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WYSU (88.5 FM, "Radio You Need to Know") is a National Public Radio member radio station. Licensed to serve Youngstown, Ohio, United States, the station is currently owned by Youngstown State University.
Frequency | 88.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
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Branding | Radio You Need to Know |
Programming | |
Format |
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Affiliations | National Public Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Youngstown State University |
History | |
First air date | October 23, 1969 |
Call sign meaning | Youngstown State University |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | [1] |
Class | B |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 114.7 m (376 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°03′24″N 80°38′44″W / 41.05667°N 80.64556°W |
Translator(s) | 88.1 MHz W201DP (Ashtabula, Ohio) 89.7 MHz W209CQ (New Wilmington, PA) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wysu.org |
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WYSU also hosts the Youngstown Radio Reading Service, which broadcasts on a subcarrier.
History
edit- 1967: Don Elser, Steve Grcevich, and YSU President Albert Pugsley propose a fine arts radio station for Youngstown State University and the Mahoning Valley Community
- 1969:
- At 10:00 a.m. October 23, WYSU-FM signs on the air at 88.5 MHz as a charter member of National Public Radio, broadcasting 12 hours daily from its studios in room 310 of the former Valley Park Motel on Wick Avenue. Original staff members were:
- Steve Grcevich, Director of Telecommunications
- Bill Foster, Announcer/Record Librarian
- Polly Golden, Secretary
- Lew Moler, Chief Engineer
- Richard Stevens, Program Director
- Began airing All Things Considered
- Aired first edition of Folk Festival with Charles Darling
- At 10:00 a.m. October 23, WYSU-FM signs on the air at 88.5 MHz as a charter member of National Public Radio, broadcasting 12 hours daily from its studios in room 310 of the former Valley Park Motel on Wick Avenue. Original staff members were:
- 1971: Became part of the first radio network using satellite delivery of programs
- 1972: Aired first edition of Now's The Time with Martin Berger
- 1973: Began airing Saturday Night on Broadway with Don Elser
- 1974: Began 18-hour broadcast day
- 1976: Moved studios to newly built Cushwa Hall
- 1980:
- Began 24-hour broadcast day
- First on-air fundraiser
- 1985:
- Morning Edition began
- Robert Peterson named director
- 1987:
- Bill Foster passes away
- Barbara Krauss named announcer/producer
- 1988: Ann Cliness named announcer/producer
- 1990: Began summer bus excursions to Blossom Music Center
- 1991:
- Began operation of new 50,000 watt transmitter with antenna moved to WKBN tower
- Aired live coverage of the first Gulf War
- 1993: Ashtabula translator began operation at 90.1 FM
- 1995: New Wilmington translator began operation at 89.9
- 1996:
- Added state-of-the-art digital editing equipment
- Sponsored first Mad About The Arts
- Automated overnight programs
- 1997: Added political affairs program Commentary Cafe
- 1998:
- Michael Cervone named announcer/producer
- Improved New Wilmington signal by moving translator to 97.5 FM
- 2000:
- First station-sponsored European tour: Great Britain
- Gary Sexton named director of broadcasting
- Added website & streaming audio
- Initiated Robert W. Peterson Scholarship
- 2001:
- David Luscher named associate director
- Aired live coverage of 9/11
- Expanded news programming
- 2003:
- Began broadcasting Youngstown 2010 simulcasts with PBS 45 &49
- Added A Prairie Home Companion
- 2004: Installed digital equipment in the broadcast studios
- 2006: Began first strategic planning process since station made its debut
- 2007:
- Began broadcasting in HD (digital)
- Began Lincoln Avenue community affairs program
- 2008:
- Added all-classical HD channel
- Added all-classical Internet stream
Translators
editWYSU simulcasts on two low-power transmitters: W201DP in Ashtabula, broadcasting on 88.1 MHz with 38 watts, and W209CQ in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, broadcasting on 89.7 MHz with 27 watts.
External links
edit- WYSU official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 74434 (WYSU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WYSU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYSU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.