WAER

Radio programming began on the university campus as early as 1931, In late 1933 the call sign was changed to WSYR-WSYU, with WSYU, being used when broadcasting the university programs. becoming first class D educational station in the nation. When it began in 1947, WAER was authorized an effective radiated power of only 2.5 watts, but in 1951 the FCC granted an increase in power to 1,000 watts. The station began broadcasting seven hours a day, seven days a week, and became Syracuse University's permanent radio station. By 1984, the station’s effective radiated power was 6,000 watts. In 2017, a full-length documentary titled "The Miracle Microphone: The Impossible History and History Makers of WAER Radio" chronicled the 70-year history of WAER. The documentary was researched and produced by Scott MacFarlane and Keith Kobland and won New York state AP Press Association award in 2019. Formerly a component of the auxiliary services department, the station became part of the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in July 2021. The station continues to be housed at Haft Hall, 795 Ostrom Ave, where it has been located since 2003. ==Programming==

The station programming includes jazz music, Syracuse Orange play-by-play, and special reporting projects. Sports The WAER sports staff is made up entirely of students, who report on home and away games. It provides daily sports updates as well as play-by-play for Syracuse University football, men's basketball, and men's lacrosse. A pregame show begins 30 minutes before each broadcast (Countdown to Kickoff, Tipoff, or Faceoff) with a halftime segment (Orange at the Half) and a postgame wrap-up (Orange Overtime). The Double Overtime, a full-length postgame talk show, airs after every football, basketball, and lacrosse game. Sports Nite airs weekly on Friday nights. Music The music department is organized by Eric Cohen, multiple-time winner of National Jazz Programmer of the Year. Larry Hoyt is the longtime voice of Common Threads on WAER. Cora Thomas is the office supervisor and runs gospel music programming. ==Partnership with WERW==

Since February 2010, WAER has partnered with Syracuse University's WERW 1570 (later 1670). WERW is a student-run, free-format station, which returned to the air in 2017 after six years of only being available through iTunes radio. The partnership has resulted in a weekly, 3-hour show, called Real College Radio on WAER, which is hosted by alternating reps of a select cohort of WERW DJs. The genre is adult album alternative (AAA), and each DJ brings their own new flavor to the WAER offerings. ==Alumni==