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 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.