WRHU

{{Short description|Radio station at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}

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| name = WRHU

| city = Hempstead, New York

| country = US

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| area = Nassau County

| frequency = {{Frequency|88.7|MHz}}

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| languages = English

| format = Eclectic

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| affiliations = {{hlist|New York Riptide|New York Islanders radio network (flagship)|Long Island Nets|Long Island Ducks|Hofstra Pride Athletic Teams}}

| owner = Hofstra University

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| former_callsigns = WVHC-FM (1969–1983){{cite web |work=CDBS Public Access Database |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Call Sign History |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=27443&Callsign=WRHU |access-date=April 25, 2013}}

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| callsign_meaning = Radio Hofstra University{{cite web |url=http://nelson.oldradio.com/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web |access-date=November 14, 2024}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

| facility_id = 27443

| class = A

| power =

| erp = 470 watts

| haat = {{Convert|55|m|ft|sp=us}}

| coordinates = {{Coord|40|43|3.00|N|73|36|12.00|W|type:landmark_region:US-NY_source:FCC|display=inline}}

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| webcast = {{listenlive|http://www.streamwrhu.net/newPlayer/?wrhu}}

| website = {{URL|https://www.hofstra.edu/wrhu/}}

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WRHU (88.7 FM) is a college radio station licensed to Hempstead, New York, owned and operated by Hofstra University{{cite web |url=https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WRHU |title=WRHU Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}{{cite web|url=https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WRHU|title=WRHU Station Information Profile|publisher=Nielsen Audio}} and broadcasting an eclectic radio format.

Since the 2010–11 NHL season, WRHU has been the radio home of New York Islanders games. Current Hofstra students produce, engineer, and perform on-air duties on all NY Islander game broadcasts alongside veteran NY Islander play-by-play announcer Chris King.

The station was named the National Association of Broadcasters' Non-Commercial Station of the Year in 2014, 2017, 2019, and 2022. It has also been ranked the number one college radio station in the country in The Princeton Review{{'}}s 2015 and 2016 college rankings.

In 2023, WRHU and BUSH Radio launched the [https://1worldcommunityradionetwork.transistor.fm 1World Community Radio Network],{{cite web |last1=Kehres |first1=Elle |title=WRHU College Radio Brings Local Programming Worldwide |url=https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/wrhu-college-radio-brings-local-programming-worldwide |website=Radio World |publisher=Radio World}} an international collaboration highlighting community news from a positive solutions based perspective. Originally hosted by Andy Gladding, Jamie-Lee Freidricks, Mariama Kabbah and Cody Hmelar, the show now airs on multiple stations globally.