Rochester NY/United States

WRUR FM 88.5

About WRUR FM 88.5

WRUR FM 88.5 streams live from Rochester NY, United States, on Tuninga Radio.

This radio station specializes in Adult Contemporary, Indie, Alternative, Community music.

University-owned public radio station broadcasting Adult Album Alternative format with NPR news programming. The station began as a low-power AM broadcast from the university campus in 1948, transitioning to FM in 1965 before relocating its transmitter multiple times across the city. Since 2007, transmission originates from a tower on Pinnacle Hill in partnership with WXXI Public Broadcasting Council. The station is staffed primarily by university students who maintain creative control over evening programming during the academic year, while daytime programming features music-focused content including the flagship program "Open Tunings with Scott Regan." Student involvement extends to video production through the affiliated WRUR-TV station.

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WRUR FM 88.5 features Adult Contemporary, Indie, Alternative, Community programming from Rochester NY, United States.

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