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Our Current Services
WOSU TV - A PBS member station, WOSU TV (simulcast on WPBO TV in Portsmouth) features award-winning children's shows, public affairs, science, and nature as well as award-winning locally produced shows such as ArtZine, Columbus on the Record, and In the Know. Over the air, WOSU TV can be seen on digital receivers at 34.0, WOSU-HD 34.1, WOSU-OHIO 34.2, WOSU-PLUS 34.3
WOSU Digital TV - WOSU DT signed on in 2003 with central Ohio’s first full-power digital television signal. WOSU DTV currently includes:
- WOSU HD (Time Warner 707; Insight 916; WOW! 205): full-time high-definition or digital widescreen programming featuring art, culture, nature, and more.
- WOSU OHIO (Time Warner 96; Insight 190; WOW! 150): programming from The Ohio Channel which includes live legislative and public affairs coverage the capital.
- WOSU PLUS (Time Warner 99; Insight 191; WOW! 153): programming that is a delay of prime PBS programming and CREATE, a daytime how-to and lifestyle series.
- WOSU On Demand. Watch your favorite WOSU documentaries and programs through the Time Warner Digital Cable Channel 1111.
Columbus Collaborative Programs: This unique model builds local partnerships to create programming of interest to the broader community. Examples that can be seen on Columbus Collaborative include the Columbus New Americans programming; OSU programming, etc.
Big Ten Network Programming: WOSU is the producer of Ohio State non-sports programming airing on the network. Program series include iMix, Eye on Alumni and 24@OSU.
Columbus Neighborhoods: WOSU is focused on a four-year, $1 million local programming and outreach effort focused on a TV documentary series, radio specials, a robust interactive website and storytelling days highlighting neighborhoods leading to the 2012 bicentennial.
Datacasting. Digital television allows for datacasting that provides additional data within our digital signal, which may have a large impact on public safety and homeland security. WOSU is experimenting with datacasting in partnership with the Ohio Emergency Management Agency.
WOSU Radio includes FM stations WOSB Marion; WOSE Coshocton; WOSP Portsmouth; and WOSV Mansfield and brings the central Ohio community the best of NPR News and Public Affairs and the finest in classical music. WOSU radio has over 140,000 listeners weekly.
- WOSU AM (820 NPR News), an NPR member station, specializes in news and public affairs programming, including All Sides with Ann Fisher
- WOSU FM (89.7 NPR News and Classical Music), broadcasts Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and as well as classical music 9 am to 4 pm and overnight
- WOSU HD Radio (WOSU HD-2). Listen to our all-classical service on WOSU HD-2.
- WOSU Listen Live/Podcast On-Demand: Listen to our radio services live streamed over the Internet or on your computer or IPOD/MP3 players on-demand.
- WOSP 91.5 FM Portsmouth
- WOSE 91.1 FM Coshocton
- WOSV 91.7 FM Mansfield
- WOSB 91.1 FM Marion
WOSU Online—www.wosu.org is our website featuring WOSU's broadcast schedules, streaming media and resource areas for education, arts, news and events, links to our Emmy award-winning site www.ohiowarstories.org and web-only features. Last year, 660,000 folks visited our site, and we experienced a 20% growth in terms of new visitors.
WOSU Production Services - WOSU provides client production services including satellite uplinks and video/audio production services. Studios and facilities at WOSU@COSI and Fawcett Center are available for rental.
WOSU Educational Services- WOSU TV and its sister station WPBO TV provide educational programming, professional development, and direct services to schools. The station’s Ready to Work initiative combine access to GED Connection and Workplace Essential Skills with distribution of related workbooks to help providers facilitate training of adults enrolled in adult basic education and workforce development programs. WOSU’s Ross mediaLab is used for technology training for teachers and to incubate and create media in many forms for use across many platforms.
WOSU Outreach - WOSU provides a wide range of outreach and community lifelong learning events. In 2008-09, our outreach emphasis was on the digital television conversion. We spoke at over 100 events, providing crucial information about preparing for the conversion and about how to install the boxes. In addition, we secured nearly 2,000 of those converter boxes (by the generous donations of central Ohioans) for installation in the homes of elderly residents.
WOSU Program Guide and E-Newsletter - Airfare is our monthly program member guide, featuring WOSU's broadcast schedules, special events and other articles about our programs and outreach. The WOSU FYI e-newsletter is sent bi-weekly and covers our programming, special events, ticket giveaways, arts/culture and news/public affairs items. The newsletter goes out to over 12,000 individuals (by request).
Public File Policy and Methodology (PDF)
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