Ownership

WSCL and WSDL are owned and operated as a service to the people of Delmarva by the Salisbury University Foundation, Inc.  The mission of Public Radio Delmarva is to provide for the people of Delmarva a quality program service that educates, informs, and entertains in ways that meet their particular needs.   Salisbury University provided the initial impetus for WSCL in the late 1980's.  Dr. Thom Bellavance, then President of Salisbury State University, was a prime mover in the effort to bring public radio to Delmarva as part of the University's community service.  An agreement between the University and Foundation established the roles of each institution in the establishment of WSCL.  The station broadcast its first program, a recording of a performance of the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra, in May, 1987. Today, the Foundation continues to hold the station licenses and remains the governing body for Public Radio Delmarva.  Salisbury University continues to be the primary in-kind supporter of WSCL and WSDL, providing physical facilities for studios and offices, as well as personnel support.  The stations also serve as a professional laboratory for students in the University's Communication Arts program.

Our Story

The History of Public Radio Delmarva Licensed to the Salisbury University Foundation, Public Radio Delmarva began broadcasting classical music to the Delmarva Peninsula as WSCL, 89.5 FM on May 29, 1987.Eleven years later, on February 13, 1998, we added WSDL, 90.7 FM. We are now able to broadcast the world’s finest classical music and news and information programs twenty-four hours a day and have even added live internet streaming. Public Radio Delmarva has, through the generosity of Salisbury University, been located in Caruthers Hall on the campus since 1986. The landscape of the Eastern Shore has changed quite a bit in the past twenty years, and Public Radio Delmarva has become a fixture of the Shore’s artistic and cultural life.We currently have over forty thousand regular listeners with a contributing membership of over three thousand. The future of radio is an exciting one, and we plan to be there, providing the same quality that you have come to expect.  As we reflect upon our first twenty years, we must say “thank you” to all of our listeners, contributors, staffers, volunteers, and corporate underwriters.Without you, none of this would have been possible. With your continued support, we look forward to our next twenty years being even better.

Public Radio Tuner -iPhone App

Public Radio Tuner™ — iPhone™ App Listen to Public Radio Delmarva on your iPhone and iPod Touch with the Public Radio Tuner iPhone application.  Public Radio Delmarva and many other public radio stations are all available to stream on your iPhone or iPod Touch when you install the free Public Radio Tuner application from the iTunes App Store. Where it works: The Public Radio Tuner application works on all iPhones and iPod Touches. However, some station streams with a high bitrate (128k or higher) will perform best when using a wifi or 3G connection. Streams that are 64k or lower will play with a wifi, 3G, or EDGE network connection. How to get it: From your iPhone or iPod Touch: From your iPhone or iPod Touch, click the App Store icon. From the App Store, click the Search feature. Type "public radio" and click Search. Public Radio Tuner will appear in the search results. Click Public Radio Tuner. A description of the Public Radio Tuner application displays. Click the Free button. It changes to an Install button. Click the Install button. Wait for the Public Radio Tuner application to be installed. Click the Public Radio Tuner icon from the iPhone or iPod Touch Home screen and listen! From the iTunes Store: Go to the App Store section of the iTunes Store. Search for "public radio" and the Public Radio Tuner will appear in the search results. Click the Get App button on the Public Radio Tuner application page. After the application is finished downloading to your computer, sync your iPhone or iPod touch with your iTunes account to add the Public Radio Tuner application to your iPhone. Click the Public Radio Tuner icon from the iPhone or iPod Touch Home screen and listen!