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WERS (88.9 FM) is one of Emerson College's two radio stations (the other being campus radio station WECB), located in Boston, Massachusetts. Student-run and professionally managed, it serves eastern New England an eclectic mix of musical genres, and more live performances than any other station in the region. Programming features over 20 different styles of music and news including live performances and interviews. WERS stands as the first non-commercial radio station in New England, and has been in operation since 1949. The chief architect of WERS in its early years was Professor Charles William Dudley.
[edit] Translators
In June 2007, WERS inaugurated a translator station on 96.5 MHz in New Bedford, Massachusetts, relaying WERS's programming to New Bedford and nearby communities. Another translator, on 101.5 MHz in Gloucester, Massachusetts, on Cape Ann, went on the air in July 2008.
[edit] Critical Acclaim
According to The Princeton Review, WERS is the #1 college radio station in America, an award the station has won or come close to winning almost every year since The Princeton Review started ranking colleges.[1]
WERS can also be heard on iTunes radio under the "Eclectic" category.
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Massachusetts college radio stations |
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WAIC (American International College)• WAMH (Amherst College) • WBIM-FM (Bridgewater State College) • WBRS (Brandeis University) • WBTY (Bentley College) • WCCH (Holyoke Community College) • WCFM (Williams College) • WCHC (College of the Holy Cross) • WDJM-FM (Framingham State College) • WERS (Emerson College) • WGAO (Dean College) • WHRB (Harvard University) • WJJW (Mass College of Liberal Arts) • WMBR (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) • WMFO (Tufts University) • WMHC (Mount Holyoke College) • WMLN-FM (Curry College) • WMUA (University of Massachusetts) • WMWM (Salem State College) • WNEK-FM (Western New England College) • WNRC-LP (Nichols College) • WOZQ (Smith College) • WRBB (Northeastern University) • WSCB (Springfield College) • WSHL-FM (Stonehill College) • WSKB (Westfield State College) • WTBU (Boston University) • WTCC (Springfield Technical Community College) • WUMD (University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth) • WUML (University of Massachusetts - Lowell) • WXPL (Fitchburg State College) • WZBC (Boston College) • WZLY (Wellesley College)
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| See also: Adult Contemporary, College, Country, News/Talk, NPR, Oldies, Rock, Sports, Top 40, Urban, and Other radio stations in Massachusetts |
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