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WOSU 89.7 FM is an NPR News and classical music radio station based in Columbus, Ohio. It is owned by Ohio State University. The station has multiple repeaters throughout the U.S. state of Ohio, making the station a multiple transmitter station.
WOSU-FM signed on for the first time on December 13 1949. It initially simulcast its AM sister from sign-on until 6:45 pm, then broadcast separate programming until signing off at 7:30 pm. In 1950, the broadcast day was extended to 9:15 pm. It began 24-hour operation in 1960, and began airing a fully separate schedule on October 1 1968.
It was the first station in Columbus to broadcast using HD Radio, beginning on April 5, 2004, at 3:30 p.m.
Effective January 14, 2008, WOSU-FM is switching to a mixed news/classical format, introducing NPR news magazines during morning and evening drive-times along with several popular NPR weekend programs such as Weekend Edition, Car Talk, and Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, plus This American Life from Public Radio International. The station also features a 24 hour a day Classical music service on its HD-2 HD Radio stream as well as on its web site.
[edit] Transmitters
- 89.5 FM W208AT, Coshocton, Ohio
- 91.1 FM WOSE-FM, Coshocton, Ohio
- 91.1 FM WOSB-FM, Marion, Ohio
- 91.5 FM WOSP-FM, Portsmouth, Ohio
- 91.7 FM WOSV-FM, Mansfield, Ohio
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