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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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John Morison Memories of WOSU
John Morison was hired by WOSU TV at the inception of the station and directed many studio shows as well as one of the first local broadcasts of Ohio State-Michigan football game.
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WOSU Kids Hits the Airwaves!
WOSU Public Media is unveiling a new, broadcast television channel on May 15 called WOSU Kids featuring 24/7 PBS KIDS® educational programming. The channel will be available over-the-air on channel 34.4 and on Spectrum cable systems as well as streaming on our website.
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1917: The Aviation Hangar That Became WOSU’s Home
In May 1917, the U.S. Army established the School of Aeronautics on Ohio State’s campus as one of six flying schools at universities across the country to ready new pilots to fights in World War I. The school opened with about 100 civilian instructors and greeted waves of squadrons every week with each cadet receiving an intensive eight-week training in photography, radio telegraphy, gunnery, airplane engines, aerial observation and piloting.
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Federal Support For Public Media – A Checkered History
In 1934, many of the pioneering educational radio stations were pushed to the fringe and disappeared in favor of powerful commercial and political interests. Could it happen again?
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Trump Administration Proposes Elimination Of Support For Public Broadcasting
We need your help. We urge you to sign a nationwide petition at protectmypublicmedia.org.
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