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WCSB
We would like to express our deep disappointment in CSU's selling of the wonderful student-run community radio station WCSB to Ideastream. Not only is it a horrible decision, the way in which it was sprung on the staff at the 11th hour without notice, over Zoom and then locking them out of the station and calling the police, was shocking and detestable. The former WCSB - about to celebrate their 50th year of broadcasting - was a treasure, not only to the local community in Cleveland but, thanks to its archive and internet broadcasting, also to listeners around the globe. We listened regularly to WCSB here in NYC and supported it during each fund drive. We urge the council to do all in their power to return WCSB to its student-run governance and wonderful volunteer staff. It was invaluable to us all. Sincerely, Michael Serafin-Wells, New York, NY
Michael Serafin-Wells
CSU transferring control of WCSB to Ideastream
The move by CSU to take control of the student organized radio station and hand it over to Ideastram troubled me greatly. I wish for this nearly 50 year old institution to be returned to the students of CSU.
Michael Gliebe
WCSB
It's terrible that people ripped WCSB away from the students and the entire community in secret. They have caused so much grief -- all for their personal benefit. They need to reverse this decision immediately.
Jayce Renner
Ideastream takeover of CSU student and community run radio station WCSB
Cleveland Council members:

On the morning of October 3rd, 2025, Ideastream abruptly and unceremoniously took over the on-air signal of Cleveland State University’s student and community run radio station, WCSB, which was about celebrate its 50th anniversary, replacing an eclectic mix of music and public affairs programs, with an all jazz format.

Why? Ideastream CEO Kevin Martin cites results of a “study” that showed Cleveland listeners want a conventional radio station devoted to 24 hour jazz programming, without offering any specifics. Cleveland State President Laura Bloomberg framed the arrangement as a ”strategic partnership.” Interestingly, those involved in the deal were bound by NDAs ahead of the October 3rd date. The people most involved with the radio station — the students, station engineer, and community volunteers — were literally the last to know.

There is clearly more to the story as even a cursory glance of the scant available details reveals. At a minimum, those directly involved in the takeover need to publicly explain and justify their actions.

Please, do whatever is in your power to hold them accountable. To date, such inquiries from current and former CSU students have been met with smug indifference.

Respectfully,
Lawrence Kren
Case Western Reserve University engineering graduate and former volunteer programmer at WRUW
Lawrence Kren
WSCB
As a long time listener to WSCB, I want you to know that my heart goes out to all the students, DJ’S and to the community. It is a disgrace what Ideastream and CSU has done not only to the students but also to the community. This overtaking of the station will also hurt many listeners worldwide and your local businesses. I would like to see this station returned back to the students the listeners and the community. We can do this.
Rebecca Bergan
The recent takeover of Cleveland State University's radio station WCSB-FM by Ideastream Media
As a CSU alum (class of 1996), former WCSB station member DJ (from 1994-1999) and longtime listener, I have to say that it is a disgrace that Cleveland State University no longer has a student-run radio station. WCSB had served an extremely diverse community for nearly 50 years. The contributions the station made to the Northeast Ohio music scene are enormous and have gone far beyond anything the new format will be able to touch. WCSB was a lifeline to the ethnic music communities, punk & rock underground music scenes, reggae, folk, hip-hop and metal scenes, among many others...including jazz. (There were already several jazz programs being broadcast on WCSB before the format change). This is a total slap in the face to the thousands of dedicated listeners in N.E. Ohio, not to mention the staff (past and present) who gave countless hours of their time (for free!) to make WCSB what it was. Shame on Ideastream Media and CSU for orchestrating this hostile take over - done with zero advance notice, and with the campus police escorting the staff out of the building like they were criminals. Bring back the programmers and previous student-run format. WCSB, before the October 3rd, 2025 takeover, was an important asset to this region. It served ALL the listeners in it's signal range (and beyond via Internet streaming), not just fans of non-stop jazz streaming.
Thomas A. Miller
WCSB Takeover by Ideastream
I'm writing in support of the resolution regarding WCSB in front of City Council on 21 October 2025. I write as a graduate of CSU, a 20-year alumnus of WCSB, and a lifelong Clevelander. It strains, no, destroys credibility that neither CSU nor Ideastream had the slightest notion just how vital and beloved WCSB was to Cleveland and its cultural identity. It staggers me to think that the other possibility is that they did know, but didn't care. Please help to right this wrong.
Steve Traina
WCSB radio station 89.3 FM
WCSB has been a great, diverse and wonderful FM radio voice in Cleveland for nearly 50 years. It was operated by student and community volunteers, providing alternative music in multiple genres. The decision by CSU to hand it over to Ideastream is the WRONG decision. I support restoring 89.3 FM to what it was before October 3rd, 2025 and letting the devoted stewards of this radio station carry on!
Walter Plecha
The takeover of WCSB-FM
The recent takeover of WCSB-FM by Ideastream is shameful. The student run station was given no notice, and were escorted out by police within a few minutes of the decision being made. WCSB was an extremely important community resource for many underserved groups in the listening area, and they are now silenced in favor of streamed music from an out of town organization. As a regular listener since 1983, and also someone who donated to the station on a fairly regular basis via their annual Radio-thons, I find it tragic that an extremely diverse and important community voice was silenced through unclear and somewhat shady circumstances, to be replaced with a bland, monochrome and unnecessary source of streamed music from a non local source. This is a horrible decision by those involved with Cleveland State University and Ideastream, and if there is any way to look into getting the station back to it's student programmers, it would be nothing but a just and worthwhile thing to do, and would allow the station to serve the local community and listening audience with the important information and diverse music it once had, in favor of the bland and monotonous background music that it was switched over to. Thank you for any consideration on this matter. With kindest regards.
Michael Corrice
Ideastream WCSB 89.3
We supported and donated because of the unique programming WCSB provided. This was the best radio station in Cleveland when the student programming was in place. This sale and the way it was handled is unacceptable. We now have a massive hole in Cleveland radio.
Steve D