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Coordinates: 36°01′16″N 95°40′34″W / 36.021°N 95.676°W / 36.021; -95.676
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KWGS
Broadcast areaTulsa, Oklahoma
Frequency89.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingPublic Radio 89.5
Programming
FormatPublic Radio
Ownership
OwnerThe University of Tulsa
KWTU
History
First air date
October 19, 1947
Call sign meaning
William Grove Skelly
Technical information
Facility ID66586
ClassC1
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT325 meters
Links
Websitehttps://www.publicradiotulsa.org/

KWGS 89.5 FM is the flagship 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, KWTU.

KWGS is licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to broadcast in the HD (hybrid) format.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Ex-TU president gave much to university". Tulsa World (obituary). November 15, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "T.U. Is On the Air", in The 1948 Kendallabrum (retrieved November 18, 2009).
  3. ^ FCC Internet Services Staff. "Station Search Details". fcc.gov. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=64 Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Tulsa

36°01′16″N 95°40′34″W / 36.021°N 95.676°W / 36.021; -95.676