- Station name Station name
- WKDU 91.7 Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA
- Description Description
- It is the only free-format non-commercial FM station in Philadelphia. Its transmitter is located atop Van Rensselaer Hall, a dormitory on the Drexel campus, in the University City section of Philadelphia. Its studio is in the basement of the Creese Student Center.
- Launch date Launch date
- 17 July 1971
- Owner Owner
- Drexel University
- Contact Contact
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WKDU 91.7 Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA
United States
Format
128kbps • AAC
WKDU (91.7 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Drexel University and operated by Drexel students, with several alumni among its on-air staff.
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| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | wkdu.org |
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Primary frequency
91.7 MHz
Service type
FM
Transmitter coordinates
39.9601111, -75.1904444
Coverage area
Philadelphia
Owner / network
Drexel University
First air date
17 July 1971
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| Station ID | 32484 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, Pennsylvania |
| Branding | WKDU |
| Owner | Drexel University |
| Broadcast area | Philadelphia |
| Launched | 17 July 1971 |
| Website | wkdu.org |
| Primary frequency | 91.7 MHz |
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| Last check | 14 hours ago |
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| Track seen | 1 day ago |
| Stream host | streams.wkdu.org |
| Final host | streams.wkdu.org |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aac |
| Server software | nginx/1.18.0 (Ubuntu) |
| Latency | 569 ms |
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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About station About WKDU 91.7 Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA
WKDU (91.7 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Drexel University and operated by Drexel students, with several alumni among its on-air staff.
It is the only free-format non-commercial FM station in Philadelphia. Its transmitter is located atop Van Rensselaer Hall, a dormitory on the Drexel campus, in the University City section of Philadelphia. Its studio is in the basement of the Creese Student Center. WKDU was the 2010 and 2011 CMJ Station of the Year.
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