WOBN

WOBN
City	Westerville, Ohio
Broadcast area	Westerville, Ohio
Slogan	The Best in College Radio.
Frequency	97.5 MHz
First air date	1957 or 1958 as WOBC-AM, 1968 as WOBN-FM at 91.5 FM
Format	Campus radio
ERP	29 watts
HAAT	20 meters
Class	D
Facility ID	50761
Callsign meaning	W Otterbein Broadcasting Network
Former callsigns	WOBC
Owner	Otterbein College
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	WOBN website

WOBN is an American college radio station owned and operated on 97.5 MHz FM by Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio. The station's studio is located at 33 Collegeview Road and tower is located at Cowan Hall on the campus of Otterbein College.

The station began operations in 1948 as an AM station with the callsign of WOBC. In 1968, the station's programming moved to the FM band on 91.5 FM. In the early 1980s, the station changed frequencies to 105.7 MHz - a frequency located within the current commercial portion of the FM band. In 1989, the FCC required that Otterbein relinquish the commercial frequency to make room for a new commercial station in Marysville (now licensed to Hilliard as WXZX). In 1990, WOBN-FM moved to the frequency of 101.5 MHz. In November 2008 WOBN moved once again to the present frequency of 97.5.

Programming

Because WOBN is a student-run college radio station, its lineup and content change frequently as new students enter and experienced students graduate. In addition to WOBN's formatted music programming, the station's mission statement includes supporting local athletes and early airplay of major and independent label new releases.

WOBN-FM is the voice for all Otterbein football, basketball, and baseball teams, as well as many of Westerville's other local sports.

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Radio stations in the Columbus, Ohio market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.7 89.7 90.5 91.5 92.3 93.3 94.7 95.5 96.3 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.3 98.9 99.7 100.3 101.1 101.7 102.1 102.1 102.5 103.1 103.5 103.9 104.3 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.5 107.9

By AM frequency	610 820 880 920 1230 1270 1320 1430 1460 1550 1580

Digital Radio	89.7-1 89.7-2 92.3-1 92.3-2 93.3-1 93.3-2 93.3-3 94.7-1 97.1-1 97.1-2 97.9-1 97.9-2 98.9-1

By callsign	W252AY W287CP WBMO WBNS WBNS-FM WCBE WCKX WCLT WCLT-FM WCOL-FM WCRS-LP WCRX-LP WCVO WDLR WHKC WJKR WJYD WKCD WLOH WLVQ WMNI WNCI WNKO WNND WNNP WOBN WODC WOSA WOSB-FM WOSU-FM WQTT WRFD WRKZ WSNY WTOH WTVN WUFM WVKO WVKO-FM WVMX WVSG WWCD WXMG WXZX WYTS WZCB

Defunct	WSLN (98.7 FM)¹

¹ Now internet-only Ohio radio markets Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Lima Marietta Toledo Youngstown–Warren Other Ohio radio regions Ashtabula Ironton Mid-Ohio Sandusky Southern Ohio Wheeling/Steubenville See also List of radio stations in Ohio

Ohio college radio stations

By FM frequency	88.1 88.1 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.7 88.9 88.9 89.3 89.7 89.7 90.9 90.9 91.1 91.1 91.1 91.5 91.9 94.9 95.7 96.1 97.5 97.5 98.5 98.7 (defunct) 99.5 101.1 106.9

By callsign	WBGU WBWC WBWH-LP WCMO WCSB WCWS-FM WDUB WHEI WJCU WKCO WKSU WLCI-LP WLFC WMRT WNCG-LP WNZR WOBC-FM WOBN WONB WOSA WOSU-FM WRDL WRMU-FM WRUW-FM WSLN (defunct) WUDR WWSU WXUT WZIP Online: Black Squirrel Radio WFAL Falcon Radio

By college / university	Ashland University Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University Baldwin Wallace University Bluffton University Case Western Reserve University Cleveland State University College of Wooster Denison University Heidelberg University Hocking College John Carroll University Kent State University Kent State University Kenyon College Marietta College Marietta College Mount Union College Mount Vernon Nazarene University North Central State College Oberlin College Ohio Northern University Ohio State University Ohio State University Ohio Wesleyan University Otterbein College Wright State University University of Akron University of Dayton University of Findlay University of Toledo

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Ohio

Coordinates: 40°07′30″N 82°56′06″W / 40.125°N 82.935°W / 40.125; -82.935

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