88.9 WSTB is a non-commercial educational FM radio station that broadcasts 24/7/365, covering the Greater Akron Area. Owned by Streetsboro City School District, WSTB is an academic program of Streetsboro High School with the studios and offices located there. The transmitter is on the campus of Kent State University.
Current programming
88.9 WSTB broadcasts alternative rock music as “The Alternation” starting Monday at 4:00 AM till 9:00PM Saturday. On Saturday night, the station plays heavy metal till midnight as “Nocturnal Noise.” The station then resumes “The Alternation” until 3:00 AM Sunday. That is when the programming switches to 50s, 60s, and 70s oldies music as “The Sunday Oldies Jukebox.” The oldies continue until 4:00 AM Monday.
History
WSTB began broadcasting on March 1972 at 91.5 FM. On July 11, 1995, the station switched frequencies to 88.9 FM.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ^ “Facility Technical Data for 88.9 WSTB”. Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ americanradiohistory.com[dead link]
- ^ americanradiohistory.com[dead link]
- ^ Giffels, David (August 5, 1994). “Akron Schools’ Station Moves Up FM Dial”. Akron Beacon Journal. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. p. D6.
- ^ “Archived copy” (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
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External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 63537 (WSTB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WSTB in Nielsen Audio‘s FM station database
- The Sunday Oldies Jukebox