- Station name Station name
- WRUR 88.5 "Different Radio" Rochester, NY
- Description Description
- WRUR-FM partners with WXXI Public Broadcasting Council to provide programming to the Rochester area. Its programs can also be heard in Ithaca on WITH (90.1 FM). The station's transmitter is located on Rochester's Pinnacle Hill.
- Launch date Launch date
- 1948
- Owner Owner
- University of Rochester
- Contact Contact
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WRUR 88.5 "Different Radio" Rochester, NY
United States
Format
64kbps • MP3
WRUR-FM (88.5 FM) is a public radio station owned by the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. The station broadcasts an Adult Album Alternative format and carries NPR news programming.
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United States
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| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | thesting.wrur.org |
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Primary frequency
88.5 MHz
Service type
FM
Owner / network
University of Rochester
First air date
1948
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| Station ID | 34126 |
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| Region | United States, New York |
| Branding | The Route |
| Owner | University of Rochester |
| Launched | 1948 |
| Website | thesting.wrur.org |
| Primary frequency | 88.5 MHz |
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| Last check | 7 hours ago |
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| Stream host | playerservices.streamtheworld.com |
| Final host | 26423.live.streamtheworld.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/mpeg |
| Server software | MediaGateway 6.16.1-500.el9 |
| Latency | 1026 ms |
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| Current stream format | MP3 |
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About station About WRUR 88.5 "Different Radio" Rochester, NY
WRUR-FM (88.5 FM) is a public radio station owned by the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. The station broadcasts an Adult Album Alternative format and carries NPR news programming.
WRUR-FM partners with WXXI Public Broadcasting Council to provide programming to the Rochester area. Its programs can also be heard in Ithaca on WITH (90.1 FM). The station's transmitter is located on Rochester's Pinnacle Hill.
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