WFAL Falcon Radio

WFAL Falcon Radio

Broadcast area	Wood County, Ohio
Branding	WFAL
Slogan	The Music Evolution
First air date	1970
Format	college radio, Rock, Alternative, Talk
Former frequencies	1610 kHz
Owner	Bowling Green State University
Webcast	Listen live
Website

WFAL is a college radio station located on the campus of Bowling Green State University station in Bowling Green, Ohio. WFAL is one of Bowling Green State University's two college radio stations, along its sister station WBGU-FM. There is a station licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with the call letters WFAL, owned by Radio Georgia, on 105.9 MHz in Milner, Georgia. That station began operating in March 2015 with a classic rock format.

WFAL Falcon Radio is a commercial station^[1] but is not licensed by the FCC. While it used to broadcast on 1610 AM, it can be heard as a cable radio channel through the Time Warner Cable channel 21 in Northwest Ohio as well as through its webcast at . The station is primarily used for students wishing to pursue jobs in the radio and communications industry to gain first hand knowledge and experience on operations of a radio station and shows. As opposed to WBGU-FM, WFAL is open to students and alumni only. Anyone who is not a BGSU student or alumni and wants to work at WFAL, has to be voted in by a ¾ vote of the executive staff.

History

WFAL started as a pirate radio station in a BGSU dorm in the late 1960s. The university soon decided to make it a school sponsored station and WFAL officially began broadcasting in 1970. In the 1990s the station became one of the top three college radio stations in the US and was awarded two awards by the National Association of College Broadcasters^[2]

In 2008, BGSU increased funding for telecommications, the station rebuilt the studio to make the station fully digital and add the latest equipment. The transformation included a new name and image and the station was renamed WFAL Falcon Radio.^[3] WFAL was previously known as WFAL 1610 AM until 2008 when, after problems with the transmitter being unable to broadcast at a legal range, it was decided for this station to become internet and cable TV only.

Format

The station has gone through a variety of format changes including Top 40, AOR (album-oriented rock).^[4] The newest format consists of 5 genred departments: modern rock, Jazz, hip-hop, Talk and Top 40. The station has numerous shows during the day and also carries BGSU and local high school sporting events.

References

External links

WFAL official site

Ohio college radio stations

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

Bowling Green State University

Academics

College of Arts and Sciences College of Business Administration College of Education and Human Development College of Health and Human Services College of Musical Arts College of Technology BGSU Firelands

Athletics

Football (2015 season) Ice Hockey Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Baseball Men's Soccer Battle of I-75 Battle for the Anniversary Award Mid-American Conference Chris Bergeron Dave Clawson Curt Miller Louis Orr Danny Schmitz

Campus

Anderson Arena BGSU Ice Arena Bowen-Thompson Student Union Buildings Doyt Perry Stadium Jerome Library Micky Cochrane Field Mickey Cochrane Stadium Warren E. Steller Field Stroh Center Student Housing

Student life

Alumni BG News Bowling Green, OH Bowling Green Radio Sports Organization Club Sports Greek Life Presidents USG WBGU-FM 88.1 WBGU-TV WFAL Falcon Radio

Traditions

Falcon Marching Band Alma Mater Ay Ziggy Zoomba Firing of the Cannon Forward Falcons Freddie and Frieda Falcon History of BGSU SICSIC

Coordinates: 41°22′32″N 83°38′32″W / 41.37556°N 83.64222°W / 41.37556; -83.64222

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