WVSU-FM is a non-commercial

Non-commercial

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, listener-supported College radio station licensed to Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...

, and owned and operated by Samford University

Samford University

Samford University, founded as Howard College is a private, coeducational, Alabama Baptist Convention-affiliated university located in Homewood, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It includes the , Cumberland School of Law, McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Brock School of Business, Ida V....

. The station broadcasts smooth jazz

Smooth jazz

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 and other music programs, and it covers the university's intercollegiate athletic program. The station's directional antenna

Directional antenna

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 is located on Shades Mountain in Homewood, Alabama

Homewood, Alabama

Homewood is a city in southeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is a suburb of Birmingham, located on the other side of Red Mountain due south of the city center. It has one of the highest population densities in Alabama. As of 2009 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the...

. The broadcast studio is on the Samford University campus.

WVSU is the flagship station of the statewide Samford University sports radio network.