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A Chime Tradition on WOSU
In the early days of radio, WOSU used chimes as part of its on-air id to distinguish itself from radio stations broadcasting on the same frequency.
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1918 – New Aviation Building Fills With WWI Flyers
A century ago in 1918, a new building was christened on the Ohio State campus with an odd roof made of glass to train some of the country’s first fighter pilots. It later became the first home of WOSU.
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1918: Ohio State And The WWI Army Balloon Corps
The officers of the Army Balloon Corps were trained on the Ohio State campus a century ago as part of the new Military Aviation School. The school focused on a range of training from airplane repair to wireless communications, but the Balloon Corps was its most unique unit.
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Mr. Rogers Makes It a Special Day
Forty-nine years ago, on May 1st, 1969, Fred Rogers testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications in support of federal funding for public television.
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Let the Dialogue Begin with Sam Sanders
Sam Sanders, host of NPR’s It’s Been a Minute, will moderate discussion on the New Age of Entrepreneurship with Tanisha Robinson, CEO, BrewDog USA and Merry Korn, President/CEO, Pearl Interactive Network on Tuesday, March 6.
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Public Broadcasting Turns 50
On November 7, 1967, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act, paving the way for the establishment of PBS and NPR and a federal funding nonprofit called the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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The Chimes of WOSU: The McManigal Story
For over two decades the chimes in the Orton Hall tower on Ohio State’s campus were captured “live” daily as part of regular programming.
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1960s Flying TV Studio Provided Educational Programing To Midwest Classrooms
A DC-6 full of TV broadcasting equipment would fly over six states to beam educational television programs into schools.
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The Miracle Of Stereo Broadcasting Circa 1957
Stereo broadcasting is a big deal when you can’t provide it. In 1957, some creative soul came up with a solution of sorts using both WOSU’s AM and FM signals to produce our first local “stereophonic broadcast.”
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