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WOBN (FM)
Slogan: Westerville's Alternative
Westerville, Ohio
101.5 FM
Owner	Otterbein College
Founded	1957 or 1958 as WOBC-AM, 1968 as WOBN-FM at 91.5 FM
Signal Radius	Westerville, OH
Transmitter location	Cowan Hall
Callsign Meaning	Otterbein Broadcasting Network
Former Callsigns	WOBC
Address	1 Otterbein College Westerville, Ohio 43081
Website:	101.5 The Rock

Located at 101.5 FM, WOBN is a college radio station that runs out of Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio. "The Rock" formerly used to be a classic rock station. Now it is a mix of Alternative and active rock. Its studio and tower are located at Cowan Hall. The call letters and nickname have not changed since its establishment.

The station started as an AM station in 1957 or 1958, with the callsign of WOBC. In 1968 the station went to the FM band on 91.5 FM. Rumor has it the first song on the station was from then-unknown British group, Led Zeppelin. Sometime in the late 70's to early 80's, the station changed frequencies to 105.7, which lasted until 1989, when Otterbein had to give up that frequency for a new commercial station in Marysville (now licensed to Hilliard as WBWR-FM). In 1990, it signed on at the current frequency - 101.5 FM - as a rock station, and eventually changed into the active college radio indie and alternative rock mix format of today.

WOBN is a student-run college radio formatted radio station. Current Advisor: Janice Windborne

Popular shows:

• 3 Seconds From Live - Hosted by Heath Trabue and Brett Hiltbrand -- Tuesday 7pm-9pm
• Cardinal Sports Wrap - Hosted by Lucas Buck -- Monday 9pm-11pm
• Pittsburgh Power Hour- Hosted by Andrew Henderson and Partyin Tom from PA Wednesday 8pm-10pm

Tag lines:

• "Now This is College Radio!"
• "Westerville's Alternative!"

The station also is the voice for all Otterbein football, basketball, and baseball, and many of Westerville's local sports.

Since WOBN is a non-commercial college radio station it is ever-changing. New shows and new DJs are always moving though as well as supporting local athletes and early airplay of major and independent label new releases.

• 101.5 The Rock WOBN: Now Streaming Live Online!
• Information page for WOBN-FM from RecNet.com
• Radio Locator Information on WOBN
• Signal coverage for WOBN-FM from radio-locator.com
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WOBN

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