Editing Kent State University (section)

== Affiliated media ==
{{Main|WKSU}}
[[File:WKSU_studios.jpg|thumb|WKSU's former studios, located on Loop Road.]]
Kent State owns public radio station [[WKSU]] ({{Frequency|89.7|[[FM broadcasting|FM]]}}), the [[NPR]] member for both the [[Akron metropolitan area]] and [[Greater Cleveland]]. WKSU was established by the university in 1950<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/chestnutburr1951kent |title=1951 Chestnut Burr Yearbook |publisher=Kent State University |year=1951 |location=Kent, Ohio |page=41}}</ref> as an extension of the Kent State Radio Workshop,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Boyler |first=Joe |date=December 10, 1950 |title=Students On The Airwaves |page=10 |work=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |location=Akron, Ohio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46245741/students-on-the-airwaves/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329182445/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46245741/students-on-the-airwaves/ |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> which up to that point produced scripted radio programs for broadcast on commercial radio stations dating back to 1935.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 17, 1935 |title=Kent Speech Class Makes Radio Debut |page=2 |work=The Kent Stater |location=Kent, Ohio |url=https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=tks19351017-01.2.25&srpos=32&dliv=none |url-status=live |access-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531193727/https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=tks19351017-01.2.25&srpos=32&dliv=none |archive-date=May 31, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Doran |first=Dorothy |date=February 29, 1940 |title=University Workshop To Air Weekly Fare |page=17 |work=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |location=Akron, Ohio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46234426/university-workshop-to-air-weekly-fare/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329182442/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46234426/university-workshop-to-air-weekly-fare/ |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cullinson |first=Art |date=December 8, 1950 |title=College Court Games Go To TV |page=52 |work=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |location=Akron, Ohio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46246274/college-court-games-go-to-tv/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329182444/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46246274/college-court-games-go-to-tv/ |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Originally student operated, WKSU joined NPR in 1973<ref name="DKS19730207p9">{{Cite news |last=Todd |first=Mark |date=February 7, 1973 |title=WKSU-FM expects grant; may go stereo |page=9 |work=The Daily Kent Stater |location=Kent, Ohio |url=https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19730207-01.2.31&srpos=20&dliv=none |url-status=live |access-date=June 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606194826/https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19730207-01.2.31&srpos=20&dliv=none |archive-date=June 6, 2022}}</ref> and subsequently evolved into a conventional public radio outlet.<ref name="WKSUWKSRConflicts">{{Cite news |last=DiMengo |first=Maria |date=April 27, 1983 |title=Conflicts plague WKSU, WKSR relationship |pages=9, 13 |work=The Daily Kent Stater |location=Kent, Ohio |url=https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19830427-01.2.29&srpos=1&dliv=none&e=------198-en-20--1--txt-txIN-WKSU------ |url-status=live |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519174021/https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19830427-01.2.29&srpos=1&dliv=none&e=------198-en-20--1--txt-txIN-WKSU------ |archive-date=May 19, 2022}}</ref> Since 2021, [[Ideastream|Ideastream Public Media]] has operated WKSU and its regional network of four satellite stations in [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster]], New Philadelphia, [[Thompson Township, Geauga County, Ohio|Thompson]] and [[Norwalk, Ohio|Norwalk]], all of which remain owned by the university (a fifth station, [[WCPN]] in [[Lorain, Ohio|Lorain]], is owned directly by Ideastream).<ref name="IdeastreamFAQ">{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2021 |title=Ideastream Public Media & WKSU: Frequently Asked Questions |url=https://www.ideastream.org/ideastream-public-media-wksu-frequently-asked-questions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217224830/https://www.ideastream.org/ideastream-public-media-wksu-frequently-asked-questions |archive-date=December 17, 2021 |access-date=September 19, 2021 |website=Ideastream Public Media |publisher=[[ideastream]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Venta |first=Lance |date=February 25, 2022 |title=Ideastream Sets Cleveland Public Radio Frequency Change Date |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/220460/ideastream-sets-cleveland-public-radio-frequency-change-date/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225133046/https://radioinsight.com/headlines/220460/ideastream-sets-cleveland-public-radio-frequency-change-date/ |archive-date=February 25, 2022 |access-date=February 25, 2022 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref> Ideastream also hosts an [[internship]] program for Kent State journalism students.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eddings |first=Amy |date=September 20, 2021 |title=Q&A: Ideastream President And CEO Kevin Martin On The Merger With WKSU |url=https://www.ideastream.org/news/qa-ideastream-president-and-ceo-kevin-martin-on-the-merger-with-wksu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921073007/https://www.ideastream.org/news/qa-ideastream-president-and-ceo-kevin-martin-on-the-merger-with-wksu |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |access-date=April 14, 2022 |website=Ideastream Public Media |language=en}}</ref>