area branding z88 frequency 88.1 mhz first air date december 10 1962 format rhythmic chr erp 7 500 watts haat 250 meters class b facility id 66613 transmitter coordinates 41 04 58.00 n 81 38 2.00 w 41.0827778 n 81.6338889 w 41.0827778 ; 81.6338889 callsign meaning zips former callsigns waup 1962 89 wzip fm 1989 owner university of akron university of akron webcast listen live website wzip88.com wzip 88.1 fm branded z88 is a non commercial educational college radio station licensed to akron ohio serving the akron metro area . owned by the university of akron the station broadcasts a rhythmic contemporary hit radio rhythmic chr format . the wzip studios are located on the university of akron campus while the station transmitter resides in copley township . in addition to a standard analog transmission wzip is available online . contents 1 history 2 current programming 3 references 4 external links history edit wzip first began broadcasting as waup on december 16 1962 . 1 on june 5 1989 the station callsign was changed to wzip fm ; the callsign was selected to reflect the university s mascot the akron zips ; less than a year later on october 17 1989 the station dropped the fm suffix thereby adopting the wzip callsign still in use today . 2 current programming edit on weekdays university of akron students host music shifts . on weekends wzip airs various other programming including news sports talk and public affairs . 3 references edit http www.americanradiohistory.com archive bc yb idx 60s ocr yb 1964 yb 1964 bc yb for ocr page 0287.pdf http nelson.oldradio.com origins.call list.html http www.wzip88.com programs weekend programs external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wzip radio locator information on wzip query nielsen audio s fm station database for wzip 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 chr top 40 radio stations in the state of ohio by frequency 88.1 92.5 92.5 92.7 93.9 95.7 95.9 96.5 97.9 98.1 99.9 100.1 100.5 101.1 101.9 102.1 105.3 107.1 by callsign waks wakz wbks wchd wdjq whiz fm whot fm wkdd wkee fm wkfs wkrq wnci wrvb wvkf wvks wwsr wxzq wyht wzip by city akron wkdd akron wzip ashland canton cleveland cincinnati wkfs cincinnati wkrq columbus dayton lima mansfield marietta parkersburg west virginia piketon shadyside wheeling west virginia south zanesville toledo youngstown wakz youngstown whot see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in ohio see also contemporary hit radio rhythmic kiss fm movin radio disney v t e university of akron academics colleges buchtel college of arts and sciences college of applied science and technology college of business administration college of creative and professional arts lebron james family foundation college of education college of health and human services college of nursing college of polymer science and polymer engineering school of law school of music dr. gary b. and pamela s. williams honors college university of akron university college ray c. bliss institute of applied politics campuses main campus akron ohio northeast ohio medical university rootstown ohio medina county university center medina ohio wayne college orrville ohio people president scott l. scarborough notable alumni notable faculty and staff athletics facilities firstenergy stadium cub cadet field infocision stadium summa field james a. rhodes arena lee r. jackson baseball field louis and freda stile athletic field house ocasek natatorium traditions steel tire wagon wheel zippy mascot football team seasons head coaches in the nfl draft all americans starting quarterbacks basketball men team seasons in the nba draft women team seasons in the wnba draft soccer men team seasons in the mls draft student life residence halls bulger hall exchange street galluci hall garson hall grant hall honors complex orr hall quaker square ritchie hall sisler mcfawn spanton hall townhouses student organizations the buchtelite tel buch wzip ztv residence hall program board zips programming network the university of akron press other expansion spicertown university park alliance retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w 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