WUSF (FM)

WUSF
Broadcast areaTampa Bay area
Frequency89.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWUSF News
Programming
FormatPublic Radio - News - Talk
SubchannelsHD2: Classical music (simulcast of WSMR)
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
American Public Media
Public Radio Exchange
BBC World Service
Ownership
OwnerUniversity of South Florida
WSMR
History
First air date
September 1963; 61 years ago (1963-09)
Call sign meaning
University of South Florida
Technical information
Facility ID69122
ClassC1
ERP69,000 watts
HAAT295 meters (968 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
27°50′53.00″N 82°15′48.00″W / 27.8480556°N 82.2633333°W / 27.8480556; -82.2633333
Translator(s)HD2: 103.9 W280DW (Tampa)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewusf.org

WUSF (89.7 FM) is a National Public Radio (NPR) member station in the Tampa Bay area. It is licensed to Tampa and owned by the University of South Florida. WUSF is non-commercial and listener-supported. The station's format features news and talk programming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, provided by NPR and other public radio networks. The studios and offices are on East Fowler Avenue in Tampa, on the USF campus. WUSF and WSMR is currently knocked off the air by Hurricane Milton, before the stations get their power back on.

WUSF is a Class C1 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 69,000 watts. The transmitter is on Boyette Road at Mosaic Drive in Riverview, Florida.[1] WUSF broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel features classical music from sister station 89.1 WSMR. That programming feeds 250-watt FM translator W280DW at 103.9 MHz.