WRUF (AM)
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| WRUF | |
| City of license | Gainesville, Florida |
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| Broadcast area | Gainesville-Ocala, Florida |
| Branding | AM 850 |
| Frequency | 850 (kHz) |
| Format | News/Talk, Sports |
| Power | 5,000 Watts |
| Class | B |
| Owner | University of Florida |
WRUF (850 AM) is a radio station that operates from the University of Florida's main campus in Gainesville, broadcasting at 850 kHz. WRUF is a news/talk/sports station. Unlike its Public sister stations, WUFT-TV and WUFT-FM, WRUF is a commercial station and, despite being state-run, is run no differently than privately-owned commercial stations. WRUF features a mixture of local and syndicated programs, including Jim Bohannon, Dr. Joy Browne, Larry King Live and Sporting News Radio, plus religious programming on Sunday mornings, including Bill Gaither, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and local church services. Network news are provided by Associated Press and CBS Radio.
The News Director for AM850 is Tom Krynksi, Assistant News Director is Forrest Smith, and the Sports Director is Steve Russell.
The talented WRUF news staff currently includes Amritha Alladi, Josh Breslow, Daniel Burroughs, Elizabeth Cate, Crystal Chen, Megan Curl, Miles Doran, Sabrina Feher, Iviani Figueroa, Anthony Fowler, Alexandra Hill, Matt Hinze, Alicia Jones, Andrea Martinez, Carling Ponder, Merissa Richmond, Andrea Sanchez, Francys Vallecillo, Alexandra Whalen, Josh Wucher, Nadeen Yanes, and Santreese Young (among others).
The sports staff is highly regarded as one of the best in the business. Some of the sports staff members are Sean Houston, Robert Bode, Adam Schick, John Hornbuckle, Dave Behr, Rodney Gammons, Wes Franklin, Merissa Richmond, Karly Bobbitt, Talal Elmasry, John Pole, and Kerin Mooney.
A WRUF microphone used by sportscaster Walter Lanier "Red" Barber during the 1930s is part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's collection. It has been displayed in the museum's "Scribes and Mikemen" exhibit, and from 2002-2006 it was a part of the "Baseball as America" traveling exhibition.
The station is an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves radio network, the largest radio affiliate network in Major League Baseball.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Affiliate Radio Stations. The Official Site of the Atlanta Braves.
[edit] External links
- WRUF-AM website
- Station History from Central Florida Radio
- Baseball as America Traveling Exhibition
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WRUF
- Radio Locator Information on WRUF
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WRUF
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