WUSB is the State University of New York at Stony Brook's radio station. A non-commercial station located in Stony Brook, New York broadcasting on 90.1 MHz on the FM dial, the station is staffed by more than 150 volunteers who devote their time and energy for the love of music and free-form radio. WUSB is a Freeform radio station.
The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Its antenna is located on Bald Hill in Farmingville, New York, broadcasting at 3600 watts at 604 feet above sea level, covering most of Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk counties), parts of Southern Connecticut, Westchester County and even some of the easternmost parts of Queens in New York City.[1]
The station has been broadcasting on the FM band since June 27, 1977, and from its current location in Bald Hill since 1995. From 1977 to 1995, the station's transmitter and antenna were located on campus, atop the Graduate Chemistry building. Prior to 1977, the station broadcast only to the Stony Brook University campus via carrier current on 820 kHz on the AM band. Studios have remained in Stony Brook University's Student Union building. WUSB is partially listener-supported.
