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Oklahoma's only science radio magazine is aired each weekend on the OCAST Radio Network. Member stations include:

Oklahoma Innovations can be heard on these radio stations:

City	Day & Time	Station
Altus	Saturday at 6 a.m.	KOCU 90.1 FM
Ardmore	Saturday at 6 a.m.	KLCU 90.3 FM
Chickasha	Saturday at 6 a.m.	KCCU 100.1 FM
Clinton	Saturday at 6 a.m.	KYCU 89.1 FM
Duncan	Saturday at 6 a.m.	KCCU 89.3 FM
Lawton/Fort Sill	Saturday at 6 a.m.	KCCU 89.3 & 102.9 FM
Oklahoma City	Sunday at 5 p.m.	KTOK 1000 AM
Tulsa	Sunday at 8 a.m.	KRMG 740 AM/102.3 FM
Woodward	Saturday at 6 a.m.	KZCU 95.9 FM
Wichita Falls, TX	Saturday at 6 a.m.	KMCU 88.7 FM
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To hear the latest in science and technology developments happening in Oklahoma, listen to hosts Gary Owen and Steve Paris as they talk with Oklahomans who are at the forefront in developing the state's technology infrastructure. If you missed hearing Oklahoma Innovations, you can listen to recent broadcasts in streaming audio format on the OCAST Website. For information about a specific program, contact OCAST offices at 405-319-8406 or e-mail. If you are linking to a specific show featured on Oklahoma Innovations, be aware that past radio programs are no longer available on the the OCAST Website after about six months from the date they are aired on the OCAST Radio Network. To obtain a copy of radio programming older than six months, e-mail or call 405-319-8406.

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RECENT SHOWS
February 2-3, 2013	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (75KB in .pdf)
By revealing the wonder and relevance of science, Science Museum Oklahoma inspires young people to pursue science careers and influence how Oklahomans learn about science.

January 26-27, 2013	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (64KB in .pdf)
Goat research conducted at Langston University's E. (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research focuses on nutritional research for Spanish, Boer, Boer crossbred, and Angora goats. The facility includes a 150 goat dairy, a creamery, lab/office buildings and a field demonstration building where Oklahoma Angora Buck evaluation is conducted each year. In addition there are special labs for milk analysis, fiber analysis and health issues found in goat populations.

January 19-20, 2013	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (64KB in .pdf)
The benefits of research are multifaceted. When researchers make discoveries and move their ideas from concept to commercialization, they create new businesses and hire new or additional employees to market, manufacture and sell their products around the world which generates increased tax revenues for Oklahoma. OCAST's programs help researchers and companies succeed in the global knowledge economy.

January 12-13, 2013	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (71KB in .pdf)
The mission of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) Information Services Division (ISD) is to provide Oklahoma state agencies with quality, cost effective, secure information technology and telecommunications products and services. ISD is utilizing a shared services model to provide technology services to the state. Learn more about the state's technology initiative and other leading edge technologies.

January 5-6, 2013	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (69KB in .pdf)
Bennett Engineering assists businesses in solving engineering problems. They provide expertise in electrical engineering and instrumentation, intellectual property support, mechanical engineering, software and firmware development and prototype manufacturing and testing.

December 29-30, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (64KB in .pdf)
Air Hygiene International Inc. provides stack testing and EPA reference method testing services based on customers' needs. Their approach is to test combustion turbines and engines within 24-hours providing on-site analysis and reports and high quality testing data. Air Hygiene’s primary clients are leaders in providing power and energy to the world.

December 22-23, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (67KB in .pdf)
The Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center is Oklahoma’s only comprehensive academic cancer center. Their goal is to reduce the burden of cancer in throughout the state through prevention, research, treatment and education.

December 15-16, 2012 (rebroadcast from July 28-29, 2012)	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (62KB in .pdf)
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation is an independent, nonprofit institute which assists farmers and ranchers and conducts plant science research and agricultural programs, to enhance agricultural productivity regionally, nationally and internationally. The Noble Foundation agricultural specialists and scientists move science and innovation from the laboratory to the field, giving life to discovery and improving agriculture in Oklahoma, in the United States and around the world.

December 8-9, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (70KB in .pdf)
Tulsa Gas Technologies is a compressed natural gas service company that has become the largest manufacturer of CNG dispensers in North America. Thet specialize in both high volume CNG dispenser jobs and single unit jobs to custom specifications. Their products are currently used all across the United States and in ten countries around the world.

December 1-2, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (65KB in .pdf)
The 33rd Annual Oklahoma Governor’s Water Conference attracted hundreds of water officials and citizens who share an avid interest in Oklahoma’s water resources and the latest developments concerning water management and quality, infrastructure financing and other vital water issues.

November 24-25, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (160KB in .pdf)
The Tulsa District has one of the largest civil works missions in the US Corps of Engineers. It includes 38 multipurpose lakes and five lock and dams on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. Although the primary purpose of district lakes is flood control, they also provide recreation, water supply, hydropower, navigation and fish and wildlife habitat.

November 17-18, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (64KB in .pdf)
The Radar Innovations Lab, scheduled for completion in the fall 2013, is the eighth research facility to be built on the OU Research Campus in less than a decade, contributing to the overall success of the OU research enterprise, which is creating new jobs and growing the state’s economy.

November 10-11, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (65KB in .pdf)
NewView Oklahoma is the leading supplier of airplane chock blocks for the U.S. military, and the U.S. Forestry Service depends on their hoses to combat forest fires every summer. Their highly skilled workforce produces a diverse line of products relied on by the U.S. Military, state and federal government agencies and private industry.

November 3-4 (rebroadcast from June 16-17, 2012)	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (67KB in .pdf)
Tactical Electronics engineers and manufactures products to assist law enforcement and military groups in their mission to protect the public. TE also designs training courses to meet clients' mission objectives and enhance their operational capabilities.

October 27-28, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (67KB in .pdf)
The Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics is Oklahoma's public, tuition-free, residential high school for juniors and seniors with exceptional ability in mathematics and science. Frank Wang joined OSSM as its president in August 2012 succeeding Edna Manning who had served as the school’s president since its inception. Learn more about the school's accomplishments and Dr. Wang's vision for the future.

October 20-21, 2012 (rebroadcast from June 30-July 1, 2012)	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (68KB in .pdf)
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is offering a CNG rebate program through Oklahoma Natural Gas in order to encourage use of Oklahoma's vast natural resources; promote Oklahoma's role in helping our country achieve energy independence; help our rural communities by providing access to CNG fueling in remote as well as urban areas; and support the viability of Oklahoma's local natural gas distribution facilities. Learn more from representatives of from the Corporation Commission and ONG.

October 13-14, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (74KB in .pdf)
Trends in tick transmission and diseases are changing because the environment and people are changing. Ticks have been implicated in transmitting nearly a dozen infectious disease pathogens to both humans and animals. Learn more from Dr. Katherine Kocan, professor at the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences at Oklahoma State University.

October 6-7, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (75KB in .pdf)
Through enlightening exhibits, educational programs and up-close - sometimes hands-on - encounters with aquatic life, the Oklahoma Aquarium promotes a greater understanding and appreciation of the many fish, sharks, corals and other species that inhabit the world’s waters. In addition to in-house studies, the Oklahoma Aquarium has worked in cooperation of NOAA, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Dateline NBC, and BBC to create documentaries and research valuable to the scientific community.

September 29-30, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (62KB in .pdf)
FlightSafety Simulation provides vertically integrated design, manufacture and support of full flight simulators, advanced flight training devices, superior visual systems and highest-fidelity displays. Located in Broken Arrow, they supply a worldwide network of learning centers with simulators for nearly every type of aircraft made today.

September 22-23, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (69KB in .pdf)
The U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP will team up October 5 to host the first National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Day. The event is targeted at entrepreneurs over the age of 50 to match these “encore entrepreneurs” with successful business owners and community leaders for advice and assistance. SBA and AARP will provide the training and mentoring services older entrepreneurs need to successfully start and grow businesses and create jobs.

September 15-16, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48 MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (64KB in .pdf)
The National Institute for Microbial Forensics and Food and Agricultural Biosecurity (NIMFFAB) supports national and regional biosecurity and law enforcement communities and the U.S. agricultural enterprise by identifying, prioritizing and addressing issues of agricultural biosecurity and forensic capabilities. NIMFFAB operates a core facility at Oklahoma State University.

September 8-9, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (62KB in .pdf)
MedEncentive helps employers and insurers achieve cost control by rewarding both consumers and their doctors for incorporating “best medical practices” and advancing patient education and empowerment, while motivating healthy behaviors.

September 1-2, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (62KB in .pdf)
Frontier Electronic Systems Corp. has excelled as an award-winning leader in designing and manufacturing electronic systems and equipment for government and commercial customers around the world. FES engineers use advanced technologies to ensure the systems they develop meet stringent test, measurement and support requirements.

August 25-26, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (64KB in .pdf)
The Ardmore Development Authority is working to build high tech companies in the Ardmore area. One successful example is Amethyst Research Inc., specializing in materials and manufacturing process technologies for high-performance electro-optical devices. Learn more from Brian Carter and Michael Aragon about the organizations and how they are collaborating to promote small business in Oklahoma.

August 18-19, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (67KB in .pdf)
Alias Forensics specializes in the analysis and recovery of electronic data. This unique company is able to provide service to almost every customer need - mobile phone and computer forensics, data recovery, drive imaging, and expert witness. They assist clients with cases involving: divorce with children, malpractice, cheating spouse, intellectual property, wrongful termination, banking fraud, or defamation of character.

August 11-12, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (68KB in .pdf)
The University of Central Oklahoma delivers education based on shared values of community, character and civility. UCO transforms each student by focusing on the Central Six tenets of transformative learning - Discipline Knowledge, Leadership, Problem Solving (Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities), Service Learning and Civic Engagement, Global and Cultural Competencies, Health and Wellness.

August 4-5, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (64KB in .pdf)
The Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance is rolling out a new program called Innovation Engineering, which will commercialize unique and cost-effective ideas. Innovation Engineering is a scientific method for accelerating more profitable products, services, customers, markets and processes. It’s an accessible process for companies to accelerate existing ideas and move to the definition and discovery of new ideas that address important problems and opportunities.

July 28-29, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (62KB in .pdf)
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation is an independent, nonprofit institute which assists farmers and ranchers and conducts plant science research and agricultural programs, to enhance agricultural productivity regionally, nationally and internationally. The Noble Foundation agricultural specialists and scientists move science and innovation from the laboratory to the field, giving life to discovery and improving agriculture in Oklahoma, in the United States and around the world.

July 21-22, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (64KB in .pdf)
Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance client Wilco Machine & Fab Inc. manufactures American Society for Mechanical Engineers certified vessels and tanks as well as bulk material handling equipment, energy services equipment and machined products and tools. Find out why this company is expanding in the Marlow area.

July 14-15, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (64KB in .pdf)
The Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City Renewable and Sustainable Energy degree program offers students the opportunity to enter into one of the most important fields of study for the next century. Through the program, students are trained to prepare for a number of different industry fields ranging from onsite solar and wind energy systems, geothermal heating and cooling systems, residential energy auditing, advance green building systems, and understanding the LEED Building system.

July 7-8, 2012 (rebroadcast from January 7-8)	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (62KB in .pdf)
Oklahoma has the highest death rate in the nation for heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. Ranked in the top one percent nationally for patient satisfaction, Oklahoma Heart Hospital has performed more than 1,100 heart surgeries at the nation’s first all-digital hospital. Oklahoma Heart Hospital is able to save valuable time for patients by making information readily available to doctors and nurses. X-rays, lab results, vital signs and medications are right at the caregivers’ fingertips.

June 30-July 1, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (68KB in.pdf)
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is offering a CNG rebate program through Oklahoma Natural Gas in order to encourage use of Oklahoma's vast natural resources; promote Oklahoma's role in helping our country achieve energy independence; help our rural communities by providing access to CNG fueling in remote as well as urban areas; and support the viability of Oklahoma's local natural gas distribution facilities. Learn more from representatives of from the Corporation Commission and ONG.

June 23-24, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (66KB in .pdf)
MIRATECH Corporation helps companies solve exhaust emission problems for industrial engines. Using advanced engineering, real-world experience and innovation, they deliver customer valued technologies that reduce emissions from industrial engine and process applications to clean the air we breathe.

June 16-17, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (67KB in .pdf)
Tactical Electronics engineers and manufactures products to assist law enforcement and military groups in their mission to protect the public. TE also designs training courses to meet clients' mission objectives and enhance their operational capabilities.

June 9-10, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (72KB in .pdf)
University of Oklahoma researchers are testing a new approach aimed at preserving cognitive function in people with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The STOMP method (Skill-building through Task-Oriented Motor Practice) utilizes repetitive therapy in an effort to strengthen and preserve “procedural memory,” which is memory for how daily living tasks are done.

June 2-3, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (75KB in.pdf)
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry believes in giving Oklahoma agriculture a helping hand by working to broaden outlets for agricultural commodities and assisting producers, processors, wholesalers and retailers in marketing the products.

May 26-27, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (65KB in .pdf)
The Oklahoma State Department of Health is striving to achieve the vision of healthy people in healthy communities through tobacco use prevention, obesity reduction and increasing physical activity. Learn about programs and services offered through the Center for the Advancement of Wellness from director Keith Reed.

May 19-20, 2012 (rebroadcast from November 19-20, 2011)	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (178KB in .pdf)
The Dean McGee Eye Institute is one of the largest and most respected eye institutes in the United States and houses the Department of Ophthalmology for the OU College of Medicine. Its research and training programs are among the most highly regarded in the country. Learn more about the facility and the services they provide from Dr. Gregory Skuta and Dr. Robert Anderson.

May 12-13, 2012	Listen to Radio Show (48MB in .mp3)	Read Transcript of Show (64KB in .pdf)
Rotomolding results in seamless parts with uniform wall thickness and more material in corners to absorb shocks and stresses where they most often occur. Rotek, a division of HydroHoist Marine Group in Claremore, uses state-of-the-art equipment to produce parts ranging from one pound to more than one thousand pounds. Learn more about this innovative company.

Last Modified on 01/31/2013