WFSK-FM (88.1

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) is a non-profit

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. Owned and operated by

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, it broadcasts a

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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. Unlike some other stations operated by

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(HBCUs) in the present, WFSK has no affiliation with the

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) 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. According to the

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, 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.WFSK
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