About WOSU

WOSU Public Media serves as a gateway to nonprofit educational and cultural resources in the Central Ohio community. Each week, 28,000 teachers and over 392,000 students receive our daily educational programming and services. WOSU TV/WPBO TV reaches an audience of nearly 500,000 viewers a week; WOSU 89.7, brings the greatest in classical music to the homes and offices of over 95,000 listeners; WOSU 820, challenges the thoughts of more than 72,000 central Ohioans; and www.wosu.org draws more than 14,000 visitors a month to its pages. Finally, WOSU Public Media stands committed to playing an active role in our community, contributing to and serving the various needs of Central Ohio.

WOSU TV signed on the air in 1956, and our broadcasting community grew in 1974 with the addition of WPBO TV in Portsmouth. WOSU 89.7, has been broadcasting since 1949. WOSU 89.7 is the flagship of the five-station classics network, which includes WOSV, Mansfield (91.7); WOSP, Portsmouth (91.5); WOSE, Coshocton (91.1 & 89.5), and WOSB, Marion (91.1). WOSU 820, broadcasts public affairs programming and in-depth global news coverage.