Media Coverage of WCSB takeover
Here are links to just a sampling of how the story unfolded in the media. If you know of a media story we missed, please let us know!
- 1/12/26 @Signal Cleveland: Tensions between Cleveland State, WCSB continue with new lawsuit
- 1/12/26 @Cleveland Magazine: XCSB Sues Cleveland State University and Makes Future Streaming Plans
- 1/12/26 @Fox 8 News: Students sue Cleveland State for taking away their college radio station
- 1/11/26 @CKUT-FM - International Radio Report: The Rock'n'Roll Capital Killed Its Radio Station for a 24/7 Jazz Station and the students are fighting back
- 12/29/25 @Spin: The Rock and Roll Capital Killed Its College Radio Station for Smooth Jazz and the Students Are Fighting Back
- 12/16/25 @Cleveland Stater: Bloomberg addresses WCSB shutdown, funding woes, loss of international students and a tough semester as president
- 12/13/25 @Cleveland.com: CSU radio station transfer to Ideastream continues trend toward nonprofit control
- 12/10/25 @Ljubljiana Radio Student (College radio station): Zgodovina in usoda študentskega radia WCSB
- 12/2/25 @CoolCleveland: COMMENTARY: Bring Back WCSB: Our Future Depends on It by Bruce Checefsky
- 11/27/25 @Blunt Baker (blog): What We Lost at WCSB
- 11/26/25 @cleveland.com: WCSB transfer to Ideastream was a ‘ripoff’ for longtime donors
- 11/21/25 @cleveland.com: Transfer of CSU’s radio station to Ideastream stirs concerns, damages trust
- 11/21/25 @cleveland.com: Is Jazz NEO worth losing WCSB? Cleveland radio listeners question change
- 11/18/25 @Radio Survivor: Podcast #346 – The Fight for College Radio at Cleveland State Station WCSB
- 11/16/25 @Bocskai Radio: A Community Silenced: The Story of the WCSB Hungarian Hour
- 11/14/25 @Inside Radio: Report: Months of Secret Talks Preceded Cleveland State Radio Station Deal
- 11/13/25 @Cleveland.com: ‘They botched it:’ How CSU’s secret dealings guarantee its radio station scandal keeps growing
- 11/13/25 @Cleveland.com: CSU-Ideastream nondisclosure pact shows 6 months of secret talks led to radio station deal
- 11/13/25 @Cleveland.com: Today In Ohio - Nov. 13, 2025 (starts at 20:21)
- 11/12/25 @Ideastream: Cuyahoga Arts & Culture approves $12.3 million in grants, public comment focuses on WCSB
- 11/11/25 @The Land: Cleveland jazz fans polarized by WCSB switch to JazzNEO
- 11/10/2025 @Metafilter: BAM: The future (and present and past) of the left of the dial
- 11/10/25 @The Cleveland Stater: XCSB hosts Halloween Ball amid uncertainty following Ideastream takeover
- 11/10/25 @The Cleveland Stater: CSU faculty urged to help shape new state-mandated policies, admin defends WCSB takeover
- 11/6/25 @Inside Radio: Attorney Suggests Ideastream’s Takeover Of WCSB Broke The Law
- 11/6/25 @Cleveland.com: The details we know about CSU’s secret meeting to kill the student radio station
- 11/5/25 @Cleveland.com: Tainted transfer of CSU radio station to Ideastream should be reversed: editorial
- 11/5/25 @North Coast Voice: A Story of David vs. Goliath - WCSB 89.3 FM becomes XCSB (page 12)
- 11/4/2025 @Carroll News: Community rallies around “XCSB” after abrupt shutdown
- 11/4/25 @Cleveland.com: CSU and Ideastream under fire: Law expert says student radio station handover broke the law
- 11/3/25 @Cleveland.com: Today in Ohio - Nov. 3, 2025 (starts at 21:57)
- 11/3/25 @Cleveland.com: Lawsuit could force CSU officials to reveal what happened in WCSB closed meeting
- 10/31/25 @Cleveland.com: Ohio sunshine law violation could overturn Cleveland State’s WCSB radio deal, legal expert says
- 10/30/25 @Cleveland Scene: Former WCSB DJs Get a Showcase at Happy Dog Every Friday in November After Station Shutdown
- 10/30/25 @Current: Ideastream agreement to program Cleveland State’s WCSB spurs pushback from students, community members
- 10/30/25 @Cleveland.com: Cleveland State launches panel to seek student activity with WCSB amid Ideastream transfer backlash
- 10/28/25 @Cleveland State University Student Government Association: A Resolution Supporting Student Radio
- 10/28/25 @RadioVisie: Controversy surrounding WCSB student radio takeover (translated from Dutch)
- 10/27/25 @Inside Higher Ed: Fighting to Control the Campus Airwaves
- 10/27/25 @Radio Survivor: WCSB Student Leaders and Supporters Fight Against Takeover of Cleveland State University’s Student-Run College Radio Station
- 10/23/25 @Cleveland.com: “Buzzword talking points:” CSU prez fails to justify giving away student-run radio station
- 10/23/25 @Cleveland.com: Today in Ohio - Oct. 23, 2025
- 10/23/25 @The Cauldron: Oct. 17, with students and community protesting for WCSB
- 10/23/25 @The Cauldron: WCSB General Manager Alison Bomgardner, Oct. 7
- 10/21/25 @News 5: Protests continue after CSU radio station transfer
- 10/23/25 @The Cauldron: The Cauldron's Weekly Brew, Oct. 18 (start at 0:37)
- 10/22/25 @WKYC: Cleveland State president responds to student radio station controversy amid protests and City Council resolution
- 10/22/25 @Spectrum News 1: CSU protests continue over student-run radio station transfer
- 10/22/25 @Metal Command Podcast: The Attack on Independent Media: How hijacking WCSB 89.3FM sets a bad precedent.
- 10/22/25 @Signal Cleveland: Cleveland State President Laura Bloomberg doesn’t mention WCSB deal, Senate Bill 1 during State of the University address
- 10/22/25 @Cleveland Magazine: Losing WCSB College Radio Is a Profound Loss for Cleveland’s Creative Communities
- 10/22/25 @Cleveland.com: Cleveland State president again defends WCSB radio transfer to Ideastream
- 10/22/25 @The Land: Why WCSB matters to me: Op-Ed by NICOLE WLOSZEK
- 10/21/25 @Cleveland.com: Cleveland State to require applied learning experiences for undergrads by 2030
- 10/21/25 @News 5: Cleveland City Council stands up for CSU student-run radio station after shutdown
- 10/20/25 @WKYC: 'Radio helps people find their voice': City Council defends students in Cleveland State radio overhaul fight
- 10/20/25 @Cleveland City Council: Testimony and unanimous vote on Emergency Resolution 1324-2025 (supporting restoration of WCSB to students & community)
- 10/20/25 @College Radio Foundation: Special Report on What Happened at Cleveland State WCSB: Part One
- 10/18/25 @Spectrum News: Protesters rally against transfer of student run radio station to Ideastream Media
- 10/18/25 @Cleveland.com: The maelstrom of protest keeps growing over Ideastream’s takeover of the CSU radio station
- 10/17/25 @WKYC: Protesters outside City Club of Cleveland
- 10/17/25 @Cleveland.com: Protestors rally outside Cleveland’s City Club during lunch forum with Ideastream Public Media who tookover CSU's student radio station
- 10/17/25 @Cleveland.com: What went down at WCSB 89.3FM: a voice from inside Cleveland State’s axed student radio station
- 10/17/25 @Cleveland.com: Today In Ohio - Oct. 17, 2025
- 10/17/25 @Cleveland.com: Students, community decry ‘authoritarian takeover’ of CSU radio station by Ideastream
- 10/17/25 @Ideastream: Ideastream CEO addresses public media defunding at City Club as WCSB protest roils outside
- 10/17/25 @Ideastream: The Future of Public Media 10.17.2025
- 10/17/25 @Cleveland City Council: Emergency Resolution
- 10/16/25 @Cleveland Stater: Why WCSB matters to me
- 10/16/25 @Cleveland.com: Cleveland State gives up WCSB radio station to Ideastream for free. Why?
- 10/16/25 @Signal Cleveland: Read the agreements between Cleveland State, Ideastream in WCSB deal
- 10/15/25 @Signal Cleveland: Cleveland State gets promotional spots, Ideastream board seat in WCSB deal
- 10/14/25 @Current: Cleveland’s Ideastream bolsters jazz programming with ‘landmark’ $1M donation from local family
- 10/14/25 @Ideastream: CSU, Ideastream leaders address controversy over switch from student-run WCSB to JazzNEO
- 10/14/25 @RAMP: College Radio Fights For Its Rights
- 10/14/25 @The Current Year Records & Tapes: WCSB 89.3FM DJs talk about the abrupt Cleveland radio station takeover that shook the community
- 10/12/25 @Cleveland.com: From punk rock to elevator jazz -- CSU traded free expression for easy listening: Leslie Kouba
- 10/11/25 @College Radio Foundation: Calling all college radio stations: Stand with XCSB!
- 10/11/25 @Trash Flow Radio: Trash Flow Radio Oct 11, 2025 (start at 53:42)
- 10/9/25 @Cleveland.com: Beloved Cleveland radio station going silent after entertaining music fans for nearly 50 years
- 10/9/25 @Cleveland.com: Today In Ohio audio podcast - WCSB coverage starts at 9:00 mark
- 10/9/25 @Cleveland.com: College radio dies in silence: stealth deal turns CSU student station into a jazz channel
- 10/8/25 @Cleveland.com: Cleveland State transfer of WCSB radio to Ideastream sparks protest
- 10/8/25 @News 5 Cleveland: CSU students stage silent protest over radio takeover
- 10/8/25 @The Cauldron: Students and community members silently protest Ideastream’s takeover of WCSB student-run radio station in CSU courtyard
- 10/8/25 @CoolCleveland: An Outlet for Music Diversity Goes Dark as College Radio Station WCSB Becomes 'JazzNEO'
- 10/8/25 @Metal Command Podcast: The Voices of WCSB 89.3 Were Silenced for Personal Gain at the Expense of The Community
- 10/7/25 @John Chacona Writes: Excuse me, but you’re on mute
- 10/7/25/25 @InsideRadio: Cleveland State’s WCSB Switches To Jazz Under Ideastream Agreement
- 10/7/25 @Ideastream: Community members join Cleveland State students, alumni to protest end of student-run radio
- 10/7/25 @WKYC: Students, alumni gather at Cleveland State University for silent rally following changes to WCSB
- 10/6/25 @The 216 Scoop: CSU, Ideastream collude to kill a Cleveland cultural jewel
- 10/6/25 @Cleveland City Council: Statements from Council members Kristopher Harsh and Mike Polensek
- 10/5/25 @NEOhio: CSU Ends 50-Year Student Radio Station, Hands FM Signal to Ideastream for Jazz Programming
- 10/5/25 @Radio Ink: Cleveland’s WCSB Loses Student Programming, Joins Ideastream
- 10/3/25 @Cleveland Scene: Cleveland State University Kills WCSB, Transfers Management of Station to Ideastream to Broadcast Jazz
- 10/3/25 @The Cleveland Stater: CSU shuts down student-led WCSB, hands control to Ideastream
- 10/3/25 @Radio Online: Ideastream, CSU Flip WCSB to JazzNEO in Cleveland
- 10/3/25 @RadioInsight: Ideastream Public Media To Operate WCSB Cleveland; Flips To Jazz
- 10/3/25 @Fox 8: Cleveland State University’s student-run radio station WCSB is no more
- 10/3/25 @Ideastream: Cleveland State radio flips to jazz under deal with Ideastream Public Media, students express shock
- 10/3/25 @News 5 Cleveland: Cleveland State University abruptly ends student-run WCSB radio, replaces with jazz run by Ideastream
- 10/3/25 @Signal Cleveland: Ideastream takes over Cleveland State’s student-run radio station
- 10/3/25 @The Land: Ideastream now programming WCSB, formerly Cleveland State University’s student-run radio station
Thanks to XCSB community member Scott Heisel, and listener David Badagnani, for helping to collect all these links. If you know of a media story we missed, we'd love to hear from you!