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| Broadcast area | Tampa Bay area |
| Frequency | 89.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | WUSF News |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public Radio - News - Talk |
| Subchannels | HD2: Classical music (simulcast of WSMR) |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio Exchange BBC World Service |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | University of South Florida |
| WSMR | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1963 |
Call sign meaning | University of South Florida |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 69122 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 69,000 watts |
| HAAT | 295 meters (968 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°50′53.00″N 82°15′48.00″W / 27.8480556°N 82.2633333°W |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 103.9 W280DW (Tampa) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wusf.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.