WKSU (89.7 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Kent, Ohio, featuring a public radio format. Owned by Kent State University and operated by Ideastream Public Media, WKSU's primary signal encompasses the Akron metro area, Greater Cleveland and much of Northeast Ohio as the regional affiliate for National Public Radio (NPR), American Public Media, Public Radio Exchange and the BBC World Service. The station's reach is extended into the Canton, Mansfield, Lorain, Ashtabula, Sandusky, New Philadelphia and Wooster areas via a network of five full-power repeaters, two low-power translators, and one on-channel booster.
Founded by Kent State University, the station had its origins as a radio training workshop on the university's campus that provided programming for commercial radio stations, and save for a brief hiatus due to World War II, continued into WKSU's 1950 establishment as one of the first educational FM stations in the United States. An NPR affiliate since 1973, WKSU evolved from a university-operated station into a public radio and classical music outlet, with additional emphasis on folk music during the weekends. WKSU's influence extended into Cleveland, where from 1978 to 1984, it was the NPR information station of record for the entire region. After a public service operating agreement with WCPN owner Ideastream took effect on October 1, 2021, this distinction was again made official as both stations combined programming and personnel, with WKSU as the surviving entity.
WKSU's studios are currently located at the Idea Center in Downtown Cleveland, while the station transmitter is in Copley Township.[2] In addition to a standard analog transmission, WKSU broadcasts over four HD Radio channels, is simulcast over WCLV's third HD subchannel and WVIZ's 25.7 audio-only subchannel, and is available online.
^"Facility Technical Data for WKSU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^Fybush, Scott (May 8, 2015). "Site of the Week 5/8/15: From Cleveland to Akron". Fybush.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2022 – via RadioBB.
WKSU (89.7 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Kent, Ohio, featuring a public radio format. Owned by Kent State University...
owns public radio station WKSU (89.7 FM), the NPR member for both the Akron metropolitan area and Greater Cleveland. WKSU was established by the university...
at the Idea Center in Playhouse Square in Downtown Cleveland. It operates WKSU (89.7 FM), the region's main radio news service aligned with NPR, and owns...
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Success". WKSU. Retrieved December 11, 2019. Rabinowitz, Amanda (August 26, 2016). "Comedian Rhea Butcher Keeps Akron at the Heart of Her Success" WKSU. Retrieved...
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Back at the First Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 1986". WKSU News. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2020...
"Tractor Supply Co. Breaks Ground for New Distribution Center in Stark County". WKSU. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2022-01-09. "Tractor Supply begins Spring Paper Clover...
the Arts: A New Kind of Wooden Coaster Twists and Turns at Cedar Point". WKSU. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2021-04-26. "Cyclone - Luna Park (Brooklyn, New York...
(August 19, 2013). "R&B Hall of Fame makes Cleveland its home... for now". WKSU 89.7. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved August 20...
2020). "Report: Pentagon Knew Of Possible Coronavirus Threat For Years". www.wksu.org. Retrieved July 31, 2020. Moreno, J. Edward (April 7, 2020). "The Nation's...
Music. Retrieved 7 March 2019. "WKSU News: World premiere at Cleveland Institute of Music is fanfare for a new theme". WKSU. Retrieved 5 December 2018. "Moscow...
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Auditorium, Cleveland Ohio Archived 2013-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. www.wksu.org. Retrieved on 2013-03-09. 100 Greatest Artists: The Four Tops Archived...
'Chilling' Words from Former President Richard Nixon About May 4 Shootings". WKSU. May 5, 2019. Archived from the original on April 29, 2020. Retrieved May...
Jim Blum is a folk music DJ on WKSU in Kent, Ohio, where he has produced shows for over 25 years in addition to producing shows for Internet radio Folk...
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(2016-06-28). "Drive Through Goal Posts at the Pro Football Hall of Fame". WKSU. Retrieved 2019-07-14.40°49′03″N 81°23′48″W / 40.8174274°N 81.3966678°W...
Physics and Mathematics Faculty of Natural Geography "История университета". wksu.kz (in Russian). 2006-09-29. Archived from the original on 2007-01-28. Retrieved...
Urycki, Mark (27 March 2012). "Bill W. documentary at CIFF". Kent, Ohio: WKSU. Retrieved 21 May 2012. Linden, Sheri (18 May 2012). "'Bill W.' cuts through...
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