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Radio station at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

WSIE Edwardsville, Illinois United States Broadcast area Greater St. Louis Frequency 88.7 MHz Programming Format Jazz, Blues, R&B Ownership Owner Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University) History First air date September 4, 1970 (1970-09-04)[1] Call sign meaning Southern Illinois Edwardsville[2] Technical information Licensing authority FCC Class B ERP 50,000 watts HAAT 152 meters (499 ft) Transmitter coordinates 38°47′36″N 89°59′56″W / 38.793405°N 89.998927°W / 38.793405; -89.998927 Links Public license information Public file LMS Website siue.edu/wsie/index.shtml

**WSIE** is a [public radio](/source/Public_radio) station in [Edwardsville, Illinois](/source/Edwardsville%2C_Illinois). Owned by [Southern Illinois University Edwardsville](/source/Southern_Illinois_University_Edwardsville), it is the primary [jazz](/source/Jazz) station for the [Greater St. Louis](/source/Greater_St._Louis) area. Rebranding as "The Sound" in August 2016, WSIE broadcasts jazz, smooth jazz, blues, and R&B,[3] and is the anchor station for SIUE Sports' Cougar Network.[4]

Licensed by the [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) in January 1969,[5] WSIE operates with 50,000 watts of effective radiated power (ERP) at 88.7 megahertz in the [FM](/source/Frequency_modulation) band.

A long time member of [National Public Radio](/source/National_Public_Radio), they do not broadcast NPR anymore; WSIE's music programming is locally produced.[4] The station's studios are in Dunham Hall,[6] and the transmitter and 420 feet (130 m) tower are located near the Supporting Services Building on the SIUE campus.[7]

WSIE is used as a training ground for students of the SIUE Mass Communications Department. Among broadcasters who received training at WSIE are [Frank O Pinion](/source/Frank_O_Pinion) (John Craddock); Megan Lynch, Ralph Graczak and Tom Calhoun of [KMOX](/source/KMOX); [Dewayne Staats](/source/Dewayne_Staats) (currently the play-by-play commentator with [MLB](/source/Major_League_Baseball)'s [Tampa Bay Rays](/source/Tampa_Bay_Rays) on [Sun Sports](/source/Sun_Sports)); Paul Schankmann; Elizabeth Erwin; Steve Jankowski (previous General Manager); Sara Wojcicki; Frank Akers; Tom Dehner; and Tom Casey. The current General Manager is Jason Church.

WSIE also streams its programming on the internet. A separately programmed web-radio operation was previously run by WSIE, but it is now operated independently, although it remains a University activity.[8]

In 2016, WSIE faced the potential loss of its state appropriation due to the Illinois state budget crisis. The SIUE administration ordered WSIE to become self-sustaining by 2017, necessitating fundraising. The station receives tax-deductible donations on its website. Its budget is made up of underwriting (similar to advertising) and donations.[3] Today, the station receives no state funding.[9]

## See also

- [List of jazz radio stations in the United States](/source/List_of_jazz_radio_stations_in_the_United_States)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["SIU FM Station to Go On Air Friday"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-edwardsville-intelligencer-siu-fm-st/194200945/). *Edwardsville Intelligencer*. Edwardsville, Illinois. September 3, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved March 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Students, Faculty to Run FM Station: SIU Radio to Be Joint Project"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-edwardsville-intelligencer-students/194201266/). *Edwardsville Intelligencer*. Edwardsville, Illinois. February 14, 1969. p. 3. Retrieved March 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BND_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BND_3-1) ["Local TV personality is back at WSIE. Can he save jazz radio?"](http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article94238677.html). Belleville News-Democrat. August 7, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WSIE_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WSIE_4-1) ["WSIE Radio FM 88.7"](http://www.siue.edu/wsie/). SIUE. Retrieved August 16, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["SIUE Archives - SIUE 50th Anniversary Historical Timeline"](http://www.siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/archives/timeline.shtml#seventy). SIUE. Retrieved February 13, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Katherine Dunham Hall"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120315185723/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/dunham_hall.shtml). SIUE. Archived from [the original](http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/dunham_hall.shtml) on March 15, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["SIUE Campus Map"](http://www.siue.edu/MATH/conference2002/info-pack/SIUE_map_large.pdf) (PDF). SIUE. Retrieved August 16, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["SIUE Web Radio - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130527012214/http://www.siue.edu/WEBRADIO/about.shtml). Archived from [the original](http://www.siue.edu/WEBRADIO/about.shtml) on May 27, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Donations"](http://www.siue.edu/wsie/donations.shtml). Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved August 7, 2018.

## External links

- [WSIE official website](http://www.siue.edu/wsie/)

- [SIUE official website](http://www.siue.edu)

- [Campus map](http://www.siue.edu/maps/map_campus.pdf)

- [SIUE Web Radio](http://www.siue.edu/WEBRADIO/index.shtml)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 6128 (WSIE)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=6128) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [WSIE](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=fm&callLetter=WSIE) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

v t e Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Academics Undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences School of Business School of Education, Health and Human Behavior School of Engineering School of Nursing Postgraduate Graduate School Professional School of Dental Medicine School of Pharmacy Athletics SIU Edwardsville Cougars Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Softball Men's soccer Women's soccer Wrestling Vadalabene Center Ralph Korte Stadium Roy E. Lee Field at Simmons Baseball Complex Points of interest Student Housing University Park Lovejoy Library The Gardens at SIUE Additional facilities Students Alumni Student Clubs and Activities Student Government Radio Station (WSIE) Historic Mississippi River Festival Performing Arts Training Center Shurtleff College

v t e Radio stations in the St. Louis metropolitan area (Missouri) and the Metro East (Illinois) By AM frequency 550 630 690 730 770 850 880 920 1010 1080 1120 1260 1280 1320 1350 1380 1400 1460 1570 1600 By FM frequency 88.1 88.7 89.1 89.5 KCFV KNLH 89.7 KGNX WCBW-FM 89.9 KGNA-FM WLCA 90.3 90.7 91.5 92.3 93.3 93.7 94.7 95.5 96.3 97.1 98.1 98.5 99.1 99.9 100.3 100.7 101.1 101.7 102.5 103.3 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.7 106.5 107.7 LPFM 106.9 Translators 91.9 92.7 94.3 95.1 95.9 96.7 98.7 101.5 101.9 102.9 103.7 104.5 105.3 106.1 106.9 107.1 K296HA W296DR 107.3 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.45 162.55 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 850 89.1-1 89.1-2 89.1-3 89.9-1 89.9-2 90.7-1 90.7-2 90.7-3 92.3-1 92.3-2 93.7-1 93.7-2 94.7-1 94.7-2 94.7-3 95.5-1 95.5-2 95.5-3 96.3-1 96.3-2 96.3-3 97.1-1 97.1-2 98.1-1 98.1-2 98.1-3 99.1-1 99.1-2 100.3-1 100.3-2 101.1-1 101.1-2 101.1-3 102.5-1 102.5-2 102.5-3 103.3-1 104.1-1 104.9-1 104.9-2 105.7-1 105.7-2 106.5-1 106.5-2 106.5-3 107.7-1 107.7-2 By call sign K220HT K236CS K240ES K244FO K254CR K268CT K296HA K270BW K275CI K283CI K287BY K291CW K295CQ K297BI KATZ KATZ-FM HD2 KCFV KCLC HD2 HD3 KDHX KDO89 KEZK-FM HD2 HD3 KFAV KFNS-FM KFTK-FM HD2 KFUO KGNA-FM KGNX KHOJ KHZR KJFF KLJT KLJY HD2 KLOU KMOX KMOX-FM KNLH KPNT HD2 KRAP KRTK KSD HD2 KSHE HD2 HD3 KSIV KSIV-FM KSLQ KSLZ HD2 KSTL KTJJ KTLK-FM HD2 KTRS KWEC-LP KWMU HD2 HD3 KWRE KWUL KWUL-FM KWUR KXBS KXFN KXI70 KYFI KYKY HD2 HD3 KYRO W224DC W232CR W296DR W279AQ WARH HD2 HD3 WBGZ WCBW-FM WEW WFUN-FM HD2 HD3 WIJR WIL-FM HD2 WLCA HD2 WRYT WSDZ WSIE WXOS HD2 HD3 Defunct WBBY/WRTH/WKLL/WCEO/KEZK/KFNS/KLIS (590 AM) KHAD/KRFT/KQQZ (1190 AM) KADY (1460 AM) WEB/WIL/WRTH/KZQZ (1430 AM) WTMV/WAMV/WBBR (1490 AM) WESL/WFFX/WQQX/KFTK (1490 AM) WINU/WDID/WXOZ/WQQW (1510 AM) KDNA (102.5 FM) Nearby regions Cape Girardeau-Jackson Columbia Hannibal/Quincy Marion–Carbondale Mount Vernon Springfield, IL See also List of radio stations in Missouri List of radio stations in Illinois

v t e NPR member stations in the state of Illinois CPM stations Chicago WBEZ Kankakee WBEK Morris WBEQ NPR stations DeKalb WNIJ Freeport WNIE LaSalle WNIW Sterling WNIQ DeKalb WNIU WGLT stations Normal WGLT Peoria WCBU IPM stations Urbana WILL WILL-FM WSIU stations Carbondale WSIU Mt. Vernon WVSI Olney WUSI TSPR stations Macomb WIUM Galesburg WVKC Warsaw WIUW WUIS stations Springfield WUIS Pittsfield WIPA Other stations Edwardsville WSIE Elgin WEPS Quincy WQUB Rock Island WVIK See also List of NPR stations See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Illinois

v t e Illinois college radio stations WCRX Columbia College Chicago WCSF University of St. Francis WEIU Eastern Illinois University WESN Illinois Wesleyan University WGRN Greenville University WHPK University of Chicago WIIT Illinois Institute of Technology WIUS Western Illinois University WJMU Millikin University WKKC Kennedy–King College WLCA Lewis and Clark Community College WLKL Lake Land College WLNX Lincoln College WLRA Lewis University WLUW Loyola University Chicago WMXM Lake Forest College WNUR-FM Northwestern University WONC North Central College WPCD Parkland College WPGU University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign WQUB Quincy University WRRG Triton College WSIE Southern Illinois University Edwardsville WVIK Augustana College WVJC Wabash Valley College WVKC Knox College WXAV Saint Xavier University WXEC-LP Eureka College WZRD Northeastern Illinois University WZND-LP Illinois State University See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Illinois

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