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WAIH was a student-run non-commercial radio station located in
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. Its 100-watt broadcast signal originated from the campus of the state university (
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) on the frequency of 90.3 FM MHz. The station began free-air broadcasts on September 24, 1994, replacing a cable FM station (WRPS). The format of the station was mixed music, leaning towards "alternative" or less "pop-oriented" acts. WAIH also had a tradition of hosting many talk shows centered on subjects like sexuality, politics, and the general mix of talk and music. For many years, the station was referred to locally as "The Way," a moniker which students working at WAIH eventually adopted as an on-air tagline. On March 1, 2007, WAIH began simulcasting its radio signal over the Internet on its website. WAIH's license was cancelled June 2, 2022. It was one of several SUNY-owned student radio stations whose licenses were allowed to lapse that day, without filing for renewal.FCC Seeks Additional Information About TEGNA Acquisition
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Trivia

* Until the end in 2022, 90.3 "The Way" met every Sunday at 17:00 (5:00PM) in the second floor of the Barrington Student Union in the Fireside Lounge for their staff meetings * Every year until 2019, "The Way" hosted a shadow-cast of
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, complete with a costume contest, and other means of obtaining prizes


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WAIH Website
AIH Radio stations established in 1994 1994 establishments in New York (state) Radio stations disestablished in 2022 2022 disestablishments in New York (state) Defunct radio stations in the United States AIH State University of New York at Potsdam {{NewYork-radio-station-stub