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Station History
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WRUC was first known as 2ADD and signed on at 8pm, October 1, 1920. Two young men hooked together five U tubes and attempted to broadcast 27 minutes of music. The show lasted from 8pm to 8:30pm with a 3 minute interuption at 8:15. William G. Craig, a 1923 graduate, was the station's first announcer, and Glen C. Mercer, a 1916 graduate, built the first station. The first song to be played at the station was, "Tell Me Little Gypsy" by John Steel. In order to play music the students borrowed records from H.S. Barney Co. lin. for the first years of broadcasting.
Before its first broadcast, there were many amateur broadcasts by the individuals within the radio club and part of the Electrical Engineering department including both students and professors. In 1917 with the United States declaration of war against Germany, the federal government suspended all amateur operations and ordered transmitters to be sealed and unauthorized for use.
The original station and transmitter were located in a shack behind the EE building with a wire antenna strung between two nearby trees. The station went from a shed, to an engineering classroom, to Union's Psi Upsilon fraternity, to the present admissions office to the Campus Center.
In 1940 the station was given its new call letters WRUC which stood for Wireless Radio of Union College. In 1975 WRUC went FM operating at 10 watts. In 1983 the station moved to 100 watts and moved it's frequency from 90.9 to 89.7.
-- History written by Doni Johnson, '01.
Program Guides
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1976 Spring (12.5mb)
1977 Spring (44.2mb) - 1977 Winter (47.2mb)
1978 Spring (7mb)
1982 Spring (73.2mb)
1986 Fall (4.2mb)
1987 Spring (44.9mb) - 1987 Winter (5.2mb)
1988 Winter (18.4mb)
1989 Fall (28.9mb)
1990 Spring (60.5mb) - 1990 Winter (6.3mb)
1991 Winter (29.5mb)
1994 Winter (18.7mb)
1996 Fall (27.4mb) - 1996 Spring (36.8mb)
1998 Winter (18.1mb)
2000 Spring (3.8mb)
2003 Fall (16.2mb)
Undated (9.1mb)
Undated Spring (5.3mb)
Winter 06
Newspaper Articles
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UNION FM by Don Kaplan (Undated) and WRUC In a Pinch (Undated) (6.9mb)
WRUC FM Arrives (Undated) (5.3mb)
New Studio Dedicated by WRUC (Undated) and WRUC FM Arrives (7.2mb)
Newspaper Ad (2.6mb)
Concordy January 14th 1988 (28.5mb)
Concordy October 5th 2000 (13.8mb)
WRUC Turns 67 (7.6mb)
Other Stuff
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909 FM Stereo Pamphlet (15.9mb)
Archive Book (43mb)
ARRL Award April 27 1950 (7mb)
Business Cards (1.6mb)
Cartoons Stations Last Hope (3.1mb)
IDOL Pics 1999 (6mb)
Last Hope Graphics Dec. 1986 (7.3mb)
Midterm Newsletter Undated (12mb)
Newsletter 1987 (7mb)
Cartoons (6.1mb)
Stationary (7mb)
Union Group Poster 1 (7mb)
Union Group Poster 2 (5.3mb)
WRUC Listening Guide Oct. 26 to Nov. 1 (Year Unknown) (19mb)
