It was originally owned by the University of South Florida in Tampa, owners of Tampa Bay's secondary PBS member station, WUSF-TV (now WEDQ), and primary NPR member WUSF-FM.
ɪt wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ˈoʊnd baɪ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv sˈaʊθ flˈɔːɹɪdə ɪn tˈæmpə, ˈoʊnɚz ʌv tˈæmpə bˈeɪz sˈɛkəndɚɹi pˌiːbˌiːˈɛs mˈɛmbɚ stˈeɪʃən, wˈʌsftˌiːvˈiː nˈaʊ wˈɛdk, ænd pɹˈaɪmɚɹi ˌɛnpˌiːˈɑːɹ mˈɛmbɚ wˈʌsfˌɛfˈɛm.