Licensed by the Federal Communications Commission in January 1969,[3] WSIE operates with 50,000 watts of effective radiated power (ERP) at 88.7 megahertz in the FM band.[4]
A long time member of National Public Radio, they do not broadcast NPR anymore; WSIE's music programming is locally produced.[2] The station's studios are in Dunham Hall,[5] and the transmitter and 420 feet (130 m)[4] tower are located near the Supporting Services Building on the SIUE campus.[6]
WSIE is used as a training ground for students of the SIUE Mass Communications Department. Among broadcasters who received training at WSIE are Frank O Pinion (John Craddock); Megan Lynch, Ralph Graczak and Tom Calhoun of KMOX; Dewayne Staats (currently the play-by-play commentator with MLB's Tampa Bay Rays on Sun Sports); Paul Schankmann; Elizabeth Erwin; Steve Jankowski (previous General Manager); Sara Wojcicki; Frank Akers; Tom Dehner; and Tom Casey. The current General Manager is Jason Church.
WSIE also streams its programming on the internet. A separately programmed web-radio operation was previously run by WSIE, but it is now operated independently, although it remains a University activity.[7]
In 2016, WSIE faced the potential loss of its state appropriation due to the Illinois state budget crisis. The SIUE administration ordered WSIE to become self-sustaining by 2017, necessitating fundraising. The station receives tax-deductible donations on its website. Its budget is made up of underwriting (similar to advertising) and donations.[1] Today, the station receives no state funding.[8]
wsie, public, radio, station, edwardsville, illinois, owned, southern, illinois, university, edwardsville, primary, jazz, station, greater, louis, area, rebranding, sound, august, 2016, broadcasts, jazz, smooth, jazz, blues, along, with, news, student, program. WSIE is a public radio station in Edwardsville Illinois Owned by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville it is the primary jazz station for the Greater St Louis area Rebranding as The Sound in August 2016 WSIE broadcasts jazz smooth jazz blues and R amp B 1 along with news and student programming and is the anchor station for SIUE Sports Cougar Network 2 WSIEEdwardsville IllinoisBroadcast areaGreater St LouisFrequency88 7 MHzProgrammingFormatJazz Blues R amp BOwnershipOwnerSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville Board of Trustees Southern Illinois University HistoryCall sign meaningW east of the Mississippi Southern Illinois EdwardsvilleTechnical informationClassBERP50 000 wattsHAAT152 meters 499 ft LinksWebcast88 7 WSIE FMWebsite88 7 WSIE FM Licensed by the Federal Communications Commission in January 1969 3 WSIE operates with 50 000 watts of effective radiated power ERP at 88 7 megahertz in the FM band 4 A long time member of National Public Radio they do not broadcast NPR anymore WSIE s music programming is locally produced 2 The station s studios are in Dunham Hall 5 and the transmitter and 420 feet 130 m 4 tower are located near the Supporting Services Building on the SIUE campus 6 WSIE is used as a training ground for students of the SIUE Mass Communications Department Among broadcasters who received training at WSIE are Frank O Pinion John Craddock Megan Lynch Ralph Graczak and Tom Calhoun of KMOX Dewayne Staats currently the play by play commentator with MLB s Tampa Bay Rays on Sun Sports Paul Schankmann Elizabeth Erwin Steve Jankowski previous General Manager Sara Wojcicki Frank Akers Tom Dehner and Tom Casey The current General Manager is Jason Church WSIE also streams its programming on the internet A separately programmed web radio operation was previously run by WSIE but it is now operated independently although it remains a University activity 7 In 2016 WSIE faced the potential loss of its state appropriation due to the Illinois state budget crisis The SIUE administration ordered WSIE to become self sustaining by 2017 necessitating fundraising The station receives tax deductible donations on its website Its budget is made up of underwriting similar to advertising and donations 1 Today the station receives no state funding 8 See also editList of jazz radio stations in the United StatesReferences edit a b Local TV personality is back at WSIE Can he save jazz radio Belleville News Democrat 7 August 2016 Retrieved 16 August 2016 a b WSIE Radio FM 88 7 SIUE Retrieved 16 August 2016 SIUE Archives SIUE 50th Anniversary Historical Timeline SIUE Retrieved February 13 2012 a b WSIE FM 88 7 MHz Theodric Technologies LLC Retrieved February 13 2012 Katherine Dunham Hall SIUE Retrieved 16 August 2016 SIUE Campus Map PDF SIUE Retrieved 16 August 2016 SIUE Web Radio Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Archived from the original on May 27 2013 Retrieved February 13 2012 Donations Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Retrieved August 7 2018 External links editWSIE official website SIUE official website Campus map SIUE Web Radio WSIE in the FCC FM station database WSIE in Nielsen Audio s FM station database 38 47 36 N 89 59 56 W 38 793405 N 89 998927 W 38 793405 89 998927 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WSIE amp oldid 1145348084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
