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| Under a "Shared Time" agreement withWNYU-FMNew York, New York | |
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| Broadcast area | North Jersey, andNew York City |
| Frequency | 89.1MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 89.1 WFDU |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Public radio;eclectic music,oldies |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| History | |
First air date | August 30, 1971; 54 years ago (1971-08-30) |
Call sign meaning | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 20458 |
| Class | B1 |
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| HAAT | 195 meters (640 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°57′39.4″N73°55′21.5″W / 40.960944°N 73.922639°W /40.960944; -73.922639 |
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Public license information | |
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| Website | www |
WFDU (89.1MHz) is apublic radio station licensed toFairleigh Dickinson University inTeaneck, New Jersey.[2] Founded in 1971, WFDU's studios are on campus, with itstransmitter on theArmstrong Tower inAlpine, New Jersey. Following negotiations withNew York University and theFederal Communications Commission, an agreement was reached for the two Universities to share the 89.1 frequency on theFM band. While WFDU andWNYU-FM share the frequency, each station maintains separate transmitter and studio facilities as well as discrete programming and personnel.
The station's broadcast signal has up to a 60-mile radius of its transmitter within the historic Armstrong Field Lab in Alpine. The AFL is the site of the world's first FM station,W2XMN, built by the creator of FM technology, MajorEdwin Howard Armstrong. With an increase in antennaheight and a power rise to 3,000 watts, WFDU has the potential to reach 8.2 million people. In August 2015, WFDU launched two newHD channels: HD2, which is now called "Eclectic Sound", and HD3, which is now called "Student Voice of FDU".