Licensed to The Ohio State University, WOSU has been a vital community resource since 1922. It has evolved into multiple services consisting of Classical 101 (FM); 89.7 NPR News (FM); WOSU TV and its sister station, WPBO TV; and regional FM stations in four other Ohio communities. WOSU television covers a quarter of Ohio reaching over 900,000 households.
In March 1920, the first radio license was issued to The Ohio State University to start an experimental station called Radio Telephone 8XJ (also referred to 8XL). By the next month, its first program was broadcast with a whopping 1.8 watts.
View PageIn 1946, Ohio State University President Howard Beavis recommended to the board of trustees that the school should proceed with an application for an FM station, at a cost of $42,000.
View PageBoth the WOSU radio stations and the television station were founded on lofty principles.
View PageWith two radio stations and one television station, WOSU was thriving and continually developing new programming.
View PageThe radio stations relocated to the Fawcett Center for Tomorrow on the campus of The Ohio State University in 1970.
View PageIn November 2002, GM Dale Ouzts retired after 23 years and Tom Rieland became the fourth general manager of WOSU.
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