WRAS (FM)

WRAS

Atlanta, Georgia
Broadcast area	Atlanta metropolitan area
Frequency	88.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Album 88 88.5 GPB Atlanta
Programming
Format	Public Radio News and Talk (5 a.m. to 7 p.m.) College radio (7 p.m. to 5 a.m.)
Subchannels	HD2: College radio "Album 88" HD3: Oldies "Reelin' In The Years"
Affiliations	NPR (daytime only)
Ownership
Owner	Georgia State University
Operator	Georgia State University
History
First air date	January 18, 1971
Call sign meaning	Radio at State[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	23959
Class	C1
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	318 m (1,043 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°44′41.4″N 84°21′35.7″W / 33.744833°N 84.359917°W / 33.744833; -84.359917
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Album 88 24 hour feed GPB Atlanta 24 hour feed
Website	www.wras.org www.gpb.org/atlanta

WRAS (88.5 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station in Atlanta, Georgia, licensed to Georgia State University. Its schedule is split between college radio format (Album 88) airing from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. and public radio programming from Georgia Public Broadcasting (88.5 GPB Atlanta) airing from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Student programming is funded by GSU's Student Activity Fee, while station maintenance is partially funded by GPB. The Album 88 and 88.5 GPB Atlanta formats are both programmed for 24 hours a day, with each available on separate internet streams, and Album 88 is also available full-time on WRAS's HD2 subchannel.

The transmitter is located off Interstate 20 on Old Flat Shoals Road Southeast in eastern Atlanta. The Album 88 student studios and offices are located on the campus of Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta, while the GPB studios are located in its headquarters off 14th Street in Midtown Atlanta.

Students at Georgia State host and produce all of the programs on Album 88, with the exception of Georgia State Panthers sporting events. While GPB public radio is heard around the clock on several simulcast radio stations in Georgia, listeners in the Atlanta area only hear the daytime schedule on WRAS. GPB is one of two Atlanta-based National Public Radio affiliate stations; the other is the full-time WABE, with its own news department and programming. The two stations carry overlapping NPR programming, such as All Things Considered, Fresh Air, and Morning Edition.