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WFUV (90.7 FM) is a non–commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York. The station is owned by Fordham University, with studios on its Bronx campus and its antenna atop the nearby Montefiore Medical Center. WFUV first went on the air in 1947. It became a professional public radio station in 1990 and is one of three NPR member stations in New York City. Its on-air staff has included radio veterans Dennis Elsas, Vin Scelsa, Pete Fornatale, and Rita Houston.

90.7 WFUV

HD2: "FUV All Music" (Adult album alternative)

NPR

September 24, 1947 (1947-09-24)

Fordham University's Voice

FCC

22033

B

47,000 watts

155 meters (509 ft)

90.7 WFUV-FM3 (New York)

M*A*S*H and The West Wing actor[29]

Alan Alda

Emmy Award-winning director and writer of educational shows 3-2-1 Contact and Sesame Street

Ozzie Alfonso

film and television producer[29]

Jack Haley Jr.

actor, most notable for his role as Captain Kangaroo[30]

Bob Keeshan

Emmy Award-winning director for Sesame Street

Ted May

retired host of CBS News Sunday Morning and The Osgood Report on CBS Radio[29]

Charles Osgood

noted music journalist and host of WNYC's New Sounds and Soundcheck; former WFUV program director[31]

John Schaefer

the head writer for Johnny Carson

Raymond Siller

2000: Deems Taylor Awards – Broadcast Award for WFUV's City Folk, The Big Broadcast and Swing Time (Rita Houston and Rich Conaty)[51]

ASCAP

2001: Music Director of the Year – Rita Houston

Gavin

2001: Station of the Year – WFUV

Gavin

2001: Triple A Conference – Progressive Noncommercial Radio Station of the Year

FMQB

2002: Triple A Conference – Progressive Noncommercial Radio Station of the Year

FMQB

2003: Triple A Conference – Progressive Noncommercial Radio Station of the Year

FMQB

2003: Triple A Summit Industry Achievement Awards – Music Director of the Year – Rita Houston

R&R

2004: Triple A Summit Industry Achievement Awards – Air Personality Of The Year – Rita Houston

R&R

2004: 's Unity Awards in Media – Outstanding Reporting of Education for "Cityscape: Education Beat"

Lincoln University

2004: ' Golden Reels Awards – Best National Public Affairs Programming for "Democracy on the Block" (Finalist)

National Federation of Community Broadcasters

2005: 's National Edward R. Murrow Awards – Best News Series (Radio Large Market) for Subculture

RTDNA

2007: Deems Taylor Awards – Broadcast Award for WFUV's Idiot's Delight (Vin Sclesa)[52]

ASCAP

2011: ' Sigma Delta Chi Awards – Best Radio Feature Reporting for "Ernie Harwell: Our Friend in the Booth"

Society of Professional Journalists

2012: FMQB Triple A Conference – Program Director of the Year – Rita Houston

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2019: FMQB Triple A Conference – Program Director of the Year (Noncommercial) – Rita Houston

2020: JBE Triple A Awards – Program Director of the Year (Noncommercial) – Rita Houston

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WFUV has received numerous awards and nominations from professional organizations on local, state, and national levels. In the early 2000s, the station was named one of the best radio stations in its category on multiple occasions by trade organizations. The Princeton Review named it one of the top twenty college radio stations every year from 2012 to 2020.[43][44][45] In 2013, Complex listed it as the eighth best college radio station in the country.[46]


WFUV is regularly distinguished for their newscasts and public affairs coverage.[47][48] Nationally, the newsroom has been awarded nearly every year over the past two decades by the Public Radio Journalist Association and the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation's Gracie Awards on both professional and student levels. Since 2009, assistant news and public affairs director Robin Shannon has been awarded six times by these two organizations for Best News Anchor/Newscast.[49] Former music and program director Rita Houston was awarded on multiple occasions by trade organizations FMQB, JBE, Gavin Report, and ASCAP for her work.[50]


Selected national professional awards (1998–present)[49]

Official website

in the FCC FM station database

WFUV

in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

WFUV

FCC History Cards for WFUV