WAER

WAER (88.3 FM) is a radio station in Syracuse, New York. It is located on the campus of Syracuse University, and is an auxiliary service of the school. The station features a jazz music and National Public Radio format, with a news and music staff providing programming around the clock.

WAER
Broadcast areaCentral New York
Frequency88.3 MHz
First air date1 April 1947 (1947-04-01)
FormatJazz, news, sports
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT84 meters
ClassB
Transmitter coordinates
Call sign meaningW Alpha Epsilon Rho
OwnerSyracuse University
WebcastListen Live
Websitewaer.org

It is best known for its sports staff, which has produced the likes of Bob Costas,[1] Marv Albert, Dick Stockton, Mike Tirico,[2] Sean McDonough, Bill Roth, Ian Eagle, Brian Higgins, Adam Schein, Hank Greenwald, Dave O'Brien, Andy Musser, Beth Mowins, Andrew Catalon, Carter Blackburn, Dave Pasch, Cory Provus, Jason Benetti, Todd Kalas and many others. Lou Reed also hosted a free-format show on WAER during his time at Syracuse University;[3] this free-format radio tradition at Syracuse is carried on by WERW. Other alums include Ted Koppel,[4] Jerry Stiller and Dick Clark.[5]

Sports

The WAER sports staff is made up entirely of students. 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 (The Double Overtime).

Talk show
Former logo

The WAER talk show staff is student-run and puts on two types of show. One, the Double Overtime, airs after every football, basketball, and lacrosse game. This is a post-game call-in show that also includes a reporter, who explains what the coaches and players said to the media after the games. Some callers include former SU lacrosse All-American Ric Beardsley, as well as former SU basketball player Eric Devendorf.

Music
The WAER/88.3fm transmitter, atop Day Hall

The music department is organized by Eric Cohen, multiple-time winner of National Jazz Programmer of the Year.[6] EC is one of the most well-respected and influential jazz DJs of the modern radio era (1970–present). Larry Hoyt is the longtime voice of Common Threads on WAER. Larry blends smooth vocals with whimsical folk melodies. Cora Thomas is the office supervisor and first lady of gospel music in Central New York, as she maintains a Sunday morning show on WAER airing from 6-8AM.

Since February 2010, WAER has partnered with Syracuse University's WERW 1570. 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.[7] 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.

See also

References
  1. September 21; 2015. "Syracuse Radio Station WAER To Induct NBC's Bob Costas Into HOF". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "ESPN's Mike Tirico to be inducted into Syracuse University's WAER Radio Hall of Fame". ESPN Front Row. February 28, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  3. Segelbaum, Dylan; van Rheenan, Erik (November 4, 2013). "Excursions on a Wobbly Rail: Alumna remembers Lou Reed's time at WAER". The Daily Orange. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  4. "Syracuse University to receive Ted Koppel Collection". SU News. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  5. Niedt, Bob; Post-St, The; ard (April 19, 2012). "Dick Clark, who died Wednesday, had solid connections to SU, Central New York radio and television". syracuse. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  6. Baker, Chris (June 18, 2014). "Changes coming at WAER: More news, less jazz". The Post-Standard. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  7. Herbert, Geoff (February 10, 2017). "Syracuse radio station returning to airwaves for first time in 6 years". The Post-Standard. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
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