WVPH

WVPH

Piscataway, New Jersey
Broadcast area	Middlesex County, New Jersey
Frequency	90.3 MHz
Programming
Format	Variety
Ownership
Owner	Piscataway Board of Education
History
Call sign meaning	Voice of Piscataway High
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52686
Class	A
ERP	100 watts
HAAT	77.4 meters
Transmitter coordinates	40°31′21.00″N 74°25′52.50″W / 40.5225000°N 74.4312500°W / 40.5225000; -74.4312500
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	64k AAC+ 128k MP3
Website	thecore.fm [1]

WVPH (90.3 FM, "The Core") is Piscataway, New Jersey's community and student-run radio station.

The slogan is "Many voices, one station", and is a commercial free, freeform radio station, where the disc jockey can play and say whatever they want, as long as it goes by FCC rules and regulations (such as no on air profanity).

It is a broadcasting agreement between the former WRLC AM station from Rutgers, Livingston College and WVPH-FM from Piscataway High School. The two institutions combined forces in 1997 to create an educational opportunity and provide an outlet for both entertainment and information. This radio station is self-governed with help from the two schools and the community.^[2] It is student-run, and community members can join the station as DJs.

WVPH's transmitter is now located on a communications tower on the Livingston campus of Rutgers University. It was previously located on the roof of Piscataway High School. The transmitter was moved on October 6, 2007, following a day of stunting that led up to the transmitter move. The new coverage area reaches over 85% more people than the old coverage area.^[3]

In 2009, The Core conducted a live three-day broadcast from the All Points West Festival in Jersey City, New Jersey. DJs facilitated interviews and organized performances in the facility.^{[citation needed]}.

The Core has won awards for several years from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System.^{[citation needed]}

The Core has several music departments including: Rock, Heavy (Metal Music), Electronic, Hip Hop, R&B, Blues, Jazz, Local, and World. Being located near New Brunswick, a college town, the Core is well known among students, as well as the underground music scene.

Many local bands have affiliated themselves with the Core, by recording in the studio, performing in Core-organized concerts, or joining the Core as DJs. The music departments are in charge of contacting promoters for new music, reviewing albums, and adding albums into the musical playlists. New music comes in from promoters, either in digital or physical disk form. It is then reviewed and added into the WideOrbit system by the music departments as a playlist, which is a database that allows DJs to play songs on command in addition to pre-recorded announcements, PSAs, and IDs. Each DJ show (unless it is a specialty show) is required to play 6 different playlist songs every hour, which helps diversify the music listened to by the jockeys.

The music departments as well as any DJ is allowed to review albums, review concerts, and interview artists.

Some bands that have been affiliated with the Core include: Japanese Breakfast, The Hotelier, Petal, and A Great Big Pile of Leaves.

Every year since 2011, the Core hosts a music festival at Rutgers called Corefest, with headlines, subheadliners, and local bands.

• WRSU-FM: Rutgers station in New Brunswick

• 90.3 The Core's website
• 90.3 The Pulse's website
• Facility details for Facility ID 52686 (WVPH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WVPH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database