University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications is proud to have four radio and two television stations housed within its walls.
WUFT-TV/DT
WUFT signed on the air November 10, 1958 with a mission to provide educational broadcasting to the University of Florida and other schools within the broadcast area. In the late fifties and early sixties programming emphasis at WUFT was on instructional broadcasts. With the later addition of locally-produced and public broadcasting service (PBS) programming and programs from other distributors, programming on WUFT began to emphasize British drama, political comedy, film classics, children’s programming, musical specials of all varieties and virtually "something for everyone".
News Five, a regular and professional weekday news program, was established
by WUFT in 1978. Using the best telecommunication students, the program
continues to report on news events of interest to the residents of North
Central Florida.
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WLUF-LP 10UF
WLUF broadcasts on channel 10 at an effective radiated power of 57 watts. You can watch WLUF on Cox Cable, Gainesville channel 6.
WLUF is the cable system's educational channel, airing telecourses in conjunction
with Santa Fe Community College. Educational programming from PBS and others
are also offered.
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WRUF-AM AM850
The Home of the Gators, Gainesville's first local radio station
and one of the oldest in Florida, AM850 serves 13 counties with six hours
of local news daily from its 5,000 watt transmitter. WRUF-AM went on the
air in 1928 and celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2003.
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WRUF-FM ROCK104
ROCK104 is consistently one of the top-rated stations and is the top Active
Rock station in the market. WRUF-FM, The Home of Gator Football,
broadcasts its 100,000 watt signal to 16 counties. The station first went
on the air in 1948 and has been ROCK104 since 1982.
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WUFT-FM Classic 89
WUFT-FM, Classic 89, is a 100,000 watt public radio station serving 16
counties in North Central Florida. Signing on in September of 1981, WUFT
quickly garnered a reputation as one of the top public radio stations
in the country. Broadcasting on 89.1 in stereo from studios located in
the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, Classic
89 presents a distinctive blend of sounds: classical, jazz, folk, and
world music; national, state, and local news; and special musical performances
and public affairs programs. In January 2006, WUFT-FM added digital,
HD broadcast and is currently broadcasting three different HD channels,
its main signal, an NPR/BBC world service and Old Time
Radio. It also serves as a training site for University of Florida
telecommunications students to polish their craft.
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WJUF-FM Nature Coast 90
WJUF-FM is a 20,000 watt repeater
station located in Citrus County, which retransmits the WUFT-FM signal to
residents of the Florida Nature Coast area. Since the frequency differs
from the parent station (90.1), it is known to residents of Citrus, Hernando,
and Pasco counties as Nature Coast 90.
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WUFT Radio Reading Service
This service went on-air in June of 1992. It regularly broadcasts selections
from books and newspapers to blind and visually impaired persons. The service
offers more than 50 hours a week of readings from local and regional newspapers,
books and magazines to keep listeners in touch with their communities and
the world. Readings are broadcast to listeners via a special radio receiver.
These receivers are loaned free to listeners deemed eligible by a medical
professional.
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