WOUB-FM

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WOUB-FM
WOUB Digital Logo.png
CityAthens, Ohio
Broadcast area[1]
Frequency91.3 MHz
BrandingWOUB NPR
Programming
FormatPublic radio
Ownership
OwnerOhio University
History
First air date
December 13, 1949 (as WOUI at 88.5)
(originally carrier current 1942-49)
Former call signs
WOUI (1949–1959)
Former frequencies
88.5 MHz (1949–1953)
91.5 MHz (1953–1967)
Technical information
Facility ID50149
ClassB
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT150 meters
Repeater(s)see below
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewoub.org
The Radio/Television Building at Ohio University, where WOUB is broadcast

WOUB-FM is a radio station in the United States, broadcasting on 91.3 MHz in Athens, Ohio. The station, owned by Ohio University, is a National Public Radio member station.[1] WOUB-FM is the flagship station of a five-station network, Ohio University Public Radio.

WOUB debuted in 1942 as WOUI, a carrier current station broadcasting from Ewing Hall on the Ohio U. campus. It became a full-fledged station on December 13, 1949. On July 10, 1959, it changed its calls to WOUB-FM.

The station also serves most of southern and southeastern Ohio, plus portions of neighboring West Virginia and Kentucky, through a network of repeater stations:

Callsign Frequency City of license Broadcast Area First air date Former callsigns
WOUC-FM 89.1 FM Cambridge, Ohio [2] December 19, 1985 none
WOUH-FM 91.9 FM Chillicothe, Ohio [3] October 4, 1991 WVZF (to December 1991; may not have been used on-air)
WOUL-FM 89.1 FM Ironton, Ohio [4] December 29, 1986 none
WOUZ-FM 90.1 FM Zanesville, Ohio [5] October 9, 1992 none

Ohio University Public Radio also operates WOUB AM 1340, which offers a public radio schedule different from FM.

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Coordinates: 39°18′54″N 82°09′00″W / 39.315°N 82.150°W / 39.315; -82.150


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