.7 99.5 101.7 103.7 107.7 by callsign wdel wdel fm wfai wilm wjbr fm wmph wrti wstw wtmc wvud wwtx wxcy wxhl fm defunct wnwk 1260 philadelphia metro markets allentown monmouth ocean reading trenton wilmington delaware radio markets wilmington salisbury ocean city md other delaware radio regions dover see also list of radio stations in delaware retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wvud & oldid 675665387 categories radio stations in delawarecollege radio stations in delawareradio stations established in 1976university of delaware1976 establishments in delawarehidden categories coordinates on wikidataarticles needing additional references from september 2008all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent 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