KWGS

Frequency89.5 MHz (HD Radio)BrandingPublic Radio 89.5ProgrammingFormatPublic radioSubchannelsHD2: Jazz "Jazz 89.5 HD2"
HD3: BBC World Service "World Radio 89.5 HD3"AffiliationsNPROwnershipOwnerThe University of TulsaKWTUHistoryOctober 19, 1947 (1947-10-19)William Grove SkellyTechnical informationFacility ID66586ClassC1ERP50,000 wattsHAAT325 meters (1,066 ft)LinksWebcastListen liveWebsitepublicradiotulsa.org

KWGS (89.5 FM) is the flagship NPR radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The station was Oklahoma's first FM radio station and is one of two stations operated by the University of Tulsa. The station was established in 1947 through the initiative of TU speech professor Ben Graf Henneke, later president of the university. The call letters are the initials of Tulsa oil man and philanthropist William G. Skelly, who provided the funding.^[1][2]

TU's other radio station is a classical music station, KWTU.

KWGS is licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to broadcast in the HD (hybrid) format.^[3][4]

References

External links

• KWGS in the FCC FM station database
• KWGS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Voices of Oklahoma interview with Ed Dumit. First person interview conducted on September 29, 2011 with Ed Dumit, former art producer for KWGS.

36°01′16″N 95°40′34″W / 36.021°N 95.676°W / 36.021; -95.676