WOUB-FM
Broadcast area | [1] |
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Frequency | 91.3 MHz |
Branding | WOUB NPR |
Programming | |
Format | public radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Ohio University |
History | |
First air date | December 13, 1949 (originally carrier current 1942-49) |
Former call signs | WOUI (1949–1959) |
Former frequencies | 88.5 MHz (1949–1953) 91.5 MHz (1953–1967) |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 150 meters |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | www.woub.org |
WOUB-FM is a radio station in the United States, broadcasting on 91.3 MHz in Athens, Ohio. The station, owned by Ohio University, is a National Public Radio member station.[1] WOUB-FM is the flagship station of a five-station network, Ohio University Public Radio.
WOUB debuted in 1942 as WOUI, a carrier current station broadcasting from Ewing Hall on the Ohio U. campus. It became a full-fledged station on December 13, 1949. On July 10, 1959, it changed its calls to WOUB-FM.
The station also serves most of southern and southeastern Ohio, plus portions of neighboring West Virginia and Kentucky, through a network of repeater stations:
Callsign | Frequency | City of license | Broadcast Area | First air date | Former callsigns |
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WOUC-FM | 89.1 FM | Cambridge, Ohio | [2] | December 19, 1985 | none |
WOUH-FM | 91.9 FM | Chillicothe, Ohio | [3] | October 4, 1991 | WVZF (to December 1991; may not have been used on-air) |
WOUL-FM | 89.1 FM | Ironton, Ohio | [4] | December 29, 1986 | none |
WOUZ-FM | 90.1 FM | Zanesville, Ohio | [5] | October 9, 1992 | none |
Ohio University Public Radio also operates WOUB AM 1340, which offers a public radio schedule different from FM.
Images
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Transmitter facility for WOUB-FM-TV, Athens, Ohio. Photo taken in 1993.
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Transmitter tower for WOUB-FM-TV, Athens, Ohio. Photo taken in 1993.
References
- ^ Athens News, 2004 http://www.denverradio.net/newforum/viewthread.php?tid=57 here
External links
- Ohio University Public Radio
- Facility details for Facility ID WOUB ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- FCC History Cards for WOUB-FM
- Facility details for Facility ID WOUC ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID WOUH ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID WOUL ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID WOUZ ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
39°18′54″N 82°09′00″W / 39.315°N 82.150°W