WBGU 88.1 – WBGU

WBGU (88.1 FM) is a non-commercial, college radio station located on the campus of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. The station is commonly shown in print as WBGU FM. WBGU is a student run radio station that focuses on independent, underground, and under-represented music.Broadcasting at 1,000 watts, and via webcast, WBGU offers people in Ohio’s Black Swamp region the opportunity to hear music which is an alternative to the format offerings of commercial radio stations in the region. Music played on the station’s college radio format includes Indie rock, Jazz, Hip hop, Electronic, World, Folk, Metal, Punk, Industrial, Goth, Experimental, Blues, Country, Latin, and Turntablism.WBGU 88.1 FM’s roots go back to December 1947. That year a group of enterprising students set up a P.A. system connected by telephone to New York where an engineer and two announcers “broadcast” the Bowling Green vs. City College of New York basketball game to all interested listene