
WOUB (1340 AM) is a
public
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radio station
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in
Athens, Ohio
Athens is a city and the county seat of Athens County, Ohio. The population was 23,849 at the 2020 census. Located along the Hocking River within Appalachian Ohio about southeast of Columbus, Athens is best known as the home of Ohio Universit ...
. Unlike its FM counterpart,
WOUB-FM
WOUB-FM (91.3 MHz) is a public radio station in Athens, Ohio. Owned by Ohio University, it is the flagship of a five-station network known as Ohio University Public Radio. The studios and offices are on South College Street in Athens.
WO ...
, WOUB AM is generally more of a
community radio
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station, with mainly programming for residents of
Athens County, plus alternative music programming, and news from the
BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
, among other programs.
Owned and operated by
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public research university in Athens, Ohio. The first university chartered by an Act of Congress and the first to be chartered in Ohio, the university was chartered in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation and subsequ ...
, WOUB is on the air daily from 6a.m. to midnight.
Images
File:WOUB-AM_transmitter.jpg, WOUB transmitter tower located on Ohio University's South Green.
External links
WOUB official website
WOUB (AM)
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Ohio University
Mass media in Athens, Ohio
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