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Broadcast area | Rochester, New York |
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Frequency | 90.5 (MHz) |
Programming | |
Format | Alternative radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Monroe BOCES #1 |
History | |
First air date | 1975 (as WRHR) 1987 (as WBER) |
Former call signs | WRHR (1975–1987) |
Call sign meaning | BOCES Educational Radio |
Technical information | |
Class | B1 |
ERP | 2,500 watts |
HAAT | 127 meters |
Links | |
Website | wber.org/ |
WBER is a listener and school district supported community radio station in Rochester, New York, United States, owned and operated by the BOCES, Monroe #1. The station was founded in 1985. The call letters correspond to BOCES Educational Radio, with the pre-1985 call letters (WRHR) corresponding to Rush Henrietta Radio, the original licensee of the station (the Rush-Henrietta Central School District). The station's playlist is Alternative radio, with some new titles added to the regular rotation via a "test track," listener-reporting mechanism. WBER also presents local concerts by popular performers.