KBCU
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Broadcast area | Harvey County, Kansas |
Frequency | 88.1 MHz |
Programming | |
Language(s) | |
Format | Variety |
Affiliations | Pacifica Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Bethel College |
History | |
First air date | 1987 |
Call sign meaning | Bethel College |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 4987 |
Class | A |
ERP | 150 watts |
HAAT | 17.0 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°4′26.00″N 97°20′35.00″W / 38.0738889°N 97.3430556°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | kbcu |
KBCU (88.1 FM) is non-commercial, educational radio station, broadcasting a Variety and College Radio format from the campus of Bethel College (Kansas) in North Newton, Kansas, and serving the Newton area.[2] The station was founded in the 1930s, and transmits a wide range of student programming, including rock, hip-hop, alternative, Latin, contemporary Christian and sports talk shows, and reaches all of Newton and much of Harvey County.[3]
The radio station is operated and staffed by more than three dozen Bethel students and a faculty advisor, and allows Bethel College students to receive academic credit for their radio participation. There are facilities for broadcast and production for students, providing them with real-world experience which was the first mass-media broadcast experience for many Bethel alumni who went on to careers in mass media and broadcasting.
KBCU is affiliated with the Pacifica Radio Network.
See also
- Campus radio
- CBS
- List of college radio stations in the United States
- List of jazz radio stations in the United States
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBCU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KBCU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 4987 (KBCU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KBCU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database