WUCF-FM explained

WUCF-FM
City:Orlando, Florida
Country:US
Area:Central Florida
Branding:WUCF 89.9 FM
Airdate:[1]
Format:Public radio
college radio; jazz
Subchannels:HD2: Latin jazz
Haat:145m (476feet)
Class:C3
Facility Id:69229
Licensing Authority:FCC
Coordinates:28.591°N -81.205°W
Callsign Meaning:University of Central Florida
Former Callsigns:WFTU-FM (1978–1979)
Owner:University of Central Florida
Licensee:University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
Sister Stations:WUCF-TV

WUCF-FM (89.9 MHz) is a listener-supported radio station of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, United States.[2] The station is one of Central Florida's two NPR member stations, along with WMFE-FM.[2]

WUCF-FM is co-owned and operated by the University of Central Florida.[3]

Programming

The station broadcasts a 24-hour schedule of jazz and blues music along with news programming from broadcast studios on the main campus of UCF. The station is a part of the University of Central Florida College of Arts and Humanities and employs several university students.

In addition to its own line-up of jazz programming blocks, the station airs syndicated jazz music programming from National Public Radio and other distributors including Jazz Inspired, Jazz Profiles, JazzWorks and Jazz Night In America. The station also airs reruns of news programs Metro Center Outlook and Global Perspectives from its sister channel WUCF-TV.[4] Since 2002, WUCF has hosted the syndicated blues rock program Smokestack Lightnin.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009. 2009. D-144. December 10, 2018.
  2. http://wucf.org/aboutwucf.htm About WUCF-FM
  3. News: PBS to play on WUCF in Orlando. May 26, 2011. May 26, 2011. Orlando Sentinel.
  4. Web site: WUCF 89.9 FM Schedule. December 25, 2018. WUCF-FM.
  5. Web site: History of Smokestack Lightnin' . Smokestack Lightnin' . https://web.archive.org/web/20181225225041/http://www.smokestacklightnin.com/Story_of_SL2.htm . December 25, 2018. dead.