90.7 wfuv slogan ny s music discovery frequency 90.7 mhz also on hd radio 90.7 2 fm fuv all music hd radio first air date 1947 format adult album alternative erp 47 000 watts haat 155 meters class b facility id 22033 transmitter coordinates 40 52 48.00 n 73 52 40.00 w 40.8800000 n 73.8777778 w 40.8800000 ; 73.8777778 callsign meaning w fordham university s voice affiliations national public radio owner fordham university webcast listen live website www.wfuv.org wfuv 90.7 fm in new york city is fordham university s 47 000 watt effective radiated power noncommercial radio station with studios on its bronx campus and its antenna atop nearby montefiore medical center . first broadcast in 1947 its air staff has included new york city radio veterans dennis elsas vin scelsa and pete fornatale . other full time air staff members include rita houston program director and host of the program the whole wide world darren devivo carmel holt corny o connell and alisa ali . wfuv broadcasts in hd . 1 contents 1 background 2 history 3 external links 4 references background edit the station is a national public radio affiliate . it had been a 3 500 watt station from its inception until february 21 1969 when its effective radiated power was increased to 50 000 watts . it began broadcasting in stereo on march 31 1973 . 2 it serves over 350 000 listeners citation needed weekly in the new york area and thousands more worldwide on the web wfuv.org . the station is known for its adult album alternative format a mix of adult rock singer songwriters world and other music formerly branded as city folk as well as celtic music . other programs include genres such as folk music and early pop and jazz . national programs heard on wfuv include world cafe american routes mountain stage and the thistle & shamrock . in studio interviews and performances are also a prominent feature of its programming . on air guests have included radio hall of famer arthur godfrey in 1947 pete hamill steve buscemi tim robbins the jefferson airplane the association graham nash roger mcguinn suzanne vega jimmy webb peter paul & mary cyndi lauper sting bo diddley judy collins lou reed brian wilson robert klein kevin bacon dick cavett glen campbell ringo starr joshua bell paul simon art garfunkel robbie robertson los lobos tony bennett john zacherle the bad plus buddy guy rosanne cash elvis costello ani difranco the polyphonic spree jackson browne ben harper richard barone the decemberists moby uncle tupelo josh ritter neil young of monsters and men mavis staples and norah jones in her radio debut . wfuv has introduced many other new artists over the years . the station s call letters stand for fordham university s voice . though operated as a professional public radio station wfuv s mission also includes a strong training component for fordham students . students receive intensive instruction and are heard on the air in news and sports programming . wfuv s alumni including charles osgood of cbs tv & radio bob keeshan captain kangaroo film producer jack haley jr. raymond siller johnny carson s head writer and actor alan alda have had a significant impact on broadcast and entertainment history . news department alumni are were heard on many stations and networks nationally . these include richard hake of wnyc in new york chris reilly an anchor on wnyc & wins in new york kathleen maloney a wins & wabc in new york reporter tom o hanlon a reporter on wcbs in new york and greg kelly of fox news channel . the sports department has produced several notable alumni including the legendary brooklyn los angeles dodgers announcer and baseball hall of famer vin scully two time emmy award winning sports anchor sal marchiano for wpix tv in new york yankees announcer michael kay new york times sportswriter jack curry usa today & new york times sportswriter malcolm moran knicks and nba on abc announcer mike breen nets announcer chris carrino knicks announcer spero dedes new york giants announcer bob papa wfan s talking baseball host ed randall who is also heard on mlb.com espn s around the horn host tony reali and the legendary marty glickman who instructed students after his retirement . history edit wfuv s rock music shows were formerly hosted by fordham students including the renowned pete fornatale whose first show began in november 1964 when he was a sophomore and who returned to wfuv in 2001 after a 30 year hiatus remaining until his 2012 death former wfuv program director bill crowley of air america radio pat dawson of nbc news gary stanley sportscaster on wcbs in new york city . ozzie alfonso and ted may went on to win emmy awards as directors of sesame street and ozzie as director and writer of 3 2 1 contact and several specials . daily rock music programming was begun in february 1970 by then program director lew goodman . prior to that the programming was a mix of classical popular and ethnic music including bill shibilski s polka party which was broadcast from 1964 till 2001 and fordham university sports broadcasts . many chamber music and piano recitals were broadcast live from now defunct studio b in the 1950s . wfuv was on the verge of going off the air in september 1968 due to budgetary cuts by the university but the student staff went on strike and organized rallies and demonstrations to save the station . wfuv has been a public radio station since 1988 . in 2005 the studios offices and transmitter moved from the third floor of keating hall on fordham s rose hill campus in the bronx where it had been since 1947 to keating hall s basement . the move allowed the station to improve its equipment and gain more space . its antenna was moved in 2006 from atop an unfinished tower on the rose hill campus it was previously atop keating hall to atop montefiore medical center on gun hill road one of the highest locations in the bronx . external links edit wfuv s website query the fcc s fm station database for wfuv radio locator information on wfuv query nielsen audio s fm station database for wfuv references edit http www.hdradio.com station guides widget.php id 45 http lewgoodman.com 033073.mp3 v t e fordham university schools business law graduate arts and sciences business social service education religion and religious education liberal studies marymount defunct preparatory school campus rose hill lincoln center westchester institutes walsh library tierney hall rose hill gymnasium louis calder center seismic observatory people notable alumni notable faculty law school alumni list of fordham university commencement speakers athletics fordham rams patriot league a 10 baseball men s basketball rugby football men s soccer seven blocks of granite media wfuv press the fordham ram law review urban law journal environmental law review international law journal journal of corporate & financial law intellectual property media & entertainment law journal catholicism portal v t e radio stations in the new york city market by am frequency 570 660 1 710 1 770 1 820 880 1 1010 1050 1130 1 1190 1280 1330 1380 1480 1560 1 1600 1620 new jersey 620 930 970 1430 1500 1530 1660 westchester county n.y. 1460 by fm frequency 87.7 88.9 89.12 89.9 90.3 new york 90.3 brooklyn 90.7 91.5 92.3 93.9 95.5 96.3 97.1 97.9 98.7 99.5 101.1 101.9 102.7 103.5 104.3 105.1 106.7 107.5 new jersey 88.3 89.12 89.5 90.3 91.1 93.1 94.7 99.1 100.3 102.3 105.5 105.9 106.3 107.1 westchester county n.y. 88.1 88.9 90.3 93.5 96.7 100.7 103.9 106.3 107.1 long island n.y. 92.7 103.5 via fm subcarrier 67 khz chinese radio new york gatewave radio reading service radio maria stati uniti italian 92 khz chung wah chinese broadcasting company icn radio radio maria estados unidos spanish rbc radio digital radio 710 880 1010 1280 1560 88.3 1 88.3 2 89.5 1 89.5 2 89.9 1 89.9 1 89.9 2 89.9 3 90.7 1 90.7 2 90.7 3 92.3 1 92.3 2 93.1 1 93.1 2 93.5 1 93.5 2 93.5 3 93.5 4 93.9 1 93.9 2 93.9 3 94.7 1 94.7 4 95.5 1 95.5 2 95.5 3 97.1 1 97.1 2 97.9 1 98.7 1 100.3 1 100.3 2 101.1 1 101.1 2 101.1 3 102.7 1 102.7 2 102.7 3 103.5 1 103.5 2 103.5 3 103.9 1 104.3 1 104.3 2 105.1 1 105.1 2 105.9 1 105.9 2 106.7 1 106.7 2 107.5 1 107.5 2 noaa weather radio frequency 162.550 by callsign kwo35 wabc 1 wado wary wawz waxq wbai wbbr 1 wbgo wbls wbmp wcbs 1 wcbs fm wepn wepn fm wfan 1 wfan fm wfdu2 wfme 1 wfme fm wfmu wfuv wght whcr fm whtz whud wicr wins wjdm wkcr fm wkdm wklv fm wkmk wkrb wktu wlib wltw wmca wmsc wnbm wnew fm wnsh wnsw wnyc wnyc fm wnye wnym wnyu fm2 wnyz lp wor 1 wpat wpat fm wplj wqbu fm wqht hd2 wqxr fm wqxw wsia wskq fm wsnr wsou wvip wvox wwes wwpr fm hd2 wwrl wwru wwrv wwzy wxny fm wxpk wzrc defunct whn 3 wnbc wnbc fm 3 wnew wyny 3 new york radio markets albany schenectady troy binghamton buffalo niagara falls elmira corning hudson valley nassau suffolk long island new york city olean plattsburgh poughkeepsie rochester syracuse utica rome watertown other new york radio regions ithaca jamestown dunkirk north country saratoga nyc metro markets long island hudson valley partial poughkeepsie middlesex somerset union monmouth ocean morristown bridgeport danbury new haven stamford norwalk see also list of radio stations in new york 1 clear channel stations with extended nighttime coverage . 2 stations share time on the frequency . 3 technically still active but on a different frequency with new call letters and different intellectual property . v t e npr member stations in the state of new york wamc stations albany wamc am wamc fm canajoharie wcan kingston wamk middletown wosr mount kisco wwes plattsburgh wcel stamford wanz ticonderoga wanc utica wrun fm wskg stations binghamton wskg binghamton wsqx corning wsqe hornell wsqa ithaca wsqg oneonta wsqc ncpr stations blue mountain lake wxlh boonville wxlb canton wslu cape vincent wslz gouverneur wslg malone wslo north creek wxlg peru wxlu saranac lake wsll tupper lake wxls watertown wslj wxxi stations houghton wxxy fm rochester wxxi fm rochester wxxi am rochester wrur wned stations buffalo wned fm buffalo wbfo jamestown wnja wbfo stations buffalo wbfo jamestown wubj olean woln wcny stations syracuse wcny utica wuny watertown wjny wrvo stations oswego wrvo syracuse wrvd clayton wrvh watertown wrvj utica wrvn other stations brooklyn wnye fredonia wcvf geneva weos hamilton wrcu jeffersonville wjff new york city wfuv new york city wnyc new york city wnyc fm noyack wsuf poughkeepsie wrhv schenectady wmht schuyler falls woxr southampton wppb southampton wrli syracuse waer see also list of npr stations see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in new york v t e new york college radio stations waih state university of new york college at potsdam walf alfred university wary westchester community college wbny buffalo state college wbsu college at brockport wcdb state university of new york at albany wceb corning community college wcvf fredonia state university wcwp long island university cw post campus wdwn cayuga county community college wecw elmira college werw syracuse university wetd alfred state college wfnp suny new paltz wftu five towns college wfuv fordham university wgcc genesee community college wgfr suny adirondack wgsu suny geneseo whcl hamilton college whcr city college of new york whpc nassau community college whrw binghamton university wicb ithaca college witc cazenovia college witr rochester institute of technology wjpz syracuse university wkcr columbia university wkrb kingsborough community college wnyk nyack college wnyo state university of new york oswego wnyu