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 The WBGU recording studio. | |
| Frequency | 88.1MHz |
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| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | College radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bowling Green State University |
| History | |
First air date | November1951[1] |
Former call signs | WRSM (Carrier current) |
Former frequencies | 600 kHz (Carrier current) |
Call sign meaning | BowlingGreenUniversity[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 6567 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 450watts |
| HAAT | 54 meters (177 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°22′33″N83°38′34″W / 41.37583°N 83.64278°W /41.37583; -83.64278 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live[dead link] |
| Website | bgfalconmedia.com |
WBGU (88.1FM) is an Americannon-commercial,collegeradio stationlicensed to serveBowling Green, Ohio, United States. The station, established in 1951, is owned and operated byBowling Green State University.
WBGU broadcasts acollege radioformat from the campus of Bowling Green State University.[4] WBGU is a student-run radio station that focuses on independent, underground, and under-represented music.
WBGU's origins begin with apublic address system built to broadcast a Bowling Green basketball game with audio phoned in fromNew York City in December 1947. This led to acarrier current station known as "WRSM" signing on in January 1948 at 600kHz.[5] This station, run by students and volunteers, was authorized by theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) and was affiliated with theIntercollegiate Broadcasting System.[5] Repeated expansion led the university in 1951 to apply to the FCC for aconstruction permit to build anFM broadcasting station, licensed as "WBGU" in November 1951, with 10watts ofeffective radiated power on a frequency of 88.1MHz.[1] In the six decades since it launched, the station has upgraded its signal strength, studio facilities, and equipment to meet the needs of the campus and the surrounding area.
WBGU is the flagship home forBowling Green Falcons hockey,women's basketball and volleyball broadcasts from the student-ran Falcon Media Sports Network.
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