WUCF-FM

WUCF-FM (89.9 MHz) is a listener-supported radio station of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, United States.[2] The station is one of Central Florida's two NPR member stations, along with WMFE-FM.[2]

This article is about the National Public Radio station. For the Public Broadcasting Service television station, see WUCF-TV.
WUCF-FM
Broadcast areaCentral Florida
Frequency89.9 MHz
(HD Radio)
BrandingWUCF 89.9 FM
Programming
FormatPublic radio
College radio
Jazz
HD2: Latin Jazz
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Public Radio International
Ownership
OwnerUniversity of Central Florida
WUCF-TV
History
First air date
January 30, 1978 (1978-01-30)[1]
Former call signs
WFTU-FM (1978–1979)
Call sign meaning
W University of Central Florida
Technical information
Facility ID69229
ClassC3
ERP360 watts horiz
5,600 watts vert
HAAT145 meters (476 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
28.591°N 81.2050°W / 28.591; -81.2050
Links
WebcastWUCF-FM Webstream
Websitewucf.org

WUCF-FM is co-owned and operated by the University of Central Florida.[3]

Programming

The station broadcasts a 24-hour schedule of jazz and blues music along with news programming from broadcast studios on the main campus of UCF. The station is a part of the University of Central Florida College of Arts and Humanities and employs several university students.

In addition to its own line-up of jazz programming blocks, the station airs syndicated jazz music programming from National Public Radio and other distributors including Jazz Inspired, Jazz Profiles, JazzWorks and Jazz Night In America. The station also airs reruns of news programs Metro Center Outlook and Global Perspectives from its sister channel WUCF-TV.[4] Since 2002, WUCF has hosted the syndicated blues rock program Smokestack Lightnin'.[5]

See also

References
  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-144. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  2. http://wucf.org/aboutwucf.htm About WUCF-FM
  3. "PBS to play on WUCF in Orlando". Orlando Sentinel. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  4. "WUCF 89.9 FM Schedule". WUCF-FM. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  5. "History of Smokestack Lightnin'". Smokestack Lightnin'. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25.


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