citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message black squirrel radio broadcast area worldwide studios in kent ohio branding black squirrel radio slogan kent state s only student run station frequency n a internet radio only first air date fall 2005 as black squirrel radio 1940 as ksrw format urban rock local language s english former callsigns 1974 2005 wksr 1965 1970 wksu am 1949 wksu am 1945 1949 ksrw 1940 1943 ksrw unofficial never assigned by fcc former frequencies n a closed circuit cable affiliations uwire owner kent state university webcast listen live website blacksquirrelradio.com black squirrel radio bsr is an internet radio station run by students of kent state university broadcasting exclusively online . black squirrel radio is overseen by faculty from kent state university s journalism and mass communication program . contents 1 history 2 black squirrel radio 2.1 programming 3 references 4 external links history edit black squirrel radio traces its origins back to 1940 with the establishment of the kent state radio workshop or ksrw a division of the kent state university school of speech . the radio workshop shut down twice temporarily the first time from 1943 1945 during world war ii ; and permanently the second time in the spring of 1949 with the arrival of wksu am . note that the ksrw and wksu am callsigns were never actually assigned by the federal communications commission fcc . 1 in october 1949 kent state university received a license from the fcc to broadcast at 88.1 megahertz mhz ; this new fm station was assigned the callsign wksu fm . effectively replacing wksu am the new wksu fm served as an outlet for kent state students to broadcast for the next twenty years . in january 1965 wksu am returned as a closed circuit radio station . students were given more responsibility than at wksu fm but by 1970 wksu am had ceased operations . some students continued on with wksu fm though all were eventually replaced with professionals when wksu fm became an affiliate of national public radio npr in 1974 . 1 the same students dismissed from wksu fm chose to revive wksu am as wksr . the closed circuit station s reach was limited to on campus ; throughout the 1970s 80s and the early 90s wksr was often referred to as roommate radio . in 1999 wksr began streaming over a kent state campus cable channel . 1 black squirrel radio edit in the fall of 2005 wksr began broadcasting online . the new internet radio station soon changed its name due to black squirrel radio ; the wksr call letters were never assigned by the fcc to the kent state student run station but rather to wksr fm a radio station licensed to loretto tennessee . 2 since the name change black squirrel radio has been expanding the breadth of their content to include podcasting and talk radio shows in addition to music shows . black squirrel radio currently has over 120 students on its staff . black squirrel radio now calls franklin hall its home . the station was formerly located in the music & speech building . programming edit mainly urban rock and local music . the format lends itself to the station mascot s name url the squirrel urban rock local . additionally url itself is a pun on the station s exclusive online format . bsr is an affiliate of uwire 3 which gathers edits and re distributes student created content 4 and broadcasts news at 15 minutes before the hour and at 15 minutes past the hour . references edit a b c http web.archive.org web 20080513200923 http www.jmc.kent.edu home feature 2006 november bsr index.htm http kentwired.com wksr becomes bs radio http uwire.com affiliates http uwire.com about external links edit official website kentwired.com v t e radio stations in the akron ohio market by am frequency 640 1150 1350 1590 by fm frequency 88.1 88.9 89.7 91.3 94.9 97.5 98.1 100.1 by callsign wakr waps warf wcue whlo wkdd wksu wnir wone fm wqmx wstb wzip online black squirrel radio defunct 1520 wjmp ohio radio markets akron canton cincinnati cleveland columbus dayton lima marietta toledo youngstown warren other ohio radio regions ashtabula ironton mid ohio sandusky southern ohio wheeling steubenville see also list of radio stations in ohio v t e ohio college radio stations by fm frequency 88.1 88.1 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.7 88.9 88.9 89.3 89.7 89.7 90.9 90.9 91.1 91.1 91.1 91.5 91.9 94.9 95.7 96.1 97.5 97.5 98.5 98.7 defunct 99.5 101.1 106.9 by callsign wbgu wbwc wbwh lp wcmo wcsb wcws fm wdub whei wjcu wkco wksu wlci lp wlfc wmrt wncg lp wnzr wobc fm wobn wonb wosa wosu fm wrdl wrmu fm wruw fm wsln defunct wudr wwsu wxut wzip online black squirrel radio wfal falcon radio by college university ashland university bowling green state university bowling green state university baldwin wallace university bluffton university case western reserve university cleveland state university college of wooster denison university heidelberg university hocking college john carroll university kent state university kent state university kenyon college marietta college marietta college mount union college mount vernon nazarene university north central state college oberlin college ohio northern university ohio state university ohio state university ohio wesleyan university otterbein college wright state university university of akron university of dayton university of findlay university of toledo see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in ohio v t e kent state university campuses kent main campus ashtabula campus east liverpool campus geauga campus salem campus stark campus trumbull campus tuscarawas campus northeast ohio medical university academics college of architecture and environmental design college of the arts college of arts and sciences college of business administration college of communication and information college of education health and human services college of nursing college of technology honors college college of podiatric medicine school of fashion design and merchandising wick poetry center athletics kent state golden flashes baseball men s basketball women s basketball football softball anniversary award wagon wheel facilities dix stadium golf teaching and learning facility kent state university airport kent state university ice arena ksu golf course memorial athletic and convocation center schoonover stadium history kent state shootings lowry bill partially buried woodshed memorial stadium campus bus service ohio state normal college at kent rockwell field university school wills gymnasium media black squirrel radio wksu fusion magazine people notable alumni presidents research liquid crystal institute student life fraternities sororities performing arts student government residence halls coordinates 41 9 6 n 81 21 4 w 41.15167 n 81.35111 w 41.15167 ; 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