WOSU is an AM radio station in Columbus, Ohio, located at 820 kHz. Its official brand identifier is NPR 820 Columbus Public Radio. WOSU is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as a daytime and nightime radio station, operating with a non-directional power of 5 kW during the day, and dropping to 790 watts at night. The current license holder is the Ohio State University.
WOSU is the oldest radio station in Columbus, Ohio that is still currently broadcasting. WOSU's origins trace back to 1920 when Ohio State University was granted an experimental license on April 20, 1920. On June 3, 1922, the station received the call letters WEAO. In 1933, the call letters were changed to WOSU.
Today, WOSU-AM is primarily an NPR member station, however, also broadcasts programs from American Public Media and Public Radio International. WOSU-AM is also home to the Ohio State Hockey. Women's Basketball, and Baseball broadcasts.
In addition to it's sports and news coverage, the station also produces an award-winning talk show, Open Line with host, Fred Anderle, during weekday mornings.
During July 2005, WOSU supported the StoryCorps project, developed by the Library of Congress to record and archive unique and notable stories by regular citizens. Some local tales recorded by StoryCorps are archived on WOSU-AM's website.