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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 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.