KWGS
Broadcast area | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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Branding | Public Radio 89.5 |
Frequency | 89.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
First air date | October 19, 1947 |
Format | Public Radio |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 325 meters |
Class | C1 |
Facility ID | 66586 |
Callsign meaning | William Grove Skelly |
Owner | The University of Tulsa |
Sister stations | KWTU |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www.kwgs.org |
KWGS 89.5 FM is a National Public Radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The station was Oklahoma's first FM radio station and is one of two stations operated by the University of Tulsa. The station was established in 1947 through the initiative of TU speech professor Ben Graf Henneke, later president of the university. The call letters are the initials of Tulsa oil man and philanthropist William G. Skelly, who provided the funding.[1][2]
TU's other radio station is a classical music station known as KWTU.
KWGS is licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to broadcast in the HD (hybrid) format.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Ex-TU president gave much to university", Tulsa World, November 15, 2009.
- ↑ "T.U. Is On the Air", in The 1948 Kendallabrum (retrieved November 18, 2009).
- ↑ FCC Internet Services Staff. "Station Search Details". fcc.gov. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=64 HD Radio Guide for Tulsa
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KWGS
- Radio-Locator information on KWGS
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KWGS
- Voices of Oklahoma interview with Ed Dumit. First person interview conducted on September 29, 2011 with Ed Dumit, former art producer for KWGS. Original audio and transcript archived with Voices of Oklahoma oral history project.
Coordinates: 36°01′16″N 95°40′34″W / 36.021°N 95.676°W
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