A couple of inches in the Columbus Dispatch notes the end of WOSU broadcasting on the AM dial. 820 AM was sold to St Gabriel Radio. 820AM had been simulcasting WOSU's NPR News service with WOSU, 89.7 for about a year.
Public Radio's primary audience, Baby Boomers, moved to the FM dial in the 70's. The move to 89.7FM by WOSU may have been long overdue.
In fairness, the move was delayed by WOSU's long time members who loyally supported classical music. The change was made possible by the acquisition of WOSA. Classical music was moved to 101.1FM. That freed up 89.7FM to be used as an all news outlet.
It's like I've been told by folks smarter than I am: If the creators of Public Radio had known then what they know now, their goals would have included at least two Public Radio stations in each market.
ReplyDelete(aka Elliott)