WOUB-FM

WOUB-FM
Broadcast areaSoutheast Ohio
Frequency91.3 MHz
BrandingWOUB NPR
Programming
FormatPublic radio
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerOhio University
History
First air date
December 13, 1949; 74 years ago (1949-12-13) as WOUI at 88.5
(Originally carrier current 1942-49)
Former call signs
WOUI (1949–1959)
Former frequencies
  • 88.5 MHz (1949–1953)
  • 91.5 MHz (1953–1967)
Call sign meaning
Ohio University Broadcasting
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID50149
ClassB
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT150 meters (490 ft)
Repeater(s)see below
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.woub.org
The Radio/Television Building at Ohio University, where WOUB is broadcast

WOUB-FM (91.3 MHz) is a public radio station in Athens, Ohio. Owned by Ohio University, it is the flagship of a five-station network known as Ohio University Public Radio.[2] The studios and offices are on South College Street in Athens.

WOUB-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts, the current maximum for Ohio FM stations. The transmitter is on Bittersweet Lane, near Ohio State Route 56 in Athens, co-located with the tower for WOUB-TV 20.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOUB-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Athens News, 2004 http://www.denverradio.net/newforum/viewthread.php?tid=57 here
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WOUB-FM