Black Squirrel Radio

Black Squirrel Radio

Broadcast area	Worldwide (studios in Kent, Ohio)
Branding	Black Squirrel Radio
Slogan	Kent State's Only Student-Run Station
Frequency	N/A (Internet radio only)
First air date	Fall 2005 (as Black Squirrel Radio) 1940 (as KSRW)
Format	Urban/rock/local
Language(s)	English
Former callsigns	1974-2005: WKSR* 1965-1970: WKSU-AM* 1949: WKSU-AM* 1945-1949: KSRW* 1940-1943: KSRW* *unofficial – never assigned by FCC
Former frequencies	N/A (closed-circuit/cable)
Affiliations	UWIRE
Owner	Kent State University
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	BlackSquirrelRadio.com

Black Squirrel Radio (BSR) is an Internet radio station run by students of Kent State University, broadcasting exclusively online. Black Squirrel Radio is overseen by faculty from Kent State University's Journalism and Mass Communication program.

History

Black Squirrel Radio traces its origins back to 1940 with the establishment of the Kent State Radio Workshop (or KSRW), a division of the Kent State University School of Speech. The Radio Workshop shut down twice: temporarily the first time, from 1943–1945 during World War II; and permanently the second time, in the spring of 1949 with the arrival of WKSU-AM. Note that the KSRW and WKSU-AM "callsigns" were never actually assigned by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).^[1]

In October 1949, Kent State University received a license from the FCC to broadcast at 88.1 megahertz (MHz); this new FM station was assigned the callsign WKSU-FM. Effectively replacing WKSU-AM, the new WKSU-FM served as an outlet for Kent State students to broadcast for the next twenty years. In January 1965, WKSU-AM returned as a closed-circuit radio station. Students were given more responsibility than at WKSU-FM, but by 1970, WKSU-AM had ceased operations. Some students continued on with WKSU-FM, though all were eventually replaced with professionals when WKSU-FM became an affiliate of National Public Radio (NPR) in 1974.^[1]

The same students dismissed from WKSU-FM chose to revive WKSU-AM as WKSR. The closed-circuit station's reach was limited to on campus; throughout the 1970s, 80s, and the early 90s, WKSR was often referred to as "roommate radio." In 1999, WKSR began streaming over a Kent State campus cable channel.^[1]

Black Squirrel Radio

In the fall of 2005, WKSR began broadcasting online. The new Internet radio station soon changed its name due to Black Squirrel Radio; the WKSR "call letters" were never assigned by the FCC to the Kent State student-run station, but rather to WKSR-FM, a radio station licensed to Loretto, Tennessee.^[2] Since the name change, Black Squirrel Radio has been expanding the breadth of their content to include podcasting and talk radio shows in addition to music shows. Black Squirrel Radio currently has over 120 students on its staff.

Black Squirrel Radio now calls Franklin Hall its home. The station was formerly located in the Music & Speech Building.

Programming

Mainly Urban, Rock and Local music. The format lends itself to the station mascot's name, "Url the Squirrel" (Urban Rock Local). Additionally, "Url" itself is a pun on the station's exclusive online format. BSR is an affiliate of UWIRE,^[3] which gathers, edits, and re-distributes student-created content,^[4] and broadcasts news at 15 minutes before the hour and at 15 minutes past the hour.

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Radio stations in the Akron, Ohio market

By AM frequency	640 1150 1350 1590

By FM frequency	88.1 88.9 89.7 91.3 94.9 97.5 98.1 100.1

By callsign	WAKR WAPS WARF WCUE WHLO WKDD WKSU WNIR WONE-FM WQMX WSTB WZIP

Online	Black Squirrel Radio

Defunct	1520 WJMP

Ohio radio markets Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Lima Marietta Toledo Youngstown–Warren Other Ohio radio regions Ashtabula Ironton Mid-Ohio Sandusky Southern Ohio Wheeling/Steubenville See also List of radio stations in Ohio

Ohio college radio stations

By FM frequency	88.1 88.1 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.7 88.9 88.9 89.3 89.7 89.7 90.9 90.9 91.1 91.1 91.1 91.5 91.9 94.9 95.7 96.1 97.5 97.5 98.5 98.7 (defunct) 99.5 101.1 106.9

By callsign	WBGU WBWC WBWH-LP WCMO WCSB WCWS-FM WDUB WHEI WJCU WKCO WKSU WLCI-LP WLFC WMRT WNCG-LP WNZR WOBC-FM WOBN WONB WOSA WOSU-FM WRDL WRMU-FM WRUW-FM WSLN (defunct) WUDR WWSU WXUT WZIP Online: Black Squirrel Radio WFAL Falcon Radio

By college / university	Ashland University Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University Baldwin Wallace University Bluffton University Case Western Reserve University Cleveland State University College of Wooster Denison University Heidelberg University Hocking College John Carroll University Kent State University Kent State University Kenyon College Marietta College Marietta College Mount Union College Mount Vernon Nazarene University North Central State College Oberlin College Ohio Northern University Ohio State University Ohio State University Ohio Wesleyan University Otterbein College Wright State University University of Akron University of Dayton University of Findlay University of Toledo

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Ohio

Kent State University

Campuses	Kent Main Campus Ashtabula Campus East Liverpool Campus Geauga Campus Salem Campus Stark Campus Trumbull Campus Tuscarawas Campus Northeast Ohio Medical University

Academics	College of Architecture and Environmental Design College of the Arts College of Arts and Sciences College of Business Administration College of Communication and Information College of Education, Health, and Human Services College of Nursing College of Technology Honors College College of Podiatric Medicine School of Fashion Design and Merchandising Wick Poetry Center

Athletics	Kent State Golden Flashes Baseball Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Football Softball Anniversary Award Wagon Wheel

Facilities	Dix Stadium Golf Teaching and Learning Facility Kent State University Airport Kent State University Ice Arena KSU Golf Course Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Schoonover Stadium

History	Kent State shootings Lowry Bill Partially Buried Woodshed Memorial Stadium Campus Bus Service Ohio State Normal College at Kent Rockwell Field University School Wills Gymnasium

Media	Black Squirrel Radio WKSU Fusion Magazine

People	Notable alumni Presidents

Research	Liquid Crystal Institute

Student life	Fraternities Sororities Performing Arts Student Government Residence Halls

Coordinates: 41°9′6″N 81°21′4″W / 41.15167°N 81.35111°W / 41.15167; -81.35111

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