WOSU may refer to:
- WOSU Public Media, a nonprofit broadcasting organisation
- The WOSU Stations, a group of broadcasting stations administered by WOSU Public Media:
- WOSU (AM), a defunct radio station (820 AM), which belonged to The WOSU Stations, licensed to Columbus, Ohio, United States and is now WVSG (AM) airing Catholic programming.
- WOSU-FM, a radio station (89.7 FM), belonging to The WOSU Stations, licensed to Columbus, Ohio, United States
- WOSU-TV, a television station (channel 34 analog/38 digital), belonging to The WOSU Stations, licensed to Columbus, Ohio, United States
- WOSA-FM, a radio station (101.1 FM) belonging to The WOSU Stations and branded as "Classical 101FM", licensed to Grove City, Ohio, United States.
- Women's Shelter Uganda (official acronym WOSU), a civil organisation helping women against domestic violence
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WOSU (AM)
WOSU (820 AM) was a National Public Radio news and talk radio station located in Columbus, Ohio serving the Columbus metro area. WOSU is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as a daytime and nighttime radio station, operating with a non-directional power of 5 kW during the day, and dropping to 790 watts at night, to protect clear channel WBAP in Fort Worth, Texas. The license holder was The Ohio State University until the license changed hands over to St. Gabriel Radio Inc. It is now WVSG.
History
WOSU is the oldest radio station in Columbus. WOSU's origins trace back to 1920 when Ohio State University was granted an experimental license on April 20, 1920. On June 3, 1922, the station received the call letters WEAO (Willing Energetic Athletic Ohio). In 1933, the call letters were changed to WOSU.
For much of the 1960s and '70s, WOSU's programming was mostly locally originating featuring diverse music programs from classical and jazz...and later to the seasonal Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts on Saturday afternoons moderated by its long-time announcer Milton Cross and later by Peter Allen after Cross' passing leading to the gradual evolution of National Public Radio and its WOSU affiliation. WOSU also broadcast live remotes from the Ohio State Fair.
