WRAS-FM
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WRAS FM ("Album 88") is a college radio station in Atlanta with a frequency of 88.5MHz, which has been in operation since 1971. It is owned by Georgia State University and its on-air staff are all students of GSU. WRAS has the highest power (100,000 watts ERP) of any college student-staffed radio station in the United States. The name "Album 88" dates to the early 1980's when the station played most of the songs from new albums. The station has won many awards from the Atlanta weekly Creative Loafing, as well as the College Music Journal (commonly known as CMJ). The station has over 50 student volunteers who host regular rotation as well as specialty shows. Also many of the non-student envoys to the administration of the school worked at the station in their college days.
Some of the specialty shows at WRAS include: Nippon Music Champ (one of the few Japanese music shows in the southeast), Martinis Con Queso (Lounge and Vintage), Soul Kitchen funk, Houseworks (house music), Cowtipper's Delight (classic country and alternative country), Mighty Aphrodite (women's music), Psychobilly Freakout (the best in psychobilly and rockabilly music), Music for the Prebusecent (children's music), Dot Dash (post-punk), a large variety of hip hop including the long running shows Rhythm and Vibes, abstract hip hop, hush hush and much more.
The station is non-commercial, with the only breaks in between songs being song listings, public service announcements, show promos, brief news segments, and community affairs shows.
On January 18, 2006 WRAS turned 35, a birthday celebrated that December with a benefit and all day long historyday broadcast special featuring moments from years gone by. WRAS plans to be remaining on the forefront of underground music for years to come.
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| Atlanta metro area FM radio stations (Arbitron #9) WJSP 88.1 | WRAS 88.5 | WBCX 89.1 | WRFG 89.3 | WABE 90.1 | WUWG 90.7 | WREK 91.1 | WWEV 91.5 | WCLK 91.9 | WZGC 92.9 | WVFJ 93.3 | WSTR 94.1 | WLTM 94.9 | WBTS 95.5 | WKLS 96.1 | WVWA 96.7 | WSRV 97.1 | WPZE 97.5 | WGPB 97.7 | WSB 98.5 | WNNX 99.7 | WNSY 100.1 | WWWQ 100.5 | WKHX 101.5 | WAZX 101.9 | WLKQ 102.3 | WAMJ 102.5 | WCKS 102.7 | WMJE 102.9 | WVEE 103.3 | WPUP 103.7 | WALR 104.1 | WFSH 104.7 | WBZY 105.3 | WWVA 105.7 | WNGC 106.1 | WHLE 106.3 | WYAY 106.7 | WTSH 107.1 | WJZZ 107.5 | WHTA 107.9 | WPCG 107.9 |
