WBRU Facts
WBRU stands for...
What is BRown University?
This British rock band was formed in Liverpool in 1960. Two members of the band are alive today.
Who are The Beatles?
This is the studio we are focusing on archiving first.
The 360 studio!
This member of a very famous band sent a letter to the station in the early 1970s.
Who is John Lennon?
The decade was WBRU was founded in
What are the 1930s?
This is the year The Smiths released their self-titled debut album.
What is 1984?
This website holds our digital archive and helps us determine how much our collection is worth!
What is discogs?
This famous rockstar had his last radio interview on WBRU.
Who is Kurt Cobain?
WBRU's FM signal was sold in this year
What is 2017?
This is R.E.M's #1 song!
This is where you should enter an album (in addition to Discogs!)
What is the google spreadsheet?
This famous singer of the 1980s visited WBRU in the mid-1980s and DJed for an hour.
Who is Elvis Costello?
The frequency of WBRU 360's low power FM signal
What is 101.1FM?
This genre of music rose to prominence during the late 1970s-1980s and included bands like Depeche Mode and Talking Heads.
What is New Wave?
This location is where you should place unlabeled CDs.
What is the white bin on shelf M?
WBRU was instrumental in the popularization of this band, whose debut song is titled "Alive," in the 1990s.
The years WBRU was voted best medium-sized station in the Rolling Stone
What is 1993, 1994, and 1995?
This indie band, fronted by Stephen Malkmus, played a significant role in shaping the sound of indie rock in the 1990s.
What is Pavement?
This important document should be checked before archiving!
What is the section assignment sheet?
WBRU was the second station to play a new single by this band in 2007.
The Smashing Pumpkins (single: Tarantula)