WMFU

WMFU (90.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format, licensed to Mount Hope, New York, United States. The station is owned by Auricle Communications.

WMFU

Repeater of WFMU, East Orange
Mount Hope, New York
Frequency	90.1 MHz
Programming
Format	Freeform radio
Ownership
Owner	Auricle Communications
History
Former call signs	WEXX (1990–1990) WDHZ (1990–1990) WXHD (1990–2009)
Call sign meaning	Anagram of WFMU
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	60031
Class	A
ERP	1,100 watts
HAAT	183 meters
Transmitter coordinates	41°25′36″N 74°34′54″W / 41.42667°N 74.58167°W / 41.42667; -74.58167
Translator(s)	91.9 W220EG (New City)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wfmu.org

Since 1996, WMFU has been a repeater station of WFMU, a radio station that is based in Jersey City, New Jersey, after Auricle (the owners of WFMU) received the station as a donation.^[2][3]

History

The station went on the air as WEXX on April 3, 1990. On July 9, 1990, the station changed its call sign to WDHZ, again on September 3, 1990, to WXHD, and on May 10, 2009, to the current WMFU.^[4]

See also

• WFMU/91.1 FM, licensed to East Orange, New Jersey
• List of WFMU Radio Hosts
• List of community radio stations in the United States

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WMFU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. Fields, Gaylord (May 10, 2009). . blog.wfmu.org. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
3. Wolf, Jaime (April 11, 1999). "No Hits, All the Time". The New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
4. "WMFU Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

• WMFU in the FCC FM station database
• WMFU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• W220EG in the FCC FM station database
• W220EG at FCCdata.org