WRFW-FM

29/11/2023

Please join us in a celebration of life for Associate Professor and Journalism Program Director Andris Straumanis tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 30, from 1-3 p.m. in 313 North Hall.

He supported the on-campus radio station in many ways and have previously attended the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Student Seminar with University of Wisconsin-River Falls students.

A remembrance book will be available to sign and refreshments will be served. Please join us in celebrating Andris and all he has given to the Communication and Media Studies Department and to the university.

09/11/2023

GUESS WHAT???? DJ spotlights are finally back! We are kicking off this fall semester with one of our seasoned DJs, Allison. Allison has a two hour show on Monday’s from 7 - 9 p.m. where she plays 70’s, 80’s and 90’s classic rock music. Interested? Listen next Monday at 88.7 FM or online at wrfw887.com

09/11/2023

To commemorate our 55th anniversary, tonight we provided airplay from a digitized version of this vinyl LP, audio yearbook, from 1968-1969. The record was produced by the founders of WRFW-FM. Take a listen.

The campus radio station of the University of Wisconsin River Falls turns 55 years old in November 2023. This program is an audio yearbook showcasing the events that took place during the academic school year from the fall of 1968 to the spring of 1969. Many of the sounds and stories you will hear a...

19/10/2023

First Pizza Party of the semester! ✅

Thanks to WRFW members and interested students for coming last night to discuss upcoming opportunities, updates and free pizza.

Join our leadership team every Wednesday 7 to 8 p.m. for WRFW Weekly Wednesday's to answer your questions and share ideas!

Questions? Reach out to [email protected]! 🎙️😊

12/10/2023

Join us in the WRFW studio on the third floor of North Hall next week Wednesday, October 18!

We'll have free pizza, important updates and much more. Reach out to [email protected] with any questions!

08/05/2023

Michelle is our next DJ that we are highlighting in our series! She recently served as the WRFW President and Student Program Director. She participates in Weekly Wednesday, WRFW Leadership Team radio show, and she hosts her own radio show, Positivity in Ag.

Tune in this Wednesday from 8-9 p.m. to hear Michelle’s Positivity in Ag radio show!

Thank you for sharing your time and talents with WRFW!

04/05/2023

Last night we enjoyed spending time with our members for food, fun and much more for the last WRFW Weekly Wednesday event! 🎤❤️

Thank you to all our members and DJ's that spent time preparing for their radio shows and the many hours on air this year.

We're spotlighting many of our members from this semester, so check out our previous posts and stay tuned for more!

03/05/2023

Hailey is our next DJ we will be highlighting. She hosts her own radio show on Thursday’s from 8-9 p.m. Hailey not only plays popular country songs, but she also brings in her guitar and sings on the radio.

Tune in to WRFW 88.7 tomorrow to hear her radio show!

01/05/2023

Join us for food, fun and elections of the new leadership team this Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the WRFW studio! ✨😁

All members, interested UWRF students and friends are welcomed to attend for the last WRFW Weekly Wednesday event. You won't want to miss some important announcements, opportunities to get involved and much more this Wednesday.

It's a great way to take a break for the last week of classes! Hope to see you there! 😊

30/04/2023

Our next DJ that we will be highlighting in our series is Emily. She currently serves on the WRFW leadership team as the Treasurer. Emily participates in the Monday WRFW leadership radio show from 11-12 p.m., Weekly Wednesday’s from 7-8 p.m. and hosts her own Classic Country show on Tuesday’s from 6-7 p.m.

Tune in on Tuesday to hear her Top 500 Classic Country songs playlist as well as her “Song of the week.”

21/04/2023

Our next DJ we are highlighting is Riley! Riley hosts a radio show on Monday’s from 9-10 p.m.

Interested? Tune in to WRFW 88.7 on Monday to listen to Riley’s show!

19/04/2023

To show our appreciation for our DJ’s we are going to be highlighting each of them for the next couple of weeks.

Our first DJ we will be highlighting is Jake Jensen. Jake hosts a rock history radio show every Thursday from 6-8 p.m. During his show he highlights a band and their history leading up to where they are today. He also is apart of the WRFW Leadership team where he serves as the Vice President.

We appreciate you sharing your time and talents with WRFW!

26/02/2023

Yesterday WRFW members Tabi, Michelle and Emily attended the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Student Seminar Wisconsin Broadcasters Association along with students from our Music and Stage and Screen Arts department.

We were able to participate in workshops to network with fellow students from other colleges as well as learn more about the business of journalism and potential careers and internships that are available throughout Wisconsin.

We are very fortunate and excited to announce that our members Michelle, Jake and Emily won first place in the live special category for our October 2022 program leading up to the inauguration of Chancellor Maria Gallo.

WRFW member Michelle won two additional awards! She won first place in the news and documentary category for her summer 2022 long-form radio story, “Dairy Farming Not as Simple a Life as it May Seem.” Then, Michelle earned second place for her radio on-air check.

Our Music and Stage and Screen Arts Department won two awards in the special television programming category for short films that were produced in 2022 as a part of the Advanced Field Production course.

Congratulations to all of our award winners!

01/02/2023

If you didn't attend the Spring Involvement Fair today, that's okay! You can still hear more about WRFW and have fun TONIGHT! 🎉😊

Every Wednesday, we host a WRFW Weekly Wednesday event 7 to 8 p.m. in the WRFW Studio (306 North Hall).

Whether you're more interested in the club, new or returning member — join us for one or all of them for food, fun, a time to ask questions and more.

Let us know if you have any questions of how you can get on air with no previous experience needed!

30/01/2023

Reflecting back from last semester, our student and faculty DJ's were on air for approximately 207 hours! 🎤✨

With the first week of classes completed, many of our DJ's came back on air to start another great semester for WRFW. From music to talk shows, our DJ's spent time to connect with listeners, and had fun, too.

Interested in joining? We'll be at the Student Involvement Fair this Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Riverview Ballroom of the UC! Or, apply here: www.wrfw887.com/join-us.html.

Here's to another great semester on the air, opportunities to learn and have fun, and hosting many events for our WRFW DJ's! 🎉

23/12/2022

Last week all of our DJ’s gathered together for our last Weekly Wednesday event! We all listened to music, ate food and talked about our next semester plans 🎙

20/10/2022

Yesterday, we broadcasted an event during the day of activities before the official inauguration of UW-River Falls newest Chancellor Maria Gallo today. In celebration, the WRFW crew showed up to livestream the event and interviewed guests from Minnesota Broadcasters Association Hall-of-Famer Cathy Wurzer to Chancellor Gallo.

Listen to the "Author Annie Murphy Paul" on our new program archives if you couldn't tune in live here: https://www.wrfw887.com/program-archive.html.

Great first live broadcasted event since 2019!

22/09/2022

Thanks to all the awesome people who showed up to our first WRFW weekly Wednesday, and to those who couldn’t make it, don’t worry there is always next Wednesday!!!

20/09/2022

All are welcome to join us for our first annual WRFW Weekly Wednesday! Feel free to stop by the studio this Wednesday from 7-8 PM for some free pizza and to learn more about our exciting plans for the 2022-2023 school year!

06/09/2022

Join us at the Involvement Fair in the Page Arena until 3 today!

Apply today at wrfw887.com! 🎤🙌

12/08/2022

It's ! 🎉🎤

Our alumni who have been part of WRFW say it time and time again how fun — and how WRFW has helped helped them in their career.

Find us at the involvement fair September 6 to see how to be part of our on-campus radio station!

Tomorrow is National Radio Day! It is a
day to celebrate the fantastic history of the radio and how it still connects us today. We are proud to have our own university radio station, WRFW-FM!
Student and staff shows will be coming back this fall and you can listen from anywhere by streaming the station at https://www.wrfw887.com/listen-live.html.

05/05/2022

End of the year social with our members and students! 🎉

We're celebrating a great year and looking forward to seeing you all this fall. Thanks to everyone for making it a great year on the air!

23/03/2022

We're back at it for our pizza social on the Third Floor of North Hall until 8 PM! Stop by and have some fun!😁

21/03/2022

Want to learn more about our on-campus radio station? We're here at the UC until 1! 😊

20/03/2022

We have a fun week planned for new and current members! 🥳

Join us on Monday in the UC 11 to 1 p.m. to learn more about our organization from our leaders. 🎙 We'll have FREE candy and you can try out some of the equipment we have!

Wednesday we have a pizza social (FREE!!) from 6 to 8 p.m. right by our studio on the third floor of North Hall. Bring your friends and get to know club members, learn about our on-campus radio station, and ask any questions you may have.

Questions? Message us! We hope to see you this week!😃

14/03/2022

We had a great opportunity to show UW System President and former Gov. Tommy Thompson our WRFW studio Friday, March 11 during his Farewell visit! 🎉

Michelle Stangler, WRFW Student Program Manager, had a chance to interview him. This is one of the great opportunities you can be involved with to interview guests and become a DJ at WRFW!

Learn more at our website https://bit.ly/wrfw887!

📷: Pat Deninger

07/03/2022

WOW! 🥳 What a great weekend learning and networking at the Wisconsin Broadcaster Association Seminar! We even had one of our our students 🎙 win an award!

➡️ Brooke Shepherd, a 2021 graduate with majors in journalism and animal science and a minor in Spanish, won first place in the news series and documentary category. Her 30-minute radio documentary, "Obesity trend in western Wisconsin worries experts" can be listened here: https://bit.ly/35RwqrY 🎉

➡️ Michelle Stangler and Journalism Professor Andris Straumanis attended the seminar in Middleton. Ask them to hear more about the fun learning experience!

This is one of the great opportunities our campus radio station provides. DM us with more information or check wrfw887.com to learn more!

11/11/2021

Great to be together again behind the microphone with a few of our radio show hosts! 🎙