WFSK-FM (88.1 MHz) is a non-profit radio station in Nashville, Tennessee. Owned and operated by Fisk University, it broadcasts a smooth & contemporary jazz format under the branding "JAZZY 88 Nashville's Jazz Station," WFSK is the first radio station in Nashville to play jazz music on the radio. The station's studios are located inside Dubois Hall and its transmitter are located nearby -- both on campus.

WFSK-FM
Broadcast areaNashville, Tennessee
Frequency88.1 MHz
BrandingJazzy 88
Programming
FormatSmooth & Contemporary Jazz
AffiliationsAmerican Urban Radio Networks
Ownership
OwnerFisk University
History
First air date
1973; 51 years ago (1973)[1]
Former call signs
WRFN (c. 1973–1983)
Call sign meaning
FiSK University
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID21666
ClassA
ERP700 watts
HAAT2 meters
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewfskfm.org

Unlike some other stations operated by historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the present, WFSK has no affiliation with the public radio system (e.g., NPR) and operates independently.

Sharon Kay is the general manager of WFSK; Xuam Lawson is the program director.

History

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The station began from a Fisk student initiative in 1969 to supplement commercial stations that served black listeners in Nashville. Its original callsign was WRFN-FM (now used by an unrelated community-licensed station in Nashville), and started operations sometime in 1973, indicated by University and station records.[3] According to the Federal Communications Commission, the station was first issued a license on January 15, 1974, some months after what were probably test broadcasts were first conducted. Its current license dates to May 26, 1983, when the present WFSK callsign was adopted.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Our History".
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFSK-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Our History".
  4. ^ WFSK fcc.gov [dead link]
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