WFDD is a unit of Wake Forest University, which, like many other
institutions of higher education nationally, views broadcasting
as participatory in the mission and work of the University through
provision of services to the public, which are educational in the
best and broadest sense. Wake Forest has nurtured and supported
WFDD from its inauguration, and WFDD is an integral part of University
planning for the future. Public broadcasting is rooted in the constitutional
guarantees of a free press and free speech. The Radio Act of 1927
articulates the basic policy that broadcasters operate in "the
public interest, convenience and necessity." Thus, Wake Forest
University holds a federal broadcast license for the purpose of
providing services for the public.
Public broadcast stations are qualified by the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting and are subject to a variety of federal and
state statutory and regulatory requirements. Wake Forest University
and WFDD are jointly committed to respect and follow the business
and legal frameworks within which our station operates.
In providing its public service, WFDD produces and broadcasts a
wide range of programming of the highest professionalism and quality.
The University is committed to maintaining the full confidence of
the public in the editorial integrity of out news and programming,
and to assuring all citizens that station management has the freedom
necessary to provide WFDD's services effectively. Editorial integrity
in this context is defined as the responsible application by professional
practitioners of a free and independent decision making process
ultimately accountable to the needs and interests of all citizens.
We recognize that as surely as programming is WFDD's purpose and
the product by which our audiences judge the value of the station,
that judgment continues to depend upon their confidence that our
programming is free from undue or improper influence. We underline
the importance of this issue and reaffirm University support and
assistance to WFDD so that the station continues to meet this criterion
in a responsible and efficient way.
In keeping with our responsibilities, the University will:
Continue to create the culture and sense of direction
which assure that WFDD's mission of providing high quality programming
remains paramount.
Enable professional management to operate in a way which assures
full public confidence in WFDD's financial and editorial integrity.
Support WFDD's management in its responsible exercise
of activities necessary to achieve the full WFDD mission effectively.
88.5 WFDD · Your NPR News & Triad Arts Station from
Wake Forest University · wfdd@wfu.edu 1834 Wake Forest Road #8850 · Winston-Salem, NC 27109 · 336-758-8850
88.5 WFDD, the NPR® news and Triad Arts station broadcasting from Wake Forest University, is the only public radio station of its kind located in the Piedmont Triad. It broadcasts news, information, and public affairs programming covering the arts, people, and institutions in the area from both its Winston-Salem and Greensboro studios.
The state's charter NPR® member, 88.5 WFDD is the longest continuously broadcasting public radio station in North Carolina. It is a member of the North Carolina Public Radio Association.
