 For radio , Kent is part of the Akron Radio Market , though it is within range of major stations in the Cleveland Radio Market as well as many in the Youngstown @-@ Warren and Canton markets . Three stations , two FM and one AM , are licensed to Kent . WKSU , at 89 @.@ 7 FM , broadcasts from the campus of Kent State University and is the main affiliate for National Public Radio in Northeast Ohio for the Akron , Canton , and Cleveland radio markets via repeaters around the region . WNIR , at 100 @.@ 1 FM , is broadcast from studios shared with sister station WJMP and television stations WAOH and W35AX in Franklin Township . WNIR is centered on talk radio and news and is a local affiliate of ABC Radio and Westwood One . WJMP , which broadcasts at 1520 AM , is a daytime @-@ only news / talk station . Black Squirrel Radio is a student @-@ run online station from Kent State available online and on local cable . 
