WPSU (FM)

Infobox Radio Station
name = WPSU


area = State College, PA
branding = "Penn State Public Broadcasting"
slogan = Watch Listen Learn
airdate =
frequency = 91.5 (MHz) hd-radio
format = News/Classical Music
class =
erp = 1,700 Watts
class = B1
owner = Pennsylvania State University
website = http://www.wpsu.org
callsign_meaning = "W Pennsylvania State University"

WPSU (91.5 FM) is a National Public Radio member radio station owned by Pennsylvania State University as a part of Penn State Public Broadcasting. It reaches some 500,000 households in central Pennsylvania and southern New York, as well as a few households in western Pennsylvania.

Its production facilities are located along Innovation Park Boulevard outside of State College.

With transmitters located throughout the region, WPSU-FM now serves over 500,000 listeners [http://www.wpsu.org/about/index.html] in 12 central counties of the Commonwealth, 24 hours a day.

Through nationally- and locally-produced news, features and music programs, WPSU-FM offers a variety of programming for a widely diverse listening audience.

History

WPSU-FM began as a local student operated radio station, then called WDFM, in 1953, and has evolved into central Pennsylvania’s only full service National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate.

Internet

Live Streaming

WPSU-FM's signal is streamed across the Internet 24-hours a day. [http://www.wpsu.org/ondemand/index.html]

Podcasts

WPSU-FM also has podcasts of the following programs:
* WPSU Morning News
* WPSU Weekly Features
* BookMark
* Penn State Forum
* Take Note Radio

Relationship with WKPS

When it signed on in December 1953, WPSU-FM was the student station for Penn State under the call letters WDFM. In the mid 1990s, with more and more national programming from NPR taking up more time on the "student" station, a new station and signal was created -- WKPS -- that became the full-time student station. They operate independently from WPSU-FM.

ee also

* WPSU-TV - a PBS TV station
* WKPS - The Lion 90.7FM - Penn State Student Radio
* WPSE - Penn State Erie's Money Station

External links

* [http://www.wpsu.org/radio/index.php WPSU website]
*FMQ|WPSU
*FML|WPSU
*FMARB|WPSU

*FMQ|WPSX
*FML|WPSX
*FMARB|WPSX