WFSK-FM

WFSK-FM is the campus radio station of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. It broadcasts on a frequency of 88.1 MHz. Its primary musical format is Smooth Jazz, although the station features various specialty programs, both music and spoken-word, aimed at both the Fisk student body and the Nashville area's general African-American population.

WFSK-FM
CityNashville, Tennessee
Broadcast areaNashville, Tennessee
Frequency88.1 MHz
BrandingJazzy 88
Programming
FormatSmooth & Contemporary Jazz
Ownership
OwnerFisk University
History
First air date
1973 (1973)[1]
Former call signs
WRFN (c. 1973–1983)
Call sign meaning
W F i S K
Technical information
ClassA
Power700 watts
Links
Websitewww.wfskfm.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

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.[2] 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.[3]

See also

References
  1. https://www.wfskfm.org/our-history.html
  2. https://www.wfskfm.org/our-history.html
  3. https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WFSK


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