KWGS

KWGS
Broadcast areaTulsa metropolitan area - Northeastern Oklahoma
Frequency89.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingPublic Radio 89.5
Programming
FormatPublic Radio - News - Talk
SubchannelsHD2: Jazz "Jazz 89.5 HD2"
HD3: BBC World Service "World Radio 89.5 HD3"
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
American Public Media
Public Radio Exchange
BBC World Service
Ownership
OwnerThe University of Tulsa
KWTU
History
First air date
October 19, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-10-19)
Call sign meaning
William Grove Skelly (Tulsa philanthropist)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID66586
ClassC1
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT325 meters (1,066 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitepublicradiotulsa.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.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWGS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KWGS
  3. ^ FCC Internet Services Staff. "Station Search Details". fcc.gov. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=64 Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Tulsa