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{{short description|Public radio station in Athens, Ohio}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WOUB-FM
| logo = WOUB Digital Logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| city = [[Athens, Ohio]]
| country = US
| area = Southeast Ohio
| branding = ''WOUB NPR''
| frequency = 91.3 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| repeater = see below
| airdate = {{start date and age|1949|12|13}} as WOUI at 88.5<br>(Originally [[carrier current]] 1942-49)
| format = [[Public radio]]
| erp = 50,000 [[watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|150|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = B
| facility_id = 50149
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| callsign_meaning = '''O'''hio '''U'''niversity '''B'''roadcasting
| former_callsigns = WOUI (1949–1959)
| former_frequencies = {{ubl|88.5 MHz (1949–1953)|91.5 MHz (1953–1967)}}
| owner = [[Ohio University]]
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://woub.org/listen}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.woub.org}}
| affiliations = {{ubl|[[National Public Radio]]|[[Public Radio Exchange]]|[[BBC World Service]]}}
}}
[[File:OU RTV Building.JPG|thumb|The Radio/Television Building at [[Ohio University]], where WOUB is broadcast]]
'''WOUB-FM''' (91.3 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[public radio]] [[radio station|station]] in [[Athens, Ohio]]. Owned by [[Ohio University]], it is the [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] of a five-station network known as Ohio University Public Radio.<ref>Athens News, 2004 http://www.denverradio.net/newforum/viewthread.php?tid=57 here</ref>  The studios and offices are on South College Street in Athens.
WOUB-FM has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 50,000 [[watt]]s, the current maximum for Ohio FM stations.  The [[transmitter]] is on Bittersweet Lane, near [[Ohio State Route 56]] in Athens, co-located with the [[radio masts and towers|tower]] for [[WOUB-TV]] 20.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/WOUB-FM?loc=39.98978%2C-82.99146&locn=Columbus%2C%20Ohio Radio-Locator.com/WOUB-FM]</ref>
==Programming==
By day, WOUB-FM airs mostly news and informational programs, many from [[NPR]].  Daytime shows include ''[[Morning Edition]], [[All Things Considered]], [[Here and Now (Boston)|Here and Now]], [[1A (radio program)|1A]]'' and ''[[Fresh Air]] with [[Terry Gross]]''.
At night, it broadcasts music shows, focusing on a mix of musical genres: [[adult album alternative]],  [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]], [[Americana music|Americana]] and [[world music]].  Nighttime music shows include ''Crossing Boundaries, [[World Cafe (radio program)|World Cafe]], [[The Thistle & Shamrock]], [[Afropop Worldwide]]'' and ''[[Mountain Stage]]''.
==History==
WOUB debuted in 1942 as '''WOUI''', a [[carrier current]] station broadcasting from Ewing Hall on the Ohio University campus.  It became a fully licensed FM station, [[sign-on|signing on]] the air on {{start date and age|1949|12|13}}.  On July 10, 1959, it changed its [[call sign]] to WOUB-FM.
In its early years, it aired educational programs and [[classical music]].  Many of the voices were students or staff at the university.  In 1963, [[WOUB-TV]] channel 20 made its debut.  WOUB-FM later became a member of [[National Public Radio]] and added its news and music shows to its line up.
==Rebroadcasters==
The station serves most of southern and southeastern [[Ohio]], plus portions of neighboring [[West Virginia]] and [[Kentucky]], through a network of repeater stations:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Callsign
! Frequency
! City of license
! Broadcast Area
! First air date
! Former callsigns
|-
| '''WOUC-FM'''
| 89.1 FM
| [[Cambridge, Ohio]]
| [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WOUC&service=FM&status=L&hours=U]
| December 19, 1985
| none
|-
| '''WOUH-FM'''
| 91.9 FM
| [[Chillicothe, Ohio]]
| [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WOUH&service=FM&status=L&hours=U]
| October 4, 1991
| WVZF (to December 1991; may not have been used on-air)
|-
| '''WOUL-FM'''
| 89.1 FM
| [[Ironton, Ohio]]
| [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WOUL&service=FM&status=L&hours=U]
| December 29, 1986
| none
|-
| '''WOUZ-FM'''
| 90.1 FM
| [[Zanesville, Ohio]]
| [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WOUZ&service=FM&status=L&hours=U]
| October 9, 1992
| none
|}
Ohio University Public Radio also operates '''[[WOUB (AM)|WOUB]] AM 1340''', which offers a public radio schedule different from FM.
==Images==
<gallery>
File:WOUB-FM_&_TV_transmitter-building.jpg|Transmitter facility for WOUB-FM-TV, Athens, Ohio. Photo taken in 1993.
File:WOUB-FM_&_TV_transmitter-tower.jpg|Transmitter tower for WOUB-FM-TV, Athens, Ohio. Photo taken in 1993.
</gallery>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.woub.org/ Ohio University Public Radio]
*{{FM station data|50149|WOUB-FM}}
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=70720 FCC History Cards for WOUB-FM]
*{{FM station data|50142|WOUC-FM}}
*{{FM station data|50143|WOUH-FM}}
*{{FM station data|50146|WOUL-FM}}
*{{FM station data|50140|WOUZ-FM}}
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