WHUS is a non-commercial educational FM college radio station. It transmits with 4,400 watts on 91.7 MHz from the main campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs to audiences in eastern Connecticut, southern Massachusetts and western Rhode Island. WHUS operates as a campus-focused station that features members of the student body and the local community.
WHUS also streams their programming through a continuous online stream, and offers news articles, multimedia features, podcasts, and student-submitted work. and is available on the WHUS Radio smartphone app.
Programming
WHUS broadcasts over 100 shows featuring a diverse mix of music, from polka to hip-hop. In 2014 WHUS added a second online streaming station, WHUS-2, to accommodate additional DJs. The News department has about ten members and focuses on coverage of local news stories, particularly pertaining to the UConn community. The News team is responsible for finding stories, interviewing sources and creating written articles accompanied by audio productions.
Multimedia
In 2014 WHUS opened a multimedia production studio for video and audio recording and mixing. This resulted in the creation of the WHUS Promotions, Training, Online and Tech/IT Departments.
The WHUS Promotions department has two areas of concentration: the marketing and events departments. The marketing department and street team focus on advertising, branding and marketing. The Events department plans and orchestrates the concerts and speakers held throughout the semester. They also help connect WHUS DJs with other organizations for events on campus. The Training department works with the other departments, training in broadcast, media production and management. The Online department produces online content reflective of WHUS' broadcast and non-broadcast activities. Tech/IT educates students on server maintenance, computer support and the functioning of broadcast equipment. The station initially operated on 1060 kHz with 100-watts from an on-campus antenna supported by two steel towers. In 1925 power was increased to 500 watts and the call letters changed to WCAC.
On April 30, 1936, WCAC's license was voluntarily surrendered for cancellation, due to frustrations over restricted operating hours and constant frequency and power changes mandated by the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) and its 1934 successor the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), that made it impossible for the college to achieve its goal of developing a state-wide educational service.