KWGS

KWGS

Tulsa, Oklahoma
Broadcast area	Tulsa metropolitan area - Northeastern Oklahoma
Frequency	89.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Public Radio 89.5
Programming
Format	Public Radio - News - Talk
Subchannels	HD2: Jazz "Jazz 89.5 HD2" HD3: BBC World Service "World Radio 89.5 HD3"
Affiliations	National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio Exchange BBC World Service
Ownership
Owner	The University of Tulsa
Sister stations	KWTU
History
First air date	October 19, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-10-19)
Call sign meaning	William Grove Skelly (Tulsa philanthropist)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	66586
Class	C1
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	325 meters (1,066 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	publicradiotulsa.org

KWGS (89.5 FM) is listen-supported, non-commercial, public radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. KWGS and classical music sister station 88.7 KWTU are owned and operated by the University of Tulsa. The studios and offices are in Kendall Hall near the intersection of 5th Place and Florence Avenue, on the university's campus.

KWGS is a Class C1 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is on South 273rd Avenue East, off the Muskogee Turnpike in Broken Arrow.^[2] KWGS is licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to broadcast using HD Radio technology.^[3][4] The HD2 subchannel plays jazz and the HD3 subchannel carries the BBC World Service.