WOSA

WOSA (101.1 FM) — branded Classical 101fm — is a public radio classical music radio station licensed to Grove City, Ohio and serving the Columbus metro area. It is owned by Ohio State University via "WOSU Public Media." WOSA has multiple repeaters throughout the U.S. state of Ohio, making the station a multiple transmitter station.

It is the successor to a commercial modern rock station in WWCD; that station relocated to the Baltimore-licensed 102.5 MHz frequency as part of a three-way ownership transaction. Likewise, WOSA's "Classical 101" slogan is a reflection of WWCD's long identity as "CD101."

History

WOSA signed on for the first time on December 15, 2010. However, WOSA's roots date back to WOSU-FM's long history as a classical outlet, airing the format on a full-time basis from 1980 until 2008 as a complement to WOSU, which would air more traditional public radio fare.

Starting on January 14, 2008, WOSU-FM switched to a mixed news/classical format, introducing NPR news magazines during morning and evening drive-times along with assorted NPR and PRI weekend programs. Many of these programs were simulcast with its AM sister station WOSU-AM, which still programmed a separate news/talk format. As a result, WOSU established a 24-hour all classical music service on its HD-2 HD Radio stream and on its web site.