WAIF Radio Cincinnati - About Cincinnati WAIF Radio 88.3 FM

What Radio Is Meant To Be.

88.3 WAIF-FM is Cincinnati's community radio station. Each of the more than one hundred programmers at WAIF works as a volunteer. WAIF exists to serve various communities in the Cincinnati area whose interests are not currently represented on big-business/commercial radio. WAIF is supported solely by memberships, donations, underwriting and grants.

WAIF's corporate parent is Stepchild Radio of Cincinnati, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit educational organization. Membership in WAIF / Stepchild Radio of Cincinnati is open to those who make a tax deductible donation of $15 or more annually or work as volunteers at the station. To apply for an opening or to broadcast your show idea, download our application here.

WAIF shares its 88.3 Mhz frequency with WJVS, the student radio station of the Great Oaks Joint Vocational District. During the school year, WJVS broadcasts between 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM. WAIF broadcasts at all other times. WAIF's on-air studios are located at 1434 E. McMillan Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45206-2225.