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WBAU was located at 90.3 on the FM dial, which it shared with WHPC, owned by

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. Under the original agreement, WHPC owned the frequency from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM, and WBAU owned it from 5:00 PM until 1:00 AM. From 1:00 AM until 9:00 AM, the two stations switched ownership of the frequency on an "odd–even day" basis, although neither station generally operated between 1:00 and 9:00 AM until 1982, when the agreement was amended to allow WBAU to operate daily between 6:30 and 9:00 AM. WBAU did take advantage of its time during its annual "Radiothon" fundraiser. WBAU was originally called WALI, and broadcast entirely through carrier current at 640 on the AM dial. When, in 1971, the school decided to expand broadcast to the FM band, a protest by nearby

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(based on the call letters sounding so similar) led to the change to WBAU. Under these new call letters, the station began FM broadcasting in July 1972. They also continued broadcasting via carrier current to the school's dormitories and were piped directly into Post Hall (the resident students' dining hall) and the cafeteria in the Student Center. The first record played was "

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. WBAU's broadcast tower was originally located in

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; however when the tower was taken down in 1981, the station reduced power to 130 watts and moved their antenna to the top of the student center. Three years later they secured a new, higher location atop the Marriott Hotel in

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. The new antenna broadcast WBAU's signal at an

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of 1,100 watts, making it one of the strongest signals on Long Island at the time. In August 1995, due to a clash of philosophies between the university president and the student-run radio station, WBAU was abruptly shut down by the university. Its license and equipment were reportedly "voluntarily" sold to WHPC. The remnants of the dual control room, multichannel studios and the 10,000+ album record/CD library, which took over 40 years to collect, were discarded by the university.

Alumni and former radio staff

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* Jim Doig - Jazz Fusion, The Who Knows What Show—call in trivia program * Kevin J. Doran * Michael Feldman 1977-1981, News Director * Michael R. Glaser http://linkedin.com/in/michael-r-g-48b6717 * Ben Guralnik ormer Vice-President* Russell "Rusty Jay" Johnson * Doug Miles, 1981-1986 Sports Director, Newscaster, Host Big Band Sound. Currently broadcaster/writer/producer in Sarasota,FL (dougmilesmedia

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* William "Mr. Bill" Stephney * Adario Strange * Michael "Jah Mike" McDonald * Naphtali "Jimi Bruce", aka "BJ The DJ" irst black Program Director (1977), Publicity Director (1972); Jazz, R&B, Disco "Even-Flo Radio Show"; Music Director (1974); campus emcee and Rathskellar DJ 10pm - 1am; Mornings via carrier current DJ. * Receiver Zee * Solomon "KingSol" Petersen (co-host with WildMan Steve) * Thaddeus Robinson * Vitamin C

* Amy "The Night Nurse" Wachtel * Jim "J.D. Walker" White, host of the WBAU's Overnight Fligh

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