WXOU

WXOU (88.3 FM) is a college radio station licensed to Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States, the station serves the metro Detroit area and Oakland County. The station is currently owned by Oakland University.^[2] WXOU programming includes music, sports, and news with most being student-produced programs.^[3]

WXOU

Auburn Hills, Michigan
Broadcast area	Metro Detroit
Frequency	88.3 MHz
Programming
Format	College Radio
Ownership
Owner	Oakland University
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	49941
Class	A
ERP	110 watts
HAAT	78.0 meters (255.9 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°42′34.6″N 83°13′49.7″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	http://www.wxou.org/

History

The station with the current call sign WXOU (acquired in 1/21/1994) was formerly WAEK (assigned 8/6/1993) and has been on air since 1967, starting as carrier current station using call sign WVW. It was in 1991 that the FCC approved construction permits for the station to move from AM to FM. As a carrier current station, call signs WOUX (1975) and WOU (1974) were used.^[4] The Michigan Association of Broadcasters named WXOU College Radio Station of the year in 2012^[5] and again in 2013.^[6]

See also

• Campus radio
• List of college radio stations in the United States