WSIU (91.9 FM, "Powered by You") is a

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broadcasting a news/talk/information and

classical music Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be #Relationship to other music traditions, distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical mu ...

format. Licensed to

Carbondale, Illinois Carbondale is a city in Jackson County, Illinois, United States, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as "Little Egypt". As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 25,083, making it the most po ...

, the station serves

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. The station is currently owned by

Southern Illinois University Carbondale Southern Illinois University (SIU) is a public research university in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Chartered in 1869, SIU is the oldest and flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system. SIU enrolls students from all 50 sta ...

and features programming from

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, and

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. Programming originating from WSIU includes ''Celtic Connections'', a Celtic music show.Celtic Connections
/ref> WSIU's programming is also heard on WUSI 90.3 FM in

Olney, Illinois Olney ( ) is the county seat in Richland County, Illinois. The population was 9,115 at the time of the 2010 census. History Settlement of the Richland County area began around 1815 when Thaddeus Morehouse, a native of Vermont, arrived by w ...

and WVSI 88.9 FM in

Mount Vernon, Illinois Mount Vernon is a city in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The population was 14,600 at the 2020 census. Mount Vernon is the principal city of the Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area, which includes all of ...

. WSIU first took to the air on September 15, 1958, as WSRV (Southern's Radio Voice). It became WSIU in 1960.

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* * SIU News and talk radio stations in the United States NPR member stations SIU Southern Illinois University Carbondale Radio stations established in 1958 1958 establishments in Illinois {{Illinois-radio-station-stub