WSIE

{{short description|Radio station at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| logo = New WSIE logo.jpg

| format = Jazz, Blues, R&B

| class = B

| former_callsigns =

| owner = Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

| licensee = Board of Trustees,
Southern Illinois University

| name = WSIE

| city = Edwardsville, Illinois

| area = Greater St. Louis

| branding =

| airdate =

| frequency = {{frequency|88.7|MHz}}

| erp = 50,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|152|m|ft|sp=us}}

| callsign_meaning = W (east of the Mississippi)
Southern
Illinois
Edwardsville

| webcast = [http://www.siue.edu/wsie/index.shtml 88.7 WSIE FM ]

| website = [http://www.siue.edu/wsie/index.shtml 88.7 WSIE FM ]

| affiliations =

| coordinates =

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WSIE is a public radio station in Edwardsville, Illinois. Owned by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, it is the primary jazz station for the Greater St. Louis area. Rebranding as "The Sound" in August 2016, WSIE broadcasts jazz, smooth jazz, blues, and R&B,{{cite web |url=http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article94238677.html |title=Local TV personality is back at WSIE. Can he save jazz radio? |publisher=Belleville News-Democrat |date=7 August 2016 |access-date=16 August 2016 }} and is the anchor station for SIUE Sports' Cougar Network.{{cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/wsie/ |title=WSIE Radio FM 88.7 |publisher=SIUE |access-date=16 August 2016 }}

Licensed by the Federal Communications Commission in January 1969,{{cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/archives/timeline.shtml#seventy|title=SIUE Archives - SIUE 50th Anniversary Historical Timeline|publisher=SIUE |access-date=February 13, 2012 }} WSIE operates with 50,000 watts of effective radiated power (ERP) at 88.7 megahertz in the FM band.{{cite web|url=http://www.radio-locator.com/info/WSIE-FM|title=WSIE-FM 88.7 MHz|publisher=Theodric Technologies LLC|access-date=February 13, 2012 }}

A long time member of National Public Radio, they do not broadcast NPR anymore; WSIE's music programming is locally produced. The station's studios are in Dunham Hall,{{cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/dunham_hall.shtml |title=Katherine Dunham Hall |publisher=SIUE |access-date=16 August 2016 }} and the transmitter and {{convert|420|ft|m}} tower are located near the Supporting Services Building on the SIUE campus.{{cite web |url=http://www.siue.edu/MATH/conference2002/info-pack/SIUE_map_large.pdf |title=SIUE Campus Map |publisher=SIUE |access-date=16 August 2016 }}

WSIE is used as a training ground for students of the SIUE Mass Communications Department. Among broadcasters who received training at WSIE are Frank O Pinion (John Craddock); Megan Lynch, Ralph Graczak and Tom Calhoun of KMOX; Dewayne Staats (currently the play-by-play commentator with MLB's Tampa Bay Rays on Sun Sports); Paul Schankmann; Elizabeth Erwin; Steve Jankowski (previous General Manager); Sara Wojcicki; Frank Akers; Tom Dehner; and Tom Casey. The current General Manager is Jason Church.

WSIE also streams its programming on the internet. A separately programmed web-radio operation was previously run by WSIE, but it is now operated independently, although it remains a University activity.{{cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/WEBRADIO/about.shtml |title=SIUE Web Radio - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |access-date=February 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527012214/http://www.siue.edu/WEBRADIO/about.shtml |archive-date=May 27, 2013 }}

In 2016, WSIE faced the potential loss of its state appropriation due to the Illinois state budget crisis. The SIUE administration ordered WSIE to become self-sustaining by 2017, necessitating fundraising. The station receives tax-deductible donations on its website. Its budget is made up of underwriting (similar to advertising) and donations. Today, the station receives no state funding.{{cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/wsie/donations.shtml |title=Donations |access-date=August 7, 2018 |publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville}}