This is an unofficial web page for listeners of WSUI radio—910 AM in Iowa City. This website is not controlled by the University of Iowa or Iowa Public Radio.


 
Click here for WSUI stream audio.

How WSUI got its start



"[T]he experimental work [1919 through 1921] came to the attention of President Walter A. Jessup, Dean William G. Raymond, and Professor A. H. Ford. These educators realized that although crude in delivery, the programs were popular and demonstrated feasibility of advanced work in the field. Accordingly a broadcast license was applied for and granted June 26, 1922. The call letters WHAA were received and the station was authorized to operate on a frequency of 834 kc with a power of 1000 watts ... reduced to 200 watts [in November]. In September the equipment was completed and a series of experimental transmissions were conducted ... October 17, 1922, the first official broadcasting station at Iowa was dedicated, and a talk by President Jessup and Dean Raymond commemorated the occasion. More than 75 letters were received in response to the transmission. It was a gala occasion." — Sylvanus "John" Ebert, "Radio History at Iowa"—The Transit, vol. XLII No. 5, February, 1938, p. 3



History of WSUI, 1919-1999
Sara Epstein, FYI, 04/09/1999







Browse WSUI historic archives



WSUI broadcast schedule



Official website: Iowa Public Radio



WSUI Transmitter—Location & Specifications



About Live from Prairie Lights



Contact wsui.net

WSUI historic photos
Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace),
1894-1984
Iowa Digital Library
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City

For educational purposes only.
Not intended for reproduction or redistribution.