WWSU
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WWSU is a radio station
broadcasting a Variety
format. Licensed to Fairborn, Ohio
, USA, the station serves the Ohio college area. The station is currently owned by Wright State University. Along with music, WWSU broadcasts select Wright State Raiders
sporting events.
WWSU broadcasts in an open format. This means that the DJ has nearly complete control over what gets played on the air. Shows typically average two hours, with an automation system playing when no DJs are on the air.
DJs consist mostly of current Wright State students, but alumni and staff are welcome to have a show time.
WWSU is also home to the nationally-recognized show Radio Rounds
, a medical talk show. Radio Rounds is the first radio program in the United States to be produced entirely by medical students.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a Variety
Variety (radio)
The term variety as a radio format is loosely defined as a format that plays music across numerous genera.Freeform variety is associated with a wide range of programming including talk, sports, and music from a wide spectrum. This format is usually found on smaller, non-commercial...
format. Licensed to Fairborn, Ohio
Fairborn, Ohio
Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States, near Dayton and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The population was 32,352 at the 2010 census...
, USA, the station serves the Ohio college area. The station is currently owned by Wright State University. Along with music, WWSU broadcasts select Wright State Raiders
Wright State Raiders
For many years, Wright State's sports teams used a character called Rowdy Raider as their mascot; a red-bearded Viking with a horned helmet, which emerged in 1986. In 1997, the Viking was retired and the Wolf was born...
sporting events.
WWSU broadcasts in an open format. This means that the DJ has nearly complete control over what gets played on the air. Shows typically average two hours, with an automation system playing when no DJs are on the air.
Operations
The station staff is made up of Wright State students. Members of the faculty also assist with the station, but mostly in a hands-off fashion, as the radio station is intended to be a student run environment.DJs consist mostly of current Wright State students, but alumni and staff are welcome to have a show time.
Programming
While WWSU broadcasts in an open format, the current main genre on the station shifts between Hip-Hop and Rock. The station also puts a spotlight on Dayton music, broadcasting both larger and smaller acts from the area. Local artists occasionally perform live on various shows on the station.WWSU is also home to the nationally-recognized show Radio Rounds
Radio Rounds
Radio Rounds is a medical radio talk show produced and hosted entirely by medical students.With an official tagline stating "Today's Stories / Tomorrow's Doctors" and targeting an audience that includes the general public, medical students, and physicians, Radio Rounds is the first radio program in...
, a medical talk show. Radio Rounds is the first radio program in the United States to be produced entirely by medical students.