SARASOTA — When the University of South Florida launched WUSF Radio in 1963 as a student station, it was the first public station of any kind in Florida.
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Musicians perform in the studio at WUSF in Sarasota.
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Russell Gant, left, and Jackson Harpe, acting WSMR operations manager.
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Richard Chin Quee is the FM programming and station manager at WGCU, where classical music offerings are mostly online.
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WGCU station manager Corey Lewis.
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