WRHU

WRHU
Broadcast areaNassau County
Frequency88.7 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatEclectic
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerHofstra University
History
Former call signs
WVHC-FM (1969–1983)[1]
Call sign meaning
Radio Hofstra University[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID27443
ClassA
ERP470 watts
HAAT55 meters (180 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°43′3.00″N 73°36′12.00″W / 40.7175000°N 73.6033333°W / 40.7175000; -73.6033333
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.hofstra.edu/wrhu/

WRHU (88.7 FM) is a college radio station licensed to Hempstead, New York, owned and operated by Hofstra University[4][5] and broadcasting an eclectic radio format.

Since the 2010–11 NHL season, WRHU has been the radio home of New York Islanders games. Current Hofstra students produce, engineer, and perform on-air duties on all NY Islander game broadcasts alongside veteran NY Islander play-by-play announcer Chris King.

The station was named the National Association of Broadcasters' Non-Commercial Station of the Year in 2014, 2017, and 2019. It has also been ranked the number one college radio station in the country in The Princeton Review's 2015 and 2016 college rankings.

  1. ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRHU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "WRHU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ^ "WRHU Station Information Profile". Nielsen Audio.