WRUW-FM
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WRUW-FM is a non-commercial student-run FM
radio station
at Case Western Reserve University
in Cleveland, Ohio
, USA, broadcasting at 91.1 MHz.
WRUW's official motto
is "More Music, Fewer Hits."
WRUW is open to both students and members of the Cleveland community. Completion of a semester long training course is required.
Summer events include Studio-A-Rama (mainly punk
and hardcore
acts), as well as the International Folk Festival.
Webcasting has opened up a new audience for WRUW. Listeners from around the world are now able to listen and send email to WRUW's programmers and staff.
system. This was followed by the AM
station WRAR in 1955 and by WRUW-FM in 1967.
WRUW began as a 10-watt monoaural station, gained stereo
capability in 1974 and saw a power increase to 1000 watts in 1980. WRUW's power was boosted to its current level of 15,000 watts on March 5, 2002.
Over the years, WRUW has worked to maintain ties to the community, co-sponsoring events with Case Western Reserve University and other University Circle institutions, maintaining a relationship with the Hessler Street Fair
, and providing a voice for community members not otherwise associated with Case Western Reserve University.
Frequency modulation
In telecommunications and signal processing, frequency modulation conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its instantaneous frequency. This contrasts with amplitude modulation, in which the amplitude of the carrier is varied while its frequency remains constant...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
at Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, USA, broadcasting at 91.1 MHz.
WRUW's official motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
is "More Music, Fewer Hits."
WRUW is open to both students and members of the Cleveland community. Completion of a semester long training course is required.
Summer events include Studio-A-Rama (mainly punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
acts), as well as the International Folk Festival.
Webcasting has opened up a new audience for WRUW. Listeners from around the world are now able to listen and send email to WRUW's programmers and staff.
History
WRUW has its earliest roots in "WFSM", started in 1946 by the Flora Stone Mather Radio Club, which presented programing via a public addressPublic address
A public address system is an electronic amplification system with a mixer, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to reinforce a sound source, e.g., a person giving a speech, a DJ playing prerecorded music, and distributing the sound throughout a venue or building.Simple PA systems are often used in...
system. This was followed by the AM
Amplitude modulation
Amplitude modulation is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. AM works by varying the strength of the transmitted signal in relation to the information being sent...
station WRAR in 1955 and by WRUW-FM in 1967.
WRUW began as a 10-watt monoaural station, gained stereo
STEREO
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capability in 1974 and saw a power increase to 1000 watts in 1980. WRUW's power was boosted to its current level of 15,000 watts on March 5, 2002.
Over the years, WRUW has worked to maintain ties to the community, co-sponsoring events with Case Western Reserve University and other University Circle institutions, maintaining a relationship with the Hessler Street Fair
Hessler Street Fair
The Hessler Street Fair is an annual arts and music festival held each May on Hessler Road, in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The first festival took place in 1969 and was held each year until 1984; following a ten-year hiatus festivals resumed in 1995...
, and providing a voice for community members not otherwise associated with Case Western Reserve University.