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WRUC-FM is an independent college radio station owned and operated by Union College in Schenectady, New York. The station is licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to operate on the frequency 89.7 Mhz at an effective radiated power of 100 watts. The station also streams its content on Internet radio at (wruc.union.edu ). The station has long claimed to be the first station in the nation, a distinction that has been challenged by other stations. WRUC is run entirely by the students of Union College. The station offers an eclectic mix of alternative programming, Union sports and news to listeners within a 15-mile radius. The station's offices and studios are located in the Reamer Campus Center on the Union College campus. ==History== WRUC became the first student operated radio facility in the United States when it began broadcasting on October 14, 1920.〔Union College Concordiensis, October 8, 1975〕 The station is widely recognized as America's first college radio station. The New York Times noted in its April 25, 1921 edition that a broadcast by the Union College radio club could be heard 1,000 miles away. The paper also detailed one month later an experiment in which a baby being pushed in a carriage through Schenectady was able to receive a radio broadcast. While some of these claims are disputed, station records indicate that it was the "first station in the nation", airing experimental content before Pittsburgh's KDKA. It is also believed to have aired one of the first sports broadcasts in the country. In 1920, the station was called 2ADD, the personal call letters of one of the members of the club at the time. The club has gone through numerous call letters including, "2XQ," "WRL," "UBS," and "UCRS."〔 The station previously aired on 640 AM and on 90.9 FM, before assuming its current dial position in the mid-1980s. The station operates regularly only when Union College is in session. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WRUC」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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