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Ideastream
Ideastream Public Media
IndustryMass media
GenrePublic radio and television broadcasting
Predecessor
  • Educational Television Association of Metropolitan Cleveland
  • Cleveland Public Radio
FoundedCleveland, Ohio (2001 (2001))
Founder
  • Jerrold Wareham
  • Kit Jensen
Headquarters
Cleveland, Ohio
,
US
Key people
  • Kevin E. Martin
  • (president/CEO)
  • Jenny Northern
  • (general manager)
  • Todd Mesek
  • (chief marketing officer)[1]
Websiteideastream.org

Ideastream (marketed as Ideastream Public Media) is the main public broadcaster in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, serving both Greater Cleveland and much of Northeast Ohio. Its headquarters, newsroom, and radio and television studios are located at the Idea Center in Playhouse Square in Downtown Cleveland.[2] It operates WKSU (89.7 FM), the region's main radio news service aligned with NPR, and owns classical music/jazz outlet WCLV (90.3 FM) and Cleveland PBS member station WVIZ (channel 25).[3]

Ideastream was formed in July 2001 through a merger between WVIZ and WCPN (WCLV's prior call sign), which up to that point had operated separately as Educational Television Association of Metropolitan Cleveland and Cleveland Public Radio.[4] WCLV, then operating as a Lorain-licensed station at 104.9 FM, was donated to the group in 2011.[5] Since 2021, Ideastream has operated WKSU and its repeater network on behalf of owner Kent State University,[6] and has been Cleveland and Akron's sole NPR station of record since March 28, 2022.[7] The "Ideastream Public Media" rebranding was inaugurated over all stations on June 15, 2021, to celebrate the entity's 20th anniversary.[1]

Radio

WKSU

Main articles: WKSU and WCPN

Ideastream's radio news operations were established by Kent State University in 1950 as WKSU-FM; Ideastream has operated the station since October 1, 2021, via a public service operating agreement with the university. Originally broadcasting solely to the campus population as a non-commercial educational station, WKSU has been an NPR news and information affiliate since 1973. Licensed to Kent, Ohio, WKSU's signal is rebroadcast full-time over a network of five full-power repeaters and two low-power translators, including Lorain-licensed WCPN (104.9 FM). The station and its repeaters carry a roster of four HD Radio subchannels: a simulcast of WKSU's analog transmission, folk music via FolkAlley.com, a simulcast of WCLV and an alternate lineup of news and talk programs.[8][9] It is the originating radio station for the City Club of Cleveland's Friday Forum.[10]

WCLV

Main article: WCLV

The region's only full-time classical music and jazz outlet, WCLV was founded in 1962 as a commercial radio station at 95.5 FM. A complex asset and intellectual property swap on July 3, 2001, re-established WCLV on 104.9 FM.[11][12] With station operations moved to the Idea Center in 2010,[13] WCLV was donated to Ideastream in 2011[5] and converted to non-commercial status in 2013.[14][15] WCLV's current 90.3 FM frequency was previously home to WCPN, one of Ideastream's two founding partners and, from 1984 to 2022, competed with WKSU as the region's other NPR member;[16] it is also the successor station to WBOE, which the Cleveland Board of Education operated from 1938 to 1978.[17] WCLV has been the originating station for Cleveland Orchestra radio broadcasts since 1965 and for Weekend Radio since 1982.[18]

Television

Main article: WVIZ

Ideastream's television service, WVIZ, was founded on February 7, 1965, as the 100th public television station in the United States.[19] WVIZ at launch boasted the first female general manager of a major-market television station in Betty Cope, who played an active role in the station's formation and original focus towards educational television programming for school districts and telecourses for area colleges;[20] WVIZ gradually adopted the conventional PBS Kids and PBS lineups starting in the early 1990s. Through WVIZ, Ideastream jointly operates and manages The Ohio Channel (which is carried on a WVIZ subchannel) and the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Andrus, Calle; Vaselaney, Stacey (June 15, 2021). "ideastream Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Rebrand and Renewed Vision to Strengthen the Community; Becomes Ideastream Public Media" (Press release). Cleveland, Ohio: Ideastream. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Fybush, Scott (July 11, 2014). "Site of the Week 7/11/2014: Cleveland's Ideastream". Fybush.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via RadioBB.
  3. ^ a b "Stations and Services". Ideastream Public Media. December 19, 2016. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Washington, Julie (November 29, 2009). "Ideastream partners WVIZ Channel 25 and WCPN 90.3 enjoy benefits of merger". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Classical music station WCLV-FM to join Ideastream". Crain's Cleveland Business. Crain Communications, Inc. May 4, 2011. Archived from the original on May 8, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  6. ^ Morona, Joey (September 15, 2021). "WKSU, WCPN deal approved by Kent State, combined NPR station to operate at 89.7 FM starting in 2022". cleveland.com. The Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  7. ^ Venta, Lance (February 25, 2022). "Ideastream Sets Cleveland Public Radio Frequency Change Date". RadioInsight. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  8. ^ HD Radio Guide for Cleveland Archived September 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ HD Radio Guide for Akron, Ohio Archived September 22, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Venta, Lance (September 15, 2021). "Ideastream To Begin Operating WKSU; Swap Frequencies Of WCPN & WCLV Cleveland". RadioInsight. Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via RadioBB.
  11. ^ Rosenberg, Donald; Feran, Tom (November 2, 2000). "Arts group will take ownership of WCLV". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. 1A. Archived from the original on March 29, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via NewsBank.
  12. ^ Quinn, Jim (June 18, 2001). "Seven area radio stations will play musical chairs". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. pp. A1, A5. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Washington, Julie (February 19, 2011). "WCLV FM/104.9 Fits Right in at Idea Center in Cleveland". The Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  14. ^ Lewis, Zachary (September 25, 2012). "Cleveland's WCLV FM/104.9 planning switch to non-commercial format". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  15. ^ Venta, Lance (September 25, 2012). "WCLV Cleveland To Go Non-Commercial". RadioInsight. Archived from the original on March 29, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via RadioBB.
  16. ^ Dawidziak, Mark (July 13, 1984). "Public radio in Cleveland: News and all that jazz". Akron Beacon Journal. Knight Ridder. p. B10. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ FCC History Cards for WBOE "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  18. ^ Spencer, Carrie (September 2, 2001). "Radio station saves classics, supports the arts". The Tribune. Coshocton, Ohio. Associated Press. p. 2C. Archived from the original on March 29, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Dawidziak, Mark (September 16, 2013). "Betty Cope, founding president of WVIZ Channel 25, dies at 87". cleveland.com. Cleveland, Ohio: The Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  20. ^ Lapin, Andrew (September 20, 2013). "Betty Cope, WVIZ founding g.m., dies at 87". Current. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
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