WSTB

WSTB

City	Streetsboro, Ohio
Broadcast area	Akron metro area
Branding	88.9 The AlterNation
Slogan	Rock with the 'Nation!
Frequency	88.9 MHz
First air date	September 1973
Format	Alternative rock
ERP	680 watts
HAAT	113.6 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	63537
Transmitter coordinates	41°09′4.00″N 81°20′13.00″W / 41.1511111°N 81.3369444°W / 41.1511111; -81.3369444
Callsign meaning	STreetsBoro
Former frequencies	91.5 MHz (1973–95)
Owner	Streetsboro City School District (Streetsboro City School District)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	rock889.org

WSTB (88.9 FM) – branded 88.9 The AlterNation – is a non-commercial educational alternative rock radio station licensed to Streetsboro, Ohio. Owned by the Streetsboro City School District, the station serves the Akron metro area. The WSTB studios are located at Streetsboro High School in Streetsboro, while the station transmitter is in nearby Kent on the campus of Kent State University. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WSTB is available online.

History

WSTB first began broadcasting in September 1973 at 91.5 FM. On July 11, 1995, the station began broadcasting at 88.9 FM; the move was made possible after WAPS/Akron moved from 89.1 to 91.3 FM. WSTB is fully supported by listeners.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Current programming

WSTB airs alternative rock music throughout most of the week. The sole exception is Sunday, when the station airs a day-long block of oldies music; the station itself is effectively re-branded "The Sunday Oldies Jukebox".

References

↑ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/70s-OCR-YB/1974-YB/1974-BC-YB-for-OCR-Page-0362.pdf
↑ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/70s-OCR-YB/1978-YB/1978-BC-YB-for-OCR-Page-0416.pdf
↑ Giffels, David (August 5, 1994). "Akron Schools' Station Moves Up FM Dial". Akron Beacon Journal (Beacon Journal Publishing Co.). p. D6.
↑ http://www.rock889.com/history/thestoryofwstb.pdf

External links

Official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WSTB

Radio-Locator information on WSTB

Radio stations in the Akron, Ohio market

By AM frequency	640 1150 1350 1520 1590

By FM frequency	88.1 88.9 89.7 91.3 94.9 97.5 98.1 100.1

By callsign	WAKR WAPS WARF WCUE WHLO WJMP WKDD WKSU-FM WNIR WONE-FM WQMX WSTB WZIP

Online	Black Squirrel Radio

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Modern rock radio stations in the state of Ohio

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By callsign	W264AK WBWC WFTK WSTB WWCD WXUT WXZX WZDA

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