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{{short description|Radio station in Rochester, New York}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = WBER
| logo             = WBER_radio_logo.png
| area             = [[Rochester, New York]]
| branding         =
| airdate          = 1975 (as WRHR)<br>1987 (as WBER)
| frequency        = 90.5 ([[Megahertz|MHz]])
| format           = [[Alternative radio]]
| erp              = 2,500 [[watt]]s
| haat             = 127 meters
| class            = B1
| owner            = Monroe BOCES #1
| former_callsigns = WRHR (1975–1987)
| website          = [https://wber.org/ wber.org/]
| callsign_meaning = '''B'''OCES '''E'''ducational '''R'''adio
}}
'''WBER''' is a listener and [[school district]] supported [[community radio]] [[Radio broadcasting|station]] in [[Rochester, New York]], United States, owned and operated by the [[Board of Cooperative Educational Services|BOCES]], Monroe #1. The station was founded in 1985. The call letters correspond to '''B'''OCES '''E'''ducational '''R'''adio, with the pre-1985 call letters (WRHR) corresponding to '''R'''ush '''H'''enrietta '''R'''adio, the original licensee of the station (the [[Rush-Henrietta Central School District]]). The station's playlist is [[Alternative radio]], with some new titles added to the regular rotation via a "test track," listener-reporting mechanism. WBER also presents local concerts by popular performers.
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==Pre-WBER history==
As WRHR, the station was a student-run club operated out of the Rush Henrietta School District. The station was granted a low-power Class D license (10 watts) in 1975. The [[radio format]] was at first Top-40, and eventually included "alternative" music by bands such as [[the B-52's]] and [[Talking Heads]]. School board meetings were also broadcast on a tape-delayed basis. The school district provided support for students who broadcast live play-by-play basketball from schools within the local Section V scholastic athletic conference. In the first year of operation the Station Manager was Brad Landon, a High School Senior afflicted with [[muscular dystrophy]], and Landon had the first show that was broadcast.
==Partnership with Monroe BOCES==
In 1985 WRHR was acquired by the Monroe BOCES #1 Technology Department, renamed WBER (effective March 2, 1987), and upgraded to 2,500 watts. Since that time WBER has been serving the [[Rochester, NY]] and Western New York area as a training ground for students and other members of the community interested in learning about radio broadcasting. Through the BOCES partnership, WBER programming originates in part from area school districts, including [[Fairport Central School District|Fairport]], [[Webster Central School District|Webster]], and [[Brighton, Monroe County, New York|Brighton]].
==See also==
*[[List of community radio stations in the United States]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://wber.org/ ''WBER'' official website]
{{FM station data|43523|WBER}}
{{Rochester FM}}
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[[Category:Community radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1985]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Rochester, New York|BER]]
[[Category:1985 establishments in New York (state)]]