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CSU Transfers WCSB FM Amid Protests and Controversy

10/18/2025

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Cleveland State University (CSU) transferred its student radio station WCSB FM/89.3 to Ideastream, prompting protests.
CSU has aired diverse programming since 1976 and runs 24/7 jazz.
Laura Bloomberg, president of Cleveland State University, will join Ideastream’s Board of Trustees, with the contract providing no compensation or student-opportunity details.
Local stories include a fatal Cleveland house fire, lower residents’ natural gas bills, and a fourth arrest in a violent Amish home invasion.

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Cleveland State University (CSU) transferred its student radio station WCSB FM/89.3 to Ideastream, prompting protests.
CSU has aired diverse programming since 1976 and runs 24/7 jazz.
Laura Bloomberg, president of Cleveland State University, will join Ideastream’s Board of Trustees, with the contract providing no compensation or student-opportunity details.
Local stories include a fatal Cleveland house fire, lower residents’ natural gas bills, and a fourth arrest in a violent Amish home invasion.