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Franklin School in Schenectady, New York, is a historic institution built in 1907 in the Georgian Revival style. This two-story red brick building, adorned with yellow brick and stone trim, served as a school under the Schenectady City School District until 1974. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983, Franklin School is recognized for its architectural significance and resemblance to the former Horace Mann School. The building's Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival design, featuring yellow brick pilasters and recessed rectangular panels, stands as a testament to the area's educational heritage.Generated from the website

WRUC was first known as 2ADD and signed on at 8 p.m. on Oct. 1, 1920. William G. Craig, a 1923 graduate of Union College, was the station's first announcer, and Glen C. Mercer, a 1916 graduate, built the radio s first station. In order to play music the students borrowed records for the first years of broadcasting. The original station and transmitter were located in a shack behind the electrical engineering building with a wire antenna strung between two nearby trees. In 1940 the station was given its new call letters WRUC, which stood for Wireless Radio of Union College. The stations plays a variety of music genres, such as oldies, 70s, 80s, 90s, indie, jazz, hip-hop, classical, talk radio, blues, pop, rock, rap, Asian pop, sports talk, death metal, comedy, grunge alternative, classic rock, emo, punk and salsa. WRUC is located in Schenectady, N.Y.