WNUR first began broadcasting on May 8, 1948. It originally operated from a 10-watt transmitter.  Between 1982 and 1995, WNUR’s slogan was “The New Music FM”. Since 1995—the same year the station moved into new facilities in Northwestern’s Annie May Swift Hall and continues to be administered by School of Communication.  WNUR has nearly three million listeners in the Chicagoland area.