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WMFU
Repeater of WFMU, East Orange
Frequency90.1 MHz
Programming
FormatFreeform radio
Ownership
OwnerAuricle 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 ID60031
ClassA
ERP1,100 watts
HAAT183 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
Websitewfmu.org Edit this at Wikidata

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.

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMFU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Fields, Gaylord (May 10, 2009). "WMFU". 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.
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