Radio WRSU 88.7 (WRSU)

WRSU-FM is a noncommercial college radio station serving Rutgers University, broadcasting at 88.7 MHz FM from New Brunswick, New Jersey. It is a faculty-run public radio station that has a variety of shows hosted by students and community members. Its main offices are located on the College Avenue Campus.This section does not cite any references or sources.Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2008)WRSU-AMWRSU first went on the air on April 26, 1948. In its earliest inception, WRSU was an AM Carrier Current Station that broadcast from the basements of several Rutgers dormitory buildings. During this period, WRSU ran on the 630 AM band. The station's first General Manager and Founder was Charles Brookwell, Class of '49.Beginning in the 1950s, the station changed frequencies and changed operating facilities, eventually leaving WRSU on the 680 AM band, with offices in the attic of a building located at 12 College Avenue; the carrier current transmitters remained in the dormitory basements. The current offices of the station began to be utilized in 1971, and are located at 126 College Avenue located in the Rutgers Student Center.WRSU-AM ceased operation in 1976, two years after the inception of WRSU-FMWRSU-FMWRSU-FM went on the air at 88.7 megahertz with 1365 watts ERP on January 27, 1974. During the 50s and 60s, the station played current popular music, but starting in the 70s, the station underwent a conscious effort to introduce album oriented progressive/free form movement with a heavy concentration on Community Affairs. The first song ever played was Crosby, Stills, and Nash's "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"