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| City | Kent, Ohio |
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| Broadcast area | Akron metro area |
| Branding | 89.7 WKSU |
| Slogan | Feed your curiosity |
| Frequency | 89.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) |
W239AZ/Ashland 95.7 MHz W234CX/Mansfield 94.7 MHz |
| Repeater(s) |
WKRJ/New Philadelphia 91.5 MHz WKRW/Wooster 89.3 MHz WKSV/Thompson 89.1 MHz WNRK/Norwalk 90.7 MHz |
| First air date | October 2, 1950 |
| Format |
Public radio/classical HD2: Folk music HD3: Classical HD4: News |
| ERP | 12,000 watts |
| HAAT | 277 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 1418230 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°04′58.00″N 81°38′2.00″W / 41.0827778°N 81.6338889°W |
| Callsign meaning | Kent State University |
| Former callsigns | WKSU-FM (1950–2016) |
| Affiliations |
American Public Media NPR Public Radio International |
| Owner |
Kent State University (Kent State University) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wksu |
WKSU (89.7 FM) – branded 89.7 WKSU – is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Kent, Ohio, primarily serving the Akron metro area. WKSU also reaches much of Greater Cleveland, and extends throughout Northeast Ohio with two low-power translators and four full-power repeaters. Owned by Kent State University, WKSU broadcasts a mix of public radio and classical music, and serves as the local affiliate for NPR, American Public Media, and Public Radio International. Besides a standard analog transmission, WKSU broadcasts over four HD Radio channels, and is available online. The WKSU studios are located on the campus of Kent State University, while the station transmitter resides in Copley.
The origins of WKSU started in 1941 with the Kent State University Radio Workshop, which presented 40 different programs over several local commercial stations. In 1949, The Kent State University Board of Trustees began to take notice of the station’s modest broadcasts, and soon gave KSU President George Bowman the go-ahead to apply for a 10-watt educational station. In April 1950, the FCC gave the station permission to build a small transmitter attached to the roof of Kent Hall, and on October 2, 1950, WKSU-FM was born. The signal was transmitted only within the confines of the campus. By November of that year, WKSU-FM was broadcasting five hours a day, five days a week.
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