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WCSB
CSU students are smart, fun, lively, and imaginative. They’re responsible and motivated. They’re capable and creative and want to make and do things that connect their knowledge to the world. WCSB wasn’t just pedagogical; it was pedagogical with public impact. Every student I knew who worked for the radio station adored and learned from the experience and was additionally committed to the work. Everyone I knew who listened to WCSB (including myself and my family) learned about music, genre, art, local events, and culture FROM the CSU student body.

Students don’t need banal corporate internships (there are plenty to find if they do), they need the opportunity to create their own workplace relationships, develop their own aesthetics (so valuable, so underrated, takes time), and be trusted with a complex operation that belongs to them. Freedom of expression is a powerful education, one that WCSB’s listenership benefited from. We should not be replacing students’ creativity, grassroots collaborations, messiness, coolness, and love with jazz algorithms and internships in a field they were previously the innovators in.

I would be overjoyed by the reversal of this decision on the basis of community feedback and am hopeful to see a demonstration of the university listening to the city they serve. Thank you to the Cleveland City Council for taking up this important cause.
Caryl Pagel
WCSB
WCSB is a one of Cleveland's greatest treasures. Our local musical culture is one of the richest aspects of our city and it's history. We have an incredible legacy of record shops run by deep heads where you can find things you can't find anywhere else in the world, local radio stations that have been on the cutting edge of music culture since at least the '50s, and being a bellweather region determining the future of music in ways few people realize for decades during the most crucial period in the development of popular music in America. No one wants an elevator jazz station in this city, particularly one whose birth comes via the cruel wresting of an iconic and critical local media organization from the community it truly belongs to. Everything about this is unacceptable and wrong.
Erin Margaret Day
WCSB hostile takeover
I’m very disheartened, angered at the behind the scenes dubious dealings and heartbroken at the loss of the REAL WCSB to the community. I’ve been listening to that station for DECADES and it was one of Cleveland’s true gems to be proud of, with its diversity and wide range of music and culture offerings.
It needs to be returned to those who enjoyed it and poured their hearts into it since 1976!
Mary Walsh
Ideastrem takeover of WCSB
WCSB has been a valuable asset to northeast Ohio for nearly 50 years. Besides giving students the opportunity to learn all aspects of radio operations, it has been important for community-building.
The creativity of programming and music rarely heard elsewhere is a hallmark of college radio. It creates connections between people who may not have otherwise met. It is a frequency to tune into to discover that others share non-mainstream artistry and ideas.
That the closure of WCSB was done with no transparency or prior notice to the staff and volunteers was a shock. I expect integrity from public radio and feel that Ideastream has not lived up to this.
Those who give their time, hearts, and money to WCSB deserve better. Our community deserves better.
I encourage you to stand with this important asset to Cleveland and help this organization (now XCSB) find a way to continue and thrive.
Thank you.
Stacy Newman
CSU AND WCSB
The uncalculable loss the community is experiencing these past weeks with CSUs hijack of WCSB to Ideastream reflects a deep issue. Not only are we grieving the silencing of countless beloved multi cultural voices throughout half a century of community broadcasting, but we are faced with an extremely toxic trust issue when our freedom of expression is abruptly silenced by corporations. This is the dictionary definition of fascism, and has completely undermined local support of both Ideastream and CSU administration.
Nathan Bocchicchio
WCSB
I am very disheartened by the recent takeover of the WCSB radio station. As a graduate of the Communications program at Cleveland State University this disturbs me. The station served a broad audience and I ask that it be returned to its past programming format.
Mark Timm
WCSB
WCSB was stolen from the airwaves. It is an institution and has been replaced by bad music that nobody asked for. Ideastream and CSU need to reexamine their deal.
Amie Sell
Save WCSB!!!
WCSB means a lot to the community. WCSB is eclectic. They play student-run shows and many different genres (punk, metal, world music, niche talk), as well as frequent local programming. It's my understanding that current students, alumni, DJs and listeners were given very short notice (less than 24 hours?!) before CSU police reportedly escorted students out of the studio.... So Ideastream could take over and subject us to 24/7 corporate jazz? Be honest... You know that nobody wants that. As someone who values local, diverse, and community-driven media, I’m deeply disappointed by Cleveland State University’s decision to hand over WCSB to Ideastream with little warning or input from students and community volunteers. WCSB isn't just a radio station. It's one of the few remaining independent platforms in Cleveland where students could learn hands-on broadcasting, underrepresented voices could be heard, and experimental and multicultural programming could be enjoyed. Replacing decades of creative freedom with corporate jazz, no matter how polished, is a huge loss for Cleveland’s cultural landscape and for public access to authentic, grassroots radio. I urge CSU and Ideastream to honor WCSB’s legacy by restoring student and community involvement and preserving the free-form spirit that made 89.3 FM special.
Colleen Sizemore
WCSB
WSCB has been a part of the broad fabric of the Cleveland and greater Cleveland community. It speaks for those with no voice. It is a glue for many ethnic and minority communities, not only providing information of importance and events, but also playing their music and provide news of importance not found elsewhere.

As a listener since 1978, and a donor, I urge city council to use whatever means at its disposal to return this valuable community service back to the terrestrial airwaves.
Mark Kohoot
WCSB Radio
My name is Christopher Hendryx and I am an alumnus of Cleveland State University and a long time listener of WCSB and supporter of CSU. I am shocked that this transfer of the frequency to Ideasteam happened in secrecy with no opportunity for public comment and oversight. WCSB is a bulwark of the Cleveland music and arts scene that we have spent decades building up as a core growth area of our city. This a a major blow to the artists, venues , and community members who listen to WCSB daily for its diverse community based programs. Please help reverse this very negative decision. Thank you.
Christopher Hendryx