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WVXU - 91.7 FM

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About WVXU - 91.7 FM

Operating with an Effective Radiated Power (ERP) of 26,000 watts from its transmitter on Symmes Street near Interstate 71, WVXU 91.7 FM delivers a robust public radio signal across the Cincinnati metropolitan area. Since August 2005, the station has focused exclusively on a news, talk, and information format, providing programming from NPR, American Public Media, PRX, and the BBC World Service. This comprehensive content includes flagship programs like "Morning Edition," "All Things Considered," and locally produced shows such as "Cincinnati Edition."

The station actively utilizes HD Radio technology, offering its primary news and information stream on WVXU-HD1 and a separate local music service called Radio Artifact on WVXU-HD2. Its signal is further extended through a full-time simulcast on 88.5 WMUB in Oxford, reaching areas north of Cincinnati where the main signal might be weaker. WVXU, which officially began broadcasting October 1, 1970, originally served as the "Voice of Xavier University." Today, its studios are located in a new $32-million headquarters on Dana Avenue in the Evanston neighborhood.

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Quick Facts

  • •Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, US
  • •Primary Genre: News & Talk
  • •Broadcast Language: English

💡Did You Know?

  • •WVXU became an NPR member in 1981, taking on "Morning Edition" after another local station opted not to replace its popular classical music programming with the network news show.
  • •In the 1990s, WVXU expanded its reach by creating the "X-Star Radio Network," which comprised several acquired smaller stations across Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky.
  • •The station received a prestigious Peabody Award in 1994 for its 12-hour broadcast special commemorating "D-Day Plus 50 Years."
  • •WVXU's new $32-million headquarters in Evanston, opened in 2025, is distinguished as the first broadcast facility in the U.S. to be constructed with Canadian mass timber, highlighting its eco-conscious design.

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