WNYU (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)

WNYU was formed in 1949 on the University Heights campus of New York University by a group of engineers. At first the station only broadcast to the cafeteria on University Heights. By 1956 WNYU was well established and became a member of the Inter-Collegiate Broadcasting System (IBS). In 1955 the radio division of the Television, Motion Picture and Radio Department of the Communications Arts Group started a closed circuit station WCAG on the Washington Square campus. In 1963 WNYU (Heights station) and WCAG (Washington Square station) merged into one closed circuit radio station throught the use of a telephone cable. It was decided that WCAG would broadcast to both campuses during the day while WNYU would take over in the evenings. This continued until 1973 when NYU sold the Heights campus. At that time the equipment was brought to Loeb Student Center on Washington Square. During the period 1965-73 the station worked to acquire an FM frequency. In 1965 NYU made an agreement with the United Nations to use channel "206," although the UN did not give up all their rights to the channel. NYU submitted their first application to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in 1965. After three years the FCC decided that channel "206" should be shared by NYU and Fairleigh Dickinson University of New Jersey, with WNYU broadcasting from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. on weekdays.

From the description of Records, 1949-1969. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 478566062

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