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WBWH is a low-power FM radio station operating at 99.3 mHz in Bluffton, Ohio
. It is the campus and community radio station owned and operated by Bluffton University
.
WBWH offers a diversified programming schedule geared to university students and the residents of Bluffton. Its power output of 66 watts serves the community of Bluffton exclusively.
WBWH broadcasts many of the athletic events on campus, including football, volleyball, basketball, and baseball games.
The call letters for WBWH stand for Beavers With Headphones. A tribute to the Bluffton mascot, which is a beaver.
format (making it the only station in Northwest Ohio
to have Smooth Jazz
as its primary format). During the Smooth Jazz lineup, Smooth Jazz will be the basis and Smooth Vocals from a wide variety of genres, as well as Chill or Chill-out music will be sprinkled in.
WBWH is also going to feature an updated Modern Alternative Rock
playlist as its secondary format. This updated format will be coming to WBWH later in the year.
6pm – 7pm: Academic Excellence with Alex Woodring (Replay)
7pm – 9pm: The Chillout Sessions with Donald Isaac
9pm – 11pm: Chocolate Jazz with David Wells & Friends
Tuesday
9:30pm - 10:30pm: The Riley Underground with Alex Woodring
Wednesday
12pm – 1pm: Academic Excellence with Alex Woodring
Friday
3pm – 5pm: The Chillout Sessions with Donald Isaac (Replay)
5pm - 6pm: The Riley Underground with Alex Woodring (Replay)
Saturday
8am – 10am: Acoustic Café
with Rob Reinhart
10am – 11am: eTown (radio program)
9pm – 11pm: Generation Next Radio with Nate Harasim
songs, and the other 3-5 songs will be Smooth Vocals and/or Chill music songs. WBWH does not strive to play Adult Contemporary and Urban Adult Contemporary
songs as its basis as some former Smooth Jazz stations are currently doing, as seen here: Smooth Jazz Stations turning into Smooth AC stations.
WBWH currently serves as Northwest Ohio
's only Smooth Jazz
station.
Operations Manager/Smooth Jazz PD: Donald Isaac
Bluffton, Ohio
Bluffton is a village in Allen and Hancock counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It had a population of 3,896 at the 2000 census. Bluffton is home to Bluffton University, a four-year educational institution affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. Bluffton is served by the Bluffton general aviation...
. It is the campus and community radio station owned and operated by Bluffton University
Bluffton University
Bluffton University, located in Bluffton, Ohio, United States, is a Christian liberal arts college affiliated with Mennonite Church USA.It was founded in 1899 as Central Mennonite College and became Bluffton College in 1913...
.
WBWH offers a diversified programming schedule geared to university students and the residents of Bluffton. Its power output of 66 watts serves the community of Bluffton exclusively.
WBWH broadcasts many of the athletic events on campus, including football, volleyball, basketball, and baseball games.
The call letters for WBWH stand for Beavers With Headphones. A tribute to the Bluffton mascot, which is a beaver.
"99.3 WBWH, Your BlufftonConnection"
WBWH has updated its primary format from the former Classic and Modern Mainstream Jazz/Big Band format to the newer Smooth JazzSmooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....
format (making it the only station in Northwest Ohio
Northwest Ohio
Northwest or northwestern Ohio consists of multiple counties in the northwestern corner of the US state of Ohio. This area borders Lake Erie, southern Michigan, and eastern Indiana. Some areas in northwestern Ohio are also considered the Black Swamp area. The Toledo metropolitan area is also part...
to have Smooth Jazz
Smooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....
as its primary format). During the Smooth Jazz lineup, Smooth Jazz will be the basis and Smooth Vocals from a wide variety of genres, as well as Chill or Chill-out music will be sprinkled in.
WBWH is also going to feature an updated Modern Alternative Rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
playlist as its secondary format. This updated format will be coming to WBWH later in the year.
Specialty Shows on WBWH
Sunday6pm – 7pm: Academic Excellence with Alex Woodring (Replay)
7pm – 9pm: The Chillout Sessions with Donald Isaac
9pm – 11pm: Chocolate Jazz with David Wells & Friends
Tuesday
9:30pm - 10:30pm: The Riley Underground with Alex Woodring
Wednesday
12pm – 1pm: Academic Excellence with Alex Woodring
Friday
3pm – 5pm: The Chillout Sessions with Donald Isaac (Replay)
5pm - 6pm: The Riley Underground with Alex Woodring (Replay)
Saturday
8am – 10am: Acoustic Café
Acoustic cafe
Acoustic Café is an independent, syndicated radio program, produced in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. Started in 1995, Acoustic Café presents singer-songwriters in various genres, playing songs in the Acoustic Café studio and chatting with host Rob Reinhart...
with Rob Reinhart
10am – 11am: eTown (radio program)
9pm – 11pm: Generation Next Radio with Nate Harasim
The Smooth Jazz Format Promise
WBWH strives to keep the sounds of Smooth Jazz as the noticeable basis when the format is on the air. This means that in an hour of 14 songs for example, around 9-11 will be Smooth JazzSmooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....
songs, and the other 3-5 songs will be Smooth Vocals and/or Chill music songs. WBWH does not strive to play Adult Contemporary and Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast...
songs as its basis as some former Smooth Jazz stations are currently doing, as seen here: Smooth Jazz Stations turning into Smooth AC stations.
WBWH currently serves as Northwest Ohio
Northwest Ohio
Northwest or northwestern Ohio consists of multiple counties in the northwestern corner of the US state of Ohio. This area borders Lake Erie, southern Michigan, and eastern Indiana. Some areas in northwestern Ohio are also considered the Black Swamp area. The Toledo metropolitan area is also part...
's only Smooth Jazz
Smooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....
station.
Sample Playlist During The Smooth Jazz Lineup
- "Private Party" - Pamela WilliamsPamela WilliamsPamela Williams is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, songwriter, producer and painter. Williams exhibits diverse musical elements in her repertoire, including Nu Jazz, Funk, R&B, House, Latin and Pop...
- "The Storyteller" - Larry CarltonLarry CarltonLarry Carlton is an American jazz, smooth jazz, jazz fusion, pop, and rock guitarist and singer. He has divided his recording time between solo recordings and session appearances with various well-known bands...
- "Camden Town" - Marc Antoine
- "By The Fireplace" - Brian BrombergBrian BrombergBrian Bromberg is an American jazz bassist and record producer who performs on both electric and acoustic instruments...
- "Look Again" - Nelson RangellNelson RangellNelson Rangell is an American velvet-smooth jazz musician and composer originally from Castle Rock, Colorado. Although Rangell is known for his work with the tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, his primary instrument is the piccolo flute, which he began playing at the age of 15...
- "Hanging On Too Long" - DuffyDuffy (singer)Aimée Ann Duffy , known as Duffy, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her 2008 debut album Rockferry entered the UK Album Chart at number one. It was the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 2008 with 1.68 million copies sold...
- "Shine" - Chieli MinucciChieli MinucciChieli Minucci is an American contemporary jazz guitarist, composer, music producer, and arranger of Italian descent.Minucci was born in New York City and is primarily known as the leader of the Grammy-nominated contemporary jazz group Special EFX...
- "Roll On" - Four80EastFour80EastFour80East is the Toronto based electro jazz ensemble of Rob DeBoer and Tony Grace ; accompanied by various session musicians....
- "It's Go Time" - Pieces of a DreamPieces of a Dream (band)Pieces of a Dream is an American R&B/jazz group from Philadelphia. The group was formed in 1976 by bassist Cedric Napoleon, drummer Curtis Harmon, and keyboardist James Lloyd. At the time, the three were all teenagers...
- "SanctuarySanctuary (Gabriella Cilmi song)"Sanctuary" is a song by Australian recording artist Gabriella Cilmi from her debut album, Lessons to Be Learned . The song was first released digitally in the United Kingdom on 12 December 2007 as the album's lead single, and subsequently released in Germany and the Netherlands in December 2008 as...
" - Gabriella CilmiGabriella CilmiGabriella Lucia Cilmi is an Australian singer-songwriter. In 2008, Cilmi was awarded six ARIA awards including Single of the Year and Best Female Artist.... - "Ooh La La" - Jeff LorberJeff LorberJeff Lorber is an American Grammy Award-nominated keyboardist, composer, and record producer.After leading his own group, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, he went on to pioneer the smooth jazz genre....
- "Good Day" - Peter WhitePeter WhitePeter White, PC was a Canadian parliamentarian.White was born into a family that had established its homestead at the junction of the Muskrat and Ottawa Rivers where the town of Pembroke, Ontario was soon established...
- "Sure Thing" - St. Germain
- "Come As You Are" - Mindi AbairMindi AbairMindi Abair is an American smooth jazz saxophonist with a strong Top-40 pop music background. Mindi has toured and/or recorded with the Backstreet Boys, Duran Duran, Mandy Moore, Josh Groban, Adam Sandler, Keb' Mo', Lalah Hathaway, Lee Ritenour, Teena Marie, John Tesh, Bobby Lyle, Jonathan Butler,...
2011-12 Staff
Practicum Supervisor: Alex WoodringOperations Manager/Smooth Jazz PD: Donald Isaac