WRHO
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WRHO is a radio station
broadcasting a Album Oriented Rock format. Licensed to Oneonta, New York
, USA. The station is currently owned by Hartwick College
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WRHO is a small, noncommercial educational broadcast facility on the Hartwick College campus in Oneonta, NY. At 270 watts, WRHO broadcasts 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year at 89.7 FM. The studios are located inside the Dewar Union Hall Communication Suite on Hartwick's campus and broadcasts to a listening audience within a ~30mile radius via a 500-watt transmitter.
WRHO has been on the air for over four decades, playing music not otherwise heard on other area stations. WRHO also connects with the Oneonta community at large by stating public service announcements of upcoming events, by hosting bands, and by offering services to other clubs and organizations on campus. Every year during Spring Weekend WRHO broadcasts live for 72 hours from a tent on Frisbee Field on the Hartwick campus.
On WRHO, all types of music can be found. Jazz to Heavy Metal, Folk and Country to Reggae, Classic Rock and Oldies to Hip Hop. WRHO receives numerous demo tapes and pre-releases from both big-time national groups and local bands before any commercial stations, which are played often.
Radio station
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broadcasting a Album Oriented Rock format. Licensed to Oneonta, New York
Oneonta, New York
Oneonta is a city in southern Otsego County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, had a population of 13,901. Its nickname is "City of the Hills." While the word "oneonta" is of undetermined origin, it is popularly believed to mean "place of open rocks" in the Iroquois language...
, USA. The station is currently owned by Hartwick College
Hartwick College
Hartwick College is a non-denominational, private, four-year liberal arts and sciences college located in Oneonta, New York, in the United States. The institution was founded as Hartwick Seminary in 1797 through the will of John Christopher Hartwick, and is now known as Hartwick College...
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WRHO is a small, noncommercial educational broadcast facility on the Hartwick College campus in Oneonta, NY. At 270 watts, WRHO broadcasts 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year at 89.7 FM. The studios are located inside the Dewar Union Hall Communication Suite on Hartwick's campus and broadcasts to a listening audience within a ~30mile radius via a 500-watt transmitter.
WRHO has been on the air for over four decades, playing music not otherwise heard on other area stations. WRHO also connects with the Oneonta community at large by stating public service announcements of upcoming events, by hosting bands, and by offering services to other clubs and organizations on campus. Every year during Spring Weekend WRHO broadcasts live for 72 hours from a tent on Frisbee Field on the Hartwick campus.
On WRHO, all types of music can be found. Jazz to Heavy Metal, Folk and Country to Reggae, Classic Rock and Oldies to Hip Hop. WRHO receives numerous demo tapes and pre-releases from both big-time national groups and local bands before any commercial stations, which are played often.