| Broadcast area | Newark,Delaware |
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| Frequency | 91.3MHz (HD Radio) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Freeform |
| Subchannels | HD2:Freeform ("The Basement") |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | University of Delaware |
| History | |
First air date | October 4,1976 (as WXDR)[1] |
Former call signs | WXDR (1976–1992) |
Call sign meaning | Voice of theUniversity ofDelaware[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 69439 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 790watts horiz. (analog) 6,800watts vert. (analog) 272watts (digital)[4] |
| HAAT | 37 meters (121 ft) (horiz.) 41 meters (135 ft) (vert.) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°41′26.4″N75°45′21.8″W / 39.690667°N 75.756056°W /39.690667; -75.756056 |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WVUD (91.3FM) is anon-commercial educationalFMradio station owned byUniversity of Delaware and licensed to serveNewark, Delaware. The station is student-run and broadcasts afreeform format. Studios are located in the Perkins student center at theUniversity of Delaware and the transmitting antenna is located on the top of the Christiana East Tower residence building.[5]
WVUD usesHD Radio[4] and broadcastsfreeform programming on its HD2 subchannel branded as "The Basement".[6]
On May 8, 2017, three veterans of WVUD were enshrined in its Hall of Fame. Ellen Ellis, Dr. Gloria James and Michael Tsarouhas were the three inductees for 2017.[7][8]
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University of Delaware Radio was originally broadcast from East Hall via AMcarrier current at 640 kHz from 1968[1] until 1976, with theWHEN call sign as aTop 40 formatted station. The station changed call signs toWDRB with a format change toalternative rock when the station's studios were moved to the third floor of the Perkins Student Center.
The FM station that would later become WVUD signed on for the first time on October 4, 1976, with theWXDR call sign.[1][9] The station's first permanent license was granted by theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 6, 1977.[10] The new station broadcast a block format that includedjazz,folk,classical,ambient, college alternative, andexperimental music. Local news was presented each day and the students presented a weekly news magazine show and community orientedpublic affairs shows.
On April 8, 1983, WXDR resumed broadcasting after being off the air for five months during which time the station installed new equipment to increase itseffective radiated power from 10 watts to 1,000 watts and to convert from mono to stereo.[11] Studios were moved to the lower level of the Perkins Student Center Annex building at that time.
The station's call sign was changed toWVUD on October 19, 1992.[12] University PresidentDavid Roselle had requested that the call sign be changed to WVUD to reflect the station's university ownership. This call sign had recently been ceded by aneasy listening station, Lite 100 FM, which had been owned by theUniversity of Dayton, but had been sold off by the university and had subsequently changed call signs toWLQT.
WVUD was granted an increase ineffective radiated power to 6,800 watts in August 2011.[13][14] HD Radio was added two months later beginning on October 31, 2011.[4]
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