WALF (89.7
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
variety
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Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
format. Licensed to
Alfred, New York
Alfred is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 4,896 at the 2020 census.
The Town of Alfred has a village named Alfred in the center of the town.
Alfred University and Alfred State College are located in th ...
, United States, the station serves the Alfred area. The station is owned by
Alfred University
Alfred University is a private university in Alfred (village), New York, Alfred, New York. It has a total undergraduate population of approximately 1,600 students. The university hosts the New York State College of Ceramics, which includes The ...
.
History
WALF-FM started in November 1971 in the basement of 6 Sayles Street, and has since moved twice, to Steinheim in the mid-1970s, and then to its current location in the Powell Campus Center when it opened in 1993.
WALF-FM is run by student volunteers, and has a freeform genre - allowing the student volunteer
DJs to play what they want (within
Federal Communications Commission
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regulations). The students produce most of the programming from 9:00am–2:00am, with some programming including faculty and community members.
References
External links
Alfred University
ALF
Radio stations established in 1971
1971 establishments in New York (state)
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