WPSR, 90.7 FM, the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation’s radio station, is now streaming live fromwww.wpsrhd.com. Thanks to this new option, individuals can now listen on their PC, laptops, tablets, MAC, iPhone and other mobile devices.
WPSR HD, an educational radio station owned by the EVSC, broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week. WPSR allows students at the Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center enrolled in the radio and television program the opportunity to work in a real-life setting, during class hours. Students learn communication skills, marketing, programming, history, law, general media, production and technical functions involved in the everyday operations of a broadcast facility.Â
The programming schedule for WPSR, “Evansville’s Real Variety,†is different depending on the day and includes the following line up:
·       Monday: “Hot Mix†– hits from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and today
·       Tuesday: “Vintage Vinyl†– oldies from the late 50’s, 60’s and 70’s
·       Wednesday: “Hot Mix†– hits from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and today
·       Thursday:â€Kickin’ Country†– country hits from yesterday and today
·       Friday: Retro Rewind Weekend – hits from the 80’s and 90’s
·       Saturday: Retro Rewind Weekend – hits from the 80’s and 90’s
·       Sunday: Retro Rewind Weekend - hits from the 8o’s and 90’sÂ
In addition, on Friday’s, WPSR broadcasts EVSC football games live, on air, beginning at 6:45 p.m. and will be broadcasting high school basketball, as well as USI men’s and women’s basketball games.
WPSR went on the air in 1957 and was licensed to the EVSC. In 2006, WPSR became the first radio station in Evansville to begin broadcasting with Ibiquity Hybrid Digital “HD†which allows for digital transmission along with conventional analog broadcasting. This technology allows for reception of a higher quality signal when using an HD radio. Also by broadcasting in HD, WPSR can transmit more than one service on the same frequency.Â
WPSR has made available The Edge Radio on HD-2 (90.7-2), a partnership with the University of Southern Indiana and their radio station WSWI.