WFDU

WFDU is a non-commercial, college radio station licensed to Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey. Founded in 1971, WFDU's studios are on campus and its transmitter is on the Armstrong Tower in Alpine, New Jersey. Following negotiations with New York University and the Federal Communications Commission, an agreement was reached for the two Universities to share the 89.1 dial position on the FM band. The station’s broadcast signal has a 30-mile radius of its transmitter, which is located within the historic Armstrong Field Lab in Alpine, New Jersey. The AFL is the site of the world’s first FM station, W2XMN, built by the creator of FM technology, Major Edwin Howard Armstrong. As of 29th December, 2014, the FCC has granted WFDU a construction permit to increase output power from 650 watts ERP up to 3000 watts ERP directional.When the anticipated power increase occurs, WFDU will more than double its coverage area and its potential audiences will grow from 3.8 million to 8.2 million persons. While WFDU and WNYU share the 89.1 location on the dial, each station maintains separate transmitter and studio facilities as well as discrete programming and personnel.