WALF

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WALF

City of license	Alfred, New York
Frequency	89.7 MHz
Format	Variety
ERP	200 watts
HAAT	-6.0 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	973
Transmitter Coordinates	42°15′17.00″N 77°47′13.00″W / 42.2547222, -77.7869444
Owner	Alfred University
Webcast	listen live
Website	walfradio.org

WALF is a radio station based in Village of Alfred, located at 89.7FM. It is funded by the Alfred University Student Senate.

[edit] History

The station started in November 1971 in the basement of 6 Sayles Street, and has since moved twice, to Steinheim in the mid-70s, and then to its current location in the Powell Campus Center when it opened in 1993. The station is run entirely by students volunteering their time, and has a true freeform genre, allowing the 80+ volunteer student DJs to play what they want (within FCC regulations), who fill most of the time slots from 9:00am-2:00am. Other DJs include faculty and community members.

WALF is ranked the 15th best college radio station according to the Princeton Review, and the largest student organization on campus based on the number of students actively participating.

Many people have been interviewed by WALF, a great feat for such a small station. Recent interviews include Dar Williams and Ralph Nader in March 2006.

In Spring 2007, WALF is expected to start running morning news programs from Democracy Now! at noon and BBC World Service News before the live DJs start at 9:00a.

[edit] Staff

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Currently WALF has 12 members on its student exec staff, and one faculty advisor:

Ben Duffy, Station Manager

Caitlin Brown, Assistant Station Manager

Tad Gertz, Broadcast engineer

Irene Brown, Music Director

Brett Arno, Webmistress

Andrew Clymer, Production Director

Nate Clark, Library Director

Cory Reimer, Underwriting Director

Casey Faulkner, Promotions Director

Quinn Wonderling, Program Director

Danielle Salta, Office Manager

Dr. Chad Harriss, Faculty Advisor

WALF also has an additional 70 people who work as volunteer DJs, doing a one to two hour show every week.

[edit] External links

Official WALF website

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New York college radio stations

WALF (Alfred University) • WARY (Westchester Community College) • WCDB (State University of New York at Albany) • WCEB (Corning Community College) • WCVF (Fredonia State University) • WCWP (Long Island University, CW Post Campus) • WDWN (Cayuga County Community College) • WECW (Elmira College) • WERW (Syracuse University) • WFNP (SUNY New Paltz) • WFTU (Five Towns College) • WFUV (Fordham University) • WGCC (Genesee Community College) • WGFR (Adirondack Community College) • WHCL (Hamilton College) • WHCR (City College of New York) • WHPC (Nassau Community College) • WHRW (Binghamton University) • WICB (Ithaca College) • WITC (Cazenovia College) • WITR (Rochester Institute of Technology) • WKCR (Columbia University) • WKRB (Kingsborough Community College) • WMAR (Marist College) • WNYK (Nyack College) • WNYO (State University of New York - Oswego) • WNYU (New York University) • WPNR (Utica College of Syracuse University) • WQKE (Plattsburgh State University) • WRCU (Colgate University) • WRHO (Hartwick College) • WRHU (Hofstra University) • WRPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) • WRUC (Union College) • WRUR (University of Rochester) • WSBU (St. Bonaventure University) • WSIA (College of Staten Island) • WSPN (Skidmore College) • WSUC (State University of New York - Cortland) • WTSC (Clarkson University) • WUSB (State University of New York - Stony Brook) • WVHC (Herkiner County Community College) • WVIC (Ithaca College) • WVKR (Vassar College) •