KWGS
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| Broadcast area | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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| Branding | Public Radio 89.5 |
| Frequency | 89.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | October 19, 1947 |
| Format | Public Radio |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| Class | C1 |
| Callsign meaning | William Grove Skelly |
| Owner | The University of Tulsa |
| Sister stations | KWTU |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www.kwgs.org |
KWGS 89.5 FM is a National Public Radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The station was Oklahoma's first FM radio station and is one of two stations operated by the University of Tulsa. The station was established in 1947 through the initiative of TU speech professor Ben Graf Henneke, later president of the university. The call letters are the initials of Tulsa oil man and philanthropist William G. Skelly, who provided the funding.[1][2]
TU's other radio station is a classical music station known as KWTU.
[edit] References
- ^ "Ex-TU president gave much to university", Tulsa World, November 15, 2009.
- ^ "T.U. Is On the Air", in The 1948 Kendallabrum (retrieved November 18, 2009).
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KWGS
- Radio-Locator information on KWGS
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KWGS
- Voices of Oklahoma interview with Dr. Ben G. Henneke. First person interview conducted with Dr. Ben G. Henneke on September 10, 2009. Original audio and transcript archived with Voices of Oklahoma oral history project.
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