WUSF (89.7 FM) is a National Public Radio (NPR) member station in the Tampa Bay area.

With WSMR becoming a full-time classical station, WUSF could switch to a format of NPR news along with nighttime jazz programming.

[7] Two weeks after the failed launch of classical replacement WSMR, station management came under public scrutiny.

[8] Critics thought the staff neglected to perform due diligence regarding the purchase of the WSMR transmitter.

According to an article in the Bradenton Herald: On October 20, 2022, WUSF announced that it would drop jazz programming later that month.

[9] It would have a schedule of all spoken-word programming, with news, information and talk shows, along with the BBC World Service airing overnight.