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'''WOUB-FM''' is a radio station in the [[United States]], broadcasting at [[FM radio|FM]] 91.3 in [[Athens, Ohio]]. The station, owned by [[Ohio University]], is a [[National Public Radio]] member station, airing a large amount of classical and jazz music along with a variety of other programming. WOUB-FM is the [[flagship station]] of a five-station network, Ohio University Public Radio.
'''WOUB-FM''' is a radio station in the [[United States]], broadcasting at [[FM radio|FM]] 91.3 in [[Athens, Ohio]]. The station, owned by [[Ohio University]], is a [[National Public Radio]] member station, airing a large amount of classical and jazz music along with a variety of other programming. 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]]. Sometime in the early 1960s, 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:
The station also serves most of southern and southeastern [[Ohio]], plus portions of neighboring [[West Virginia]] and [[Kentucky]], through a network of repeater stations:

Revision as of 01:45, 25 December 2007

WOUB-FM
Broadcast area[1]
Frequency91.3 mHz
BrandingOhio University Public Radio
Programming
Formatpublic radio
Ownership
OwnerOhio University
History
First air date
December 13 1949 (originally carrier current 1942-49)
Technical information
ClassB
ERP50 kW
Links
Websitehttp://www.woub.org/radio

WOUB-FM is a radio station in the United States, broadcasting at FM 91.3 in Athens, Ohio. The station, owned by Ohio University, is a National Public Radio member station, airing a large amount of classical and jazz music along with a variety of other programming. 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. Sometime in the early 1960s, 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
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.