york broadcast area new york metropolitan area branding wnyu 89.1 fm frequency 89.1 mhz repeater s wnyu fm1 first air date 1949 format rock music erp 8 300 watts haat 78 metres 256 feet class b1 facility id 48695 transmitter coordinates 40 51 26 n 73 54 48 w 40.85722 n 73.91333 w 40.85722 ; 73.91333 coordinates 40 51 26 n 73 54 48 w 40.85722 n 73.91333 w 40.85722 ; 73.91333 callsign meaning new york university owner new york university website wnyu.org wnyu fm 89.1 fm is a college radio station owned and operated by new york university . until 2004 it served lower manhattan and surrounding areas but thanks to a new booster it now broadcasts to the tri state region . the station can be heard on 89.1 fm at 8 300 watts from 4pm until 1am on weekdays and on the internet 24 hours a day 7 days a week at wnyu.org . the stream can also be found in itunes radio under the eclectic genre . wnyu is run entirely by university students . it plays a diverse array of music and encourages independent artists to submit their work for airplay . their website features archives of aired shows allowing listeners to tune into missed broadcasts . the offices and studios are located at 5 11 university place in greenwich village . wnyu s main transmitter is located at university heights in the bronx the former location of nyu . another transmitter is licensed as wnyu fm1 a co channel booster station located at university plaza at the current campus 40 43 37 n 73 59 53 w 40.72694 n 73.99806 w 40.72694 ; 73.99806 wnyu fm1 and serving lower manhattan where the main signal is blocked by the skyscrapers of upper manhattan . the frequency of 89.1 in the new york metropolitan area is actually reserved by the federal communications commission fcc for the united nations to a maximum of 20 kw effective radiated power at up to 500 feet 152 m haat per 47 cfr 73.501 citation needed . this is the only allotment in the country to be specified in the reserved band used by non commercial educational stations . because this was never used by the u.n. wnyu and wfdu were allowed to broadcast on it on a shared time basis . contents 1 history 2 current management 3 current programming 4 external links 5 video 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 . november 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message wnyu has been home to plastic tales from the marshmallow dimension as well as the legendary new afternoon show since 1980 when programmer sal locurto with the support of wnyu station manager vincent montuori flipped the format from progressive rock to new wave creating a u.s. launching pad for an entire new generation of music including the human league heaven 17 r.e.m. public image limited as well as nyc and hoboken acts such as the db s the fleshtones the bongos liquid liquid konk esg the individuals and the bush tetras . the original new afternoon show line up included gary cee now director of operations at clear channel tristate in sussex new jersey naomi regelson michael pablo dugan sal locurto and evan funk davies . brian weems williams replaced gary cee in 1981 . loscalzo later of wpdh wrcn wdre kroq fm and k rock ny replaced evan funk davies in 1982 . other new afternoon show djs during the 80 s included hrynyszyn jon fox anne clark sylvia and hugh foley . the station broke ground by airing one of the first hardcore punk programs noise the show with host and future mtv veejay tim sommer . a snippet of this show can be heard on the beastie boys collection some old bullshit . following the success of noise the show a similar punk and hardcore radio show called crucial chaos started in the late 1980s and was a staple of the nyhc scene . an infamous live set from the show with an on air fight between members of sick of it all and born against still exists and can be found on the internet . crucial chaos continues to this day now in its 24th year and still features live sets and interviews from bands in the current hardcore scene . alec baldwin was a frequent guest on short lived comedy program comedy hell hosted by max keiser who would later go on to invent the hollywood stock exchange and appear as a presenter on both al jazeera english and bbc world news . the show was co hosted and produced by loscalzo . current management edit wnyu s management is made up of students at the university . the management team for fall 2016 is margaret shuttleworth general manager evan neuhausen program director ben shelley business director rachel a.g. gilman news director ella mann associate news director julia ha music director ahmed hafezi associate music director lilli elias net radio director tess derby associate net radio director kevin jiang sports director spencer peppet publicity director jonathan marty promotions director jake zacharia engineering director devin black tech director and megan delsey archives director . current programming edit current wnyu djs include dj tim sweeney whom time out new york named one of the most in demand djs in the city in an april 2005 feature spins dance classics and new electronic music on beats in space tuesday nights . the village voice facetiously called beats in space the best radio show for hearing disco train several times on repeat in their best of 2005 issue . the cheap seats a sports talk program . the show airs for one half hour and aims to break down professional sports from a uniquely independent viewpoint especially focusing on teams from the new york region . listeners may call in and offer their own opinions on the air . the show is currently hosted by members of wnyu s news department . other past members include kenny albert fox john schmeelk new york giants aaron goldhammer espn radio brook silva braga hbo jay cowit wnyc rachel steinberg bryan koch keith sabalja rob maiale and brad clough . hosts often interview relevant figures from the world of sports . past guests have included demaurice smith john sterling kerry rhodes satch sanders ramses barden and stu jackson . the show s forerunner was a live call in sports show spotlight on sports created in 1978 and hosted by lawrence tarantino . the wnyu sports department also provides coverage of nyu men s and women s basketball . tunnel one which airs every tuesday evening from 9 00pm to 10 30pm est is new york city s only weekly jamaican ska rocksteady and foundation reggae & dancehall radio program . begun circa 1997 and hosted by djmush1 trumpet player multi instrumentalist engineer arranger and producer and formerly of the slackers and murphy s law and currently of the hungry march band the scorchers & al paragus record label and event space home of when dance was nice tunnel one has featured live in studio guests such as junior reid carlton livingston clive chin johnny osbourne danny dread stereo mars volacano jah wise tippatone tony screw downbeat junior cat general trees professor nuts al campbell brigadier jerry monty alexander welton irie ranking trevor ranking joe and many more . wnyu legacy music shows include shake em on down crucial chaos hellhole bentwave and plastic tales of the marshmallow dimension . all of wnyu s current show descriptions and air times can be found on the fm schedule and . org schedule on their website . external links edit wnyu homepage query the fcc s fm station database for wnyu radio locator information on wnyu query nielsen audio s fm station database for wnyu wnyu s page on styluscity video edit punkcast 383 rob hatch miller interviews tv on the radio on the new afternoon show jan 28 2004 . realplayer punkcast 386 daniel blumin interviews blixa bargeld on the new afternoon show jan 30 2004 . realplayer 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 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