WUSF-FM (Tampa, FL)

WUSF-TV is a PBS member station that broadcasts on virtual channel 16 and UHF digital channel 34. It is based in Tampa, Florida, and also serves the St. Petersburg area. The station is operated by the University of South Florida. WUSF has its studio facilities on the USF campus, located on East Fowler Avenue in the northeast part of Tampa, while its transmitter is situated in Riverview, Florida.

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Syrian aid group leader says U.S. lifting sanctions is historic moment

14 hours ago | wusf.org | Juana Summers |Kathryn Fink |Tinbete Ermyas |Erika Ryan

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mouaz Moustafa, executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, about President Trump's decision to lift US sanctions against Syria.
First reef completed in Monroe County's $10 million artificial reef project

18 hours ago | wusf.org | Helen Acevedo

Monroe County's artificial reef grant program is making good on its objective with the completion of its first reef. The powerpole artificial reef project started last year. At this site, just 10 miles offshore Key West, 45 concrete utility poles are stacked in layers to create habitat spaces. It's part of a network of reefs planned for the area.
St. Petersburg is working to keep its wastewater treatment plants open during the next hurricane

1 day ago | wusf.org | Steve Newborn

If you live in St. Petersburg, you might have been asked not to flush your toilets during last year's hurricanes. That's because several of the city's wastewater treatment plants were forced to close because of storm surge. So, city officials are ramping up efforts to keep those services working. Mayor Ken Welch stood on an 11-foot-high concrete platform, touting the St. Pete Agile Resilience Plan, or SPAR.
Hernando County rejects tinkering with seasonal lawn fertilizer ban

1 day ago | wusf.org | Steve Newborn

If you like a nice green lawn and live in Hernando County, a ban is still in place on fertilizing your lawn in both the summer and winter. County commissioners on Tuesday rejected a motion to overturn the winter ban or change the times of the summer ban, which lasts from June through September. It was put in place to limit the amount of nutrients that leach into waterways from heavy rains. Those nutrients feed an explosion of algae, which kills grasses that much of the marine life depends upon.
The White House is pushing a big budget increase for the Kennedy Center

1 day ago | wusf.org | Jaclyn Diaz

A House committee has proposed boosting the budget for the Kennedy Center sixfold. It comes after President Trump said the arts center was in "disrepair."
Florida immigration plan includes judges, detention, deportation flights

1 day ago | wusf.org | Joe Byrnes

Earlier this month, Florida offered the Trump Administration a blueprint for state cooperation in its mass deportation efforts. The 37-page Immigration Enforcement Operations Plan includes the rapid construction of detention facilities, the use of Florida National Guard Judge Advocate General's Corps officers as immigration judges, and deportation flights using Florida contractors.
How community resilience can help with storm recovery

1 day ago | wusf.org | Matthew Peddie |Gracyn Doctor

When a disaster strikes, you can expect help from local and state governments and from FEMA. But it may not be long before you find out those agencies can’t do it all. And knowing who your neighbors are can make a big difference in how your community recovers. In this episode, you’ll hear from community leaders and from some of your neighbors across the Tampa Bay region about the different ways people can help each other out before, during and after a hurricane.
The Trump administration wants food makers to switch to natural dyes

2 days ago | wusf.org | Yuki Noguchi

The Trump administration hopes to eliminate potentially harmful synthetic dyes used to give foods, drinks and medicines vivid color. Manufacturers say it's not that simple to make the change.
Florida's weather is gradually improving; rainfall totals

2 days ago | wusf.org | Irene Sans

The wide low-pressure system combined with the cold front will continue to push east, and drier weather will continue to filter over Florida on Tuesday and for the rest of the week. The low-pressure system will continue to bring heavy rounds of rain across the Atlantic and the northeast through the middle of the week. 2:30PM More showers are beginning to move into the region with intensification possible due to afternoon heat. Several inches of rain is possible across parts of S.
Florida Senator Jason Pizzo says he plans to run for governor in 2026

2 days ago | wusf.org | Sergio Bustos

Former Florida Democratic Party leader Jason Pizzo, who left the party last month saying it was "dead," said Sunday that he's planning to run as an independent in the 2026 governor's race. Pizzo, in an interview with CBS4 Facing South Florida's Jim DeFede, revealed his gubernatorial plans after DeFede asked him directly about running for governor. "Yes, I am," Pizzo told DeFede.