- Station name Station name
- WAER 88.3 Syracuse, NY
- Description Description
- Newhouse School of Public Communications. The station features a jazz music and National Public Radio format, with a news, Syracuse Orange play-by-play, and music staff providing programming around the clock.
- Launch date Launch date
- 1 April 1947
- Owner Owner
- Syracuse University
- Contact Contact
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WAER 88.3 Syracuse, NY
United States
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WAER (88.3 FM) is a radio station in Syracuse, New York. Its studios are located inside Haft Hall on Ostrom Avenue, and its transmitter is located atop Day Hall on One Mount Olympus Drive, both on the campus of Syracuse University, and is a part of the S.
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United States
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| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | waer.org |
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Primary frequency
88.3 MHz
Service type
FM
Transmitter coordinates
43.036624, -76.128021
Coverage area
Central New York
Owner / network
Syracuse University
First air date
1 April 1947
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| Station ID | 40151 |
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| Region | United States, New York |
| Branding | WAER 88.3 FM |
| Owner | Syracuse University |
| Broadcast area | Central New York |
| Launched | 1 April 1947 |
| Website | waer.org |
| Primary frequency | 88.3 MHz |
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| Last check | 13 hours ago |
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| Stream host | 26223.live.streamtheworld.com |
| Final host | 26223.live.streamtheworld.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/mpeg |
| Server software | MediaGateway 6.16.1-500.el9 |
| Latency | 5333 ms |
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| Current stream format | MP3 |
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About station About WAER 88.3 Syracuse, NY
WAER (88.3 FM) is a radio station in Syracuse, New York. Its studios are located inside Haft Hall on Ostrom Avenue, and its transmitter is located atop Day Hall on One Mount Olympus Drive, both on the campus of Syracuse University, and is a part of the S.
Newhouse School of Public Communications. The station features a jazz music and National Public Radio format, with a news, Syracuse Orange play-by-play, and music staff providing programming around the clock. It is best known for its sports staff, which has produced the likes of Bob Costas, Mike Tirico, Nick Wright, and many others. Lou Reed also hosted a free-format show on WAER during his time at Syracuse University; this free-format radio tradition at Syracuse is carried on by WERW. Other alums include Ted Koppel, Jerry Stiller and Dick Clark. The station is managed by full-time professional staff and employs as many as 50 students each semester.
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