On January 22, 1980, the station reached a milestone when it linked up with the satellite Westar 1.
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WKSU-FM also extends its signal by using two translators and four full-power repeaters: DW204AJ/Wooster (88.7 FM), W239AZ/Ashland (95.7 FM), WKSV/Thompson (89.1 FM), WKRW/Wooster (89.3 FM), WNRK/Norwalk (90.7 FM), and WKRJ/New Philadelphia (91.5 FM).