WYSU

WYSU
City	Youngstown, Ohio
Branding	Radio You Need to Know
Frequency	88.5 (MHz)
First air date	October 23, 1969
Format	Public radio
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	107 meters (351 feet)
Class	B
Facility ID	74434
Transmitter coordinates	41°03′24″N 80°38′44″W / 41.05667°N 80.64556°W / 41.05667; -80.64556
Affiliations	National Public Radio
Owner	Youngstown State University
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	http://www.wysu.org/

WYSU (88.5 FM, "Radio You Need to Know") is a National Public Radio member radio station. Licensed to serve Youngstown, Ohio, USA, the station is currently owned by Youngstown State University.

WYSU also hosts the Youngstown Radio Reading Service, which broadcasts on a subcarrier.

History

1967 •Don Elser, Steve Grcevich, and YSU President Albert Pugsley propose a fine arts radio station for Youngstown State University and the Mahoning Valley Community

1969 •At 10:00 a.m. October 23, WYSU-FM signs on the air at 88.5 MHZ as a charter member of National Public Radio, broadcasting 12 hours daily from its studios in room 310 of the former Valley Park Motel on Wick Avenue. Original staff members were: Steve Grcevich, Director of Telecommunications Bill Foster, Announcer/Record Librarian Polly Golden, Secretary Lew Moler, Chief Engineer Richard Stevens, Program Director •Began airing All Things Considered •Aired first edition of Folk Festival with Charles Darling

1971 •Became part of the first radio network using satellite delivery of programs

1972 •Aired first edition of Now’s The Time with Martin Berger

1973 •Began airing Saturday Night on Broadway with Don Elser

1974 •Began 18-hour broadcast day

1976 •Moved studios to newly built Cushwa Hall

1980 •Began 24-hour broadcast day •First on-air fundraiser

1985 •Morning Edition began •Robert Peterson named director

1987 •Bill Foster passes away •Barbara Krauss named announcer/producer

1988 •Ann Cliness named announcer/producer

1990 •Began summer bus excursions to Blossom Music Center

1991 •Began operation of new 50,000 watt transmitter with antenna moved to WKBN tower •Aired live coverage of the first Gulf War

1993 •Ashtabula translator began operation at 90.1 FM

1995 •New Wilmington translator began operation at 89.9

1996 •Added state-of-the-art digital editing equipment •Sponsored first Mad About The Arts •Automated overnight programs

1997 •Added political affairs program Commentary Cafe

1998 •Michael Cervone named announcer/producer •Improved New Wilmington signal by moving translator to 97.5 FM

2000 •First station-sponsored European tour: Great Britain •Gary Sexton named director of broadcasting •Added website & streaming audio •Initiated Robert W. Peterson Scholarship

2001 •David Luscher named associate director •Aired live coverage of 9/11 •Expanded news programming

2003 •Began broadcasting Youngstown 2010 simulcasts with PBS 45 &49 •Added A Prairie Home Companion

2004 •Installed digital equipment in the broadcast studios

2006 •Began first strategic planning process since station made its debut

2007 •Began broadcasting in HD (digital) •Began Lincoln Avenue community affairs program

2008 •Added all-classical HD channel •Added all-classical Internet stream

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Radio stations in the Youngstown-Niles-Warren, Ohio market

Note: This market also includes New Castle, Pennsylvania.

By AM frequency	570 600 790 830 940 1200 1240 1280 1330 1390 1440 1470 1490 1500 1540 1570

By FM frequency	88.5 88.9 90.1 90.7 91.1 91.7 92.1 92.5 92.9 93.3 94.1 94.7 95.1 95.9 96.7 98.9 99.7 100.5 101.1 101.9 102.5 102.9 103.9 105.1 106.1 107.1 107.9

By callsign	WAKZ WASN WBBG WBBW WDJQ WGFT WGRP WHBC-FM WHKZ WHOT-FM WHTX WJST WKBN WKPL WKTL WKST WKTX WLLF WLOA WSHH WLVX WMXY WNCD WNIO WOHI WPIC WQXK WSAJ-FM WSOM WVMN WWGY WWIZ WWNW WYCL WYFM WYLR WYSU WYTN W234CH W263CL

Defunct stations	WSAJ/1340

Ohio radio markets Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Lima Marietta Toledo Youngstown–Warren Other Ohio radio regions Ashtabula Ironton Mid-Ohio Sandusky Southern Ohio Wheeling/Steubenville Pennsylvania radio markets Allentown–Bethlehem Altoona Bradford–Coudersport Chambersburg–Waynesboro Erie Harrisburg–Lebanon–Carlisle Lancaster Montrose New Castle Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Sayre–Towanda–Mansfield–Wellsboro Wilkes-Barre–Scranton Williamsport York Other Pennsylvania radio regions Bedford Indiana Johnstown Lewistown–Mifflintown Meadville–Franklin Punxsutawney–DuBois St. Marys–Emporium–Kane State College Stroudsburg Sunbury–Selinsgrove–Lewisburg Warren See also List of radio stations in Ohio List of radio stations in Pennsylvania

NPR member stations in the state of Ohio

Ohio State University stations	Columbus WOSU-FM Mansfield WOSV Columbus WOSA Coshocton WOSE Marion WOSB Portsmouth WOSP

Ohio University stations	Athens WOUB Athens WOUB-FM Cambridge WOUC Chillicothe WOUH Ironton WOUL Zanesville WOUZ

Kent State University stations	Kent WKSU Norwalk WNRK New Philadelphia WKRJ Thompson WKSV Wooster WKRW

WGTE stations	Bryan WGBE Defiance WGDE Lima WGLE Toledo WGTE

Cincinnati Public Radio stations	Cincinnati WGUC Cincinnati WVXU Oxford WMUB

Other stations	Cleveland WCPN Columbus WCBE Dayton WDPR Greenville WDPG Middletown WNKN New Boston WNKE Wilberforce WCSU Yellow Springs WYSO Youngstown WYSU

See also List of NPR stations

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Ohio

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