WONY

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WONY
WONY FM Logo.png
CityOneonta, New York
Broadcast areaOneonta, New York
West End, New York
Laurens, New York
Otego, New York
Frequency90.9 MHz
BrandingRed Dragon Radio
Programming
FormatCampus radio
Ownership
OwnerState University of New York at Oneonta
History
First air date
1976
Call sign meaning
W 'Radio' Oneonta, New York
Technical information
Facility ID63109
ClassA
ERP180 watts
HAAT−22 meters (−72 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°28′02.20″N 75°03′38.50″W / 42.4672778°N 75.0606944°W / 42.4672778; -75.0606944
Links
WebcastWebcasting
WebsiteOfficial Website

WONY is a campus radio station based out of Oneonta, New York, United States, on the campus of the State University of New York at Oneonta.

Description[]

WONY is the college radio station of the SUNY Oneonta. It was founded in 1962 and membership consists of over 80 students, faculty, and members of the community. It broadcasts at 180 watts on 90.9 FM and an internet webcast.

Physical[]

WONY is located on the State University of New York College At Oneonta campus. WONY's antenna latitude is 42.452N and longitude is 75.064W. The studios are located on the ground floor of Alumni Hall, behind the University Police and underneath the Admissions Office. The main control room of the station ("Studio A") contains the on-air equipment: the console, the main engineering rack, three microphones, two CD players (for rotation), a minidisc player, one turntable, a computer, and auxiliary cables to connect to DJs' personal equipment. The Music Library houses WONY's collection - at last approximation, it exceeded 12,000 CDs. The Library also doubles as a guest studio, as it is equipped with eight microphone jacks and a headphone amplifier for on-air performances from live bands. As of April 2013, "Studio B" is now being used to record News and Station ID's. The second News Studio ("Studio C"), which was outfitted as a small recording space, is now the Operations Director's workspace, as well as a storage space. Studio B contains an Alesis mixer, a Shure SM7B microphone, and a customized computer. The news is recorded into WAV format using Adobe Audition software. The Operations room houses WONY's important documents, miscellaneous equipment, and webcasting server. The Music Office is a place for the genre directors to work. CDs are sorted and reviewed here, using the station's Macintosh G3. WONY is also home to the Sparaco Lounge, which is named after the station's first General Manager, Mr. Gary Sparaco.

In January 2018, the State University of New York College At Oneonta announced the station's move from Alumni Hall to Hunt Union with an expected completion before the beginning of the following semester.

In January 2020, official plans were confirmed for the station's move to Hunt Union, which anticipated completion in September 2020.

In October 2020, the move from Alumni Hall to Hunt Union was completed, a month after the anticipated completion.

As of March 2021, the station's official number, and all subsequent phone numbers at the station, are disconnected/no longer in service, however, the station still continues to broadcast.

E-Board[]

The Executive Board for the 2019-2020 school year.

Position Name Held By
General Manager (GM) Natalie Costanza
Program Director (PD) Angelina Beltrani
Communications Director Kathryn Coffin (2019) Rosie DiGioia (2020)
Business Manager Zach Boudreaux
Music Director Alec Feldherr
Public Relations Director Talia Bautista
Training Director Liz Caccavale
Production Director Tanner Danz
Operations Manager Abby Perrin
Events Director Rob Guerrero

Other important figures at WONY include the station's faculty advisor, Dr. Andrew Bottomley, former faculty advisor Dr. Dave Ring, Alumni Chair Liz White, baconer Mike Engelbrecht, digital archivist Alan Stevens, website manager Rick Heil, and the Chief Engineer, Dr. Bob Kafka.

Schedules[]

WONY is operated on a 24/7 freeform broadcast. Each show is 2 hours in length, beginning at the initial start time.

Schedule for the Spring 2020 semester is as follows:

Time Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
12am
2am
4am
6am
8am This is the Dawn Roots and Branches Your WONY Wake-Up The Grass is Always Tanner! Chiapet Last Call
10am The Academic Corner
12pm Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space! Houses in Motion
2pm TBD Long Live Lundi Downtime Duo DJ Nat the Cat's Weekend Pregame Rosie Days
4pm Alternating Advice Alternating Rhythms Honestly Claire On The Air Beyond The Balls Live at WONY
6pm Going the Distance The Untitled Show with Rob King Baby Alan: The Show Born Official Presents: "Mansa Manny!!" In the Mood
8pm Mind Of My Guy Zy Tangled Wires Third Times the Charm The Afterparty Sleepytime Tea Pedal to the Medal ROCK AND ROLL THE FIRST 60 YEARS!!
10pm Backpacking America The Midnight Club Off Topic Queer Qlub AA Power Hour R&R Rock Block A Night in Seoul

Music Department[]

WONY's music department is separated into genres, with each genre having its own director. Each director is responsible for maintaining a suitable rotation for their genre as well as charting. After the Fall 2009 semester, the punk rotation was removed. Genres and directors for the 2018-2019 school year are:

Genre Name Director
Top 200 Alec Feldherr
Metal
Jazz
Local Abby Perrin
Dance Tom Pickering
Hip-Hop
World Zach Boudreaux

Equipment Overview[]

The station uses older, retired (and potentially obsolete), professional broadcasting equipment, including:

  • Pacific Research and Engineering (now the Harris Corporation) Airwave Digital Console
  • Denon CD players
  • Sony minidisc players
  • Comrex codecs
  • TFT EAS 911 Emergency Alert System
  • Electrovoice and Shure microphones

External links and sources[]

Coordinates: 42°28′02″N 75°03′39″W / 42.4673°N 75.0607°W / 42.4673; -75.0607

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