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{{Infobox radio station |
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area = [[Brockport, New York|Brockport]] | |
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| name = WBSU |
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branding = "The Point"| |
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| logo = Wbsulogo.png |
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| city = [[Brockport, New York]] |
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airdate = 1957| |
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| area = Greater Brockport |
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frequency = 89.1 [[Megahertz|MHz]] [[FM radio|FM]] | |
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| branding = |
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format = [[Popular Music|Pop]], [[Rock and Roll|Rock]],[[Hip hop music|Rap]] | |
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| frequency = 89.1 [[MHz]] |
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| format = [[Rock music]]; [[alternative rock]]; [[top 40]] |
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owner = [[Brockport State University]]| |
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| power = |
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website = http://www.891thepoint.com | |
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| erp = 7,300 [[watt]]s |
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callsign_meaning = Brockport State University| |
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| haat = {{convert|53|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} |
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| class = B1 |
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| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] |
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| facility_id = 63118 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|43|12|45.20|N| 77|57|16.00|W|region:US-NY_type:landmark}} |
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| callsign_meaning = "Brockport State University" |
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| owner = [[State University of New York]] |
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| website = [http://www.891thepoint.com 891thepoint.com] |
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'''WBSU''' (89.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[College radio|student-run]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Brockport, New York]], United States. The station serves the entire [[Western New York]] region and into [[Toronto]]. WBSU is known better today as ''89.1 The Point''. The station is owned by [[State University of New York]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBSU |title=WBSU Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WBSU|title=WBSU Station Information Profile|publisher=[[Arbitron]]}}</ref> and operates from [[The College at Brockport, State University of New York|The College at Brockport]]. |
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'''WBSU''', branded as '''89.1 The Point''' is the highest-powered [[college radio]] station in New York State. The Point is operated by students at [[SUNY Brockport]], and is one of the many on campus clubs funded by the [[Brockport Student Government]]. |
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== History == |
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The Point's format is top 40 and alternative and the core of its playlist can be found on its "35 Live" list. The list ranks best 35 songs of the week. |
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The Radio Club began at College at Brockport in the late 1950s and, shortly thereafter, efforts began to acquire an FM frequency. Starting in 1957, the Radio Club began broadcasting via public address to the student union on the Brockport campus. On May 1, 1964, the station, then known as WBSN began transmitting to the entire campus via telephone lines. In January 1970, the station moved into its present facilities in the Seymour College Union and became WBSU-AM at 600 kHz over what was known as a "carrier current" system that used campus electrical lines as an antenna. |
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Besides music, the station covers many local sports teams, including professional teams in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] and [[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto]], [[minor leagues|minor league]] teams throughout [[Western New York]], and many local high school contests. The Point is the flagship station for all road games for the [[Batavia Muckdogs]] and is the official broadcaster of all SUNY Brockport sports. |
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Following many years of hard work and patience, WBSU-FM was born on January 14, 1981, with 10 watts at 88.9. Thanks to the efforts of many people including the FM Task Force, Lloyd Trufelman, Dr, Melvin Smagorinsky, Edward Rothstein, Chief Engineer Bernard Lynch, Brian Issacson, Dr. Fred Powell, Martha Walstrum, Frank Filardo, Terrin Hover, Harry Goldberg, Scott Fishman and many others, the dream finally became a reality. The first General Manager was David Van Wie and he spearheaded an immediate power increase to 150 watts in May of that year. Following Van Wie four years later was Timothy Lyman, who was instrumental in the May 1989 move to 89.1 at 7,338 watts where The Point now stands. The station's Broadcast Electronics 3.5 kW transmitter and 3-bay directional Shivley Labs antenna sits atop Mortimer Hall - a 12-story dormitory. |
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In addition to music and sports, the station covers breaking Western New York news stories. Traditionally, each [[Election Day|Election Night]], the news department interviews local state, county and village candidates, and reports live from the local Democratic and Republican Election Night headquarters. News and sports reports are given daily throughout the morning, and at 5 and 11 PM. |
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Under the leadership of General Manager Warren Kozireski, the 1990s brought much technological change to the station starting with a new Orban Optimod 8100 signal processor in the transmitter. WBSU implemented a computerized music playlist in 1992, new studio consoles in 1992 and 1994, and digital equipment during the summer of 1995. The Point's web site was created in 1997 and began webcasting in 1999. Digital audio editing came in 2005. |
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Finally, the station has its own in-house student [[meteorologist]] who voices hourly weather reports for the Western New York/[[Southern Tier]]/[[Niagara Frontier]] area. |
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WBSU-FM became 89.1 the Point with a new logo on June 10, 1998, in an effort to simplify the stations nickname. The hope was to make it easier to remember and make the station more marketable. |
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==Coverage Area== |
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The station's signal is available to over half a million residents from suburban [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] to suburban [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]. The station covers all of [[Orleans County, New York|Orleans County]], [[Genesee County, New York|Genesee County]], and large portions of [[Monroe County, New York|Monroe County]], [[Wyoming County, New York|Wyoming County]] and [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara County]]. Small parts of [[Erie County, New York|Erie County]] and [[Livingston County, New York|Livingston County]] are also covered. |
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The station upgraded each of its four studios to Wheatstone E-6 consoles from 2010-2018 and changed its audio playback software from AudioVailt (started in 1997) to Zetta in January, 2019. |
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Besides Western New York the signal can be heard over a good part of western [[Lake Ontario]] and Canadian towns along the northern shore of Lake Ontario (including [[Toronto]]). The station's website streams the radio station's programming live online, so the station can be accessed, in practice, anywhere in the world. |
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State (New York State Broadcasters Association) and national (National Association of Collegiate Broadcasters, College Broadcasters, Inc., College Media Association and Broadcast Education Association) organizations have recognized the station for its achievements 35 times in the last 32 years including in competition with professional stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.891thepoint.com/History.html |title=History of 89.1 The Point }}</ref> |
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Major towns and cities in [[New York]] receiving "The Point" signal include: Rochester, [[Greece, New York|Greece]], [[Brockport, New York|Brockport]], [[Batavia, New York|Batavia]], [[Lyndonville, New York|Lyndonville]], [[Medina, New York|Medina]], [[Lockport (city), New York|Lockport]], [[Warsaw, New York|Warsaw]], [[Attica, New York|Attica]] and [[Le Roy, New York|Le Roy]]. |
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== Programming == |
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Keeping up with the times, the Point can also be heard live online at http://www.891thepoint.com. |
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[[File:Prompledge.jpg|thumb|In May 2011, the Point worked with Brockport's Fire and Police department to encourage High School students at Brockport High School to not drink and drive.]] |
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WBSU is run by volunteer students at The College at Brockport and plays Top 40, Rock, and Alternative music. The Point also takes song requests at (585)395-2500 from the local community. There are several different programs featured on the station. |
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==History== |
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SUNY Brockport students began a radio club in the 1950s. In 1957, the radio club acquired an [[AM radio|AM]] frequency and began broadcasting over the public address system in the student union. On [[May 1]], [[1964]], WBSN began transmitting to the entire campus via telephone lines. In January 1970, the radio station moved its offices to the present facility in the Seymour College Union and became WBSU-AM. |
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== Sports == |
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On [[January 14]], [[1981]], the radio station began broadcasting on an [[FM radio|FM]] frequency: WBSU 88.9 FM. The FM Task Force was set up to manage the transition. Notable members were: Lloyd Trufelman, Dr. Melvin Smagorinsky, Edward Rothstein, Chief Engineer Bernard Lynch, Brian Issacson, Dr. Fred Powell, Martha Walstrum, Frank Filardo, Terrin Hover, Harry Goldberg, Scott Fishman. The first general manager of the FM radio station was David Van Wie and he spearheaded an immediate power increase from 10 watts to 150 watts in May of that year. Following Van Wie, in May 1985 Timothy Lyman led the radio stations change to 89.1 at 7,338 watts. In September 1989, Warren Kozireski took over as the station general manager and has been there ever since. |
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The station has a large sports department that provides play by play for many SUNY Brockport sports teams as well as local [[high school football]] contests during the fall. WBSU also provides coverage of Section V and Section VI high school athletics, Division I, II and III NCAA athletics, and area pro teams including the Buffalo Bisons, Buffalo Sabres, Rochester Americans, Rochester Red Wings and others. |
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The 1990s brought much technological change to the station starting with a computerized music playlist in 1992, new studio consoles in 1992 and 1994, and digital equipment during the summer of 1995. |
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== Wake Up Show, 5:00/11:00 Reports == |
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WBSU-FM became '''89.1 The Point''' with a new logo on [[June 10]], [[1998]] in an effort to simplify the stations nickname. |
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The Wake Up show is from 6:00-9:00 AM Monday to Friday and features AP Radio News, local news and sports, and Western New York weather multiple times during the morning. The 5:00 report is very similar to the Wake Up Show, in that it has AP Radio News, local news and sports, and Western New York weather, but also features a local pet that is up for adoption. The 11:00 report features sports news and Western New York weather. |
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==Awards== |
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*[[New York State Broadcasters Association]] - Four time recognition for excellence in broadcasting in competition with other professional stations. |
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== Premiere Party == |
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*Seven other awards from national organizations since 1988. |
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*[[Broadcast Education Association]] - one award in 2002 and two awards in 2003 |
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Every week, The Point brings in new music from song artists who have just released new singles. The Point has featured new songs from artists such as [[Katy Perry]], [[Mumford & Sons]], [[Avenged Sevenfold]], [[Lady Gaga]], [[Death Cab for Cutie]], and more. The Premiere Party is every Wednesday night at 7:00. |
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*[[National Association of Collegiate Broadcasters]] (defunct) - one award in 1996 and one award in 1997 |
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*[[College Broadcasters, Inc.]] - one in 2003, two in 2004, one in 2005, and two in 2007 |
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== The Starting Point == |
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The Starting Point is a specialty program on 89.1 The Point that features local community artists with the focus on exposing them in the community. The Starting Point is every night at 6:00 and feature a local artist once every two hours. Starting Point artists can be found on The Point's website. |
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== Aughts at 8 == |
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Every weekday at 8:00 PM, The Point plays songs from the 90's and early 2000's. |
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== Hit 26 == |
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Hit 26 is a countdown of The Point's top songs of the week. It's a collaboration of several different charts meshed into one countdown and airs every Sunday from 4-6pm. It also features new music and songs that have been hastily moving up different charts. Just before the #1 song of the week, The Point plays the #1 song from one year ago. |
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== Metal Inquisition == |
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From 1988 to 1992, WBSU was the home to the Metal Inquisition every Thursday night from 11:00 pm to the station's 2:00 am sign off, which was played over a bed of instrumental metal such as Guy Mann Dude's "On the Verge" or The Great Kat's "Beethoven Mosh". Hosted by Trevor Bailey and successor Lester Wilson, the hosts would turn the transmitter power up to 105% and start off with Piledriver's "Metal Inquisition" and featured a playlist of mostly listener requests that overloaded the studio telephone system and whatever new stuff that they played in exchange for free concert tickets and merchandise from the record labels. |
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==See also== |
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* [[College radio]] |
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* [[List of college radio stations in the United States]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{FM station data|63118|WBSU}} |
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*[http://www.891thepoint.com 89.1 The Point] - Official Website |
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*{{FML|WBSU}} |
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{{Rochester Radio}} |
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{{New York college radio}} |
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{{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in New York}} |
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[[Category:The College at Brockport, State University of New York]] |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Brockport |
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| Frequency | 89.1 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Rock music; alternative rock; top 40 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | State University of New York |
| History | |
Call sign meaning | "Brockport State University" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 63118 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 7,300 watts |
| HAAT | 53 meters (174 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°12′45.20″N 77°57′16.00″W / 43.2125556°N 77.9544444°W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | 891thepoint.com |
WBSU (89.1 FM) is a student-run radio station licensed to Brockport, New York, United States. The station serves the entire Western New York region and into Toronto. WBSU is known better today as 89.1 The Point. The station is owned by State University of New York,[2][3] and operates from The College at Brockport.
History
[edit]The Radio Club began at College at Brockport in the late 1950s and, shortly thereafter, efforts began to acquire an FM frequency. Starting in 1957, the Radio Club began broadcasting via public address to the student union on the Brockport campus. On May 1, 1964, the station, then known as WBSN began transmitting to the entire campus via telephone lines. In January 1970, the station moved into its present facilities in the Seymour College Union and became WBSU-AM at 600 kHz over what was known as a "carrier current" system that used campus electrical lines as an antenna.
Following many years of hard work and patience, WBSU-FM was born on January 14, 1981, with 10 watts at 88.9. Thanks to the efforts of many people including the FM Task Force, Lloyd Trufelman, Dr, Melvin Smagorinsky, Edward Rothstein, Chief Engineer Bernard Lynch, Brian Issacson, Dr. Fred Powell, Martha Walstrum, Frank Filardo, Terrin Hover, Harry Goldberg, Scott Fishman and many others, the dream finally became a reality. The first General Manager was David Van Wie and he spearheaded an immediate power increase to 150 watts in May of that year. Following Van Wie four years later was Timothy Lyman, who was instrumental in the May 1989 move to 89.1 at 7,338 watts where The Point now stands. The station's Broadcast Electronics 3.5 kW transmitter and 3-bay directional Shivley Labs antenna sits atop Mortimer Hall - a 12-story dormitory.
Under the leadership of General Manager Warren Kozireski, the 1990s brought much technological change to the station starting with a new Orban Optimod 8100 signal processor in the transmitter. WBSU implemented a computerized music playlist in 1992, new studio consoles in 1992 and 1994, and digital equipment during the summer of 1995. The Point's web site was created in 1997 and began webcasting in 1999. Digital audio editing came in 2005.
WBSU-FM became 89.1 the Point with a new logo on June 10, 1998, in an effort to simplify the stations nickname. The hope was to make it easier to remember and make the station more marketable.
The station upgraded each of its four studios to Wheatstone E-6 consoles from 2010-2018 and changed its audio playback software from AudioVailt (started in 1997) to Zetta in January, 2019.
State (New York State Broadcasters Association) and national (National Association of Collegiate Broadcasters, College Broadcasters, Inc., College Media Association and Broadcast Education Association) organizations have recognized the station for its achievements 35 times in the last 32 years including in competition with professional stations.[4]
Programming
[edit]
WBSU is run by volunteer students at The College at Brockport and plays Top 40, Rock, and Alternative music. The Point also takes song requests at (585)395-2500 from the local community. There are several different programs featured on the station.
Sports
[edit]The station has a large sports department that provides play by play for many SUNY Brockport sports teams as well as local high school football contests during the fall. WBSU also provides coverage of Section V and Section VI high school athletics, Division I, II and III NCAA athletics, and area pro teams including the Buffalo Bisons, Buffalo Sabres, Rochester Americans, Rochester Red Wings and others.
Wake Up Show, 5:00/11:00 Reports
[edit]The Wake Up show is from 6:00-9:00 AM Monday to Friday and features AP Radio News, local news and sports, and Western New York weather multiple times during the morning. The 5:00 report is very similar to the Wake Up Show, in that it has AP Radio News, local news and sports, and Western New York weather, but also features a local pet that is up for adoption. The 11:00 report features sports news and Western New York weather.
Premiere Party
[edit]Every week, The Point brings in new music from song artists who have just released new singles. The Point has featured new songs from artists such as Katy Perry, Mumford & Sons, Avenged Sevenfold, Lady Gaga, Death Cab for Cutie, and more. The Premiere Party is every Wednesday night at 7:00.
The Starting Point
[edit]The Starting Point is a specialty program on 89.1 The Point that features local community artists with the focus on exposing them in the community. The Starting Point is every night at 6:00 and feature a local artist once every two hours. Starting Point artists can be found on The Point's website.
Aughts at 8
[edit]Every weekday at 8:00 PM, The Point plays songs from the 90's and early 2000's.
Hit 26
[edit]Hit 26 is a countdown of The Point's top songs of the week. It's a collaboration of several different charts meshed into one countdown and airs every Sunday from 4-6pm. It also features new music and songs that have been hastily moving up different charts. Just before the #1 song of the week, The Point plays the #1 song from one year ago.
Metal Inquisition
[edit]From 1988 to 1992, WBSU was the home to the Metal Inquisition every Thursday night from 11:00 pm to the station's 2:00 am sign off, which was played over a bed of instrumental metal such as Guy Mann Dude's "On the Verge" or The Great Kat's "Beethoven Mosh". Hosted by Trevor Bailey and successor Lester Wilson, the hosts would turn the transmitter power up to 105% and start off with Piledriver's "Metal Inquisition" and featured a playlist of mostly listener requests that overloaded the studio telephone system and whatever new stuff that they played in exchange for free concert tickets and merchandise from the record labels.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBSU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WBSU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WBSU Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "History of 89.1 The Point".
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 63118 (WBSU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WBSU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database