KBCU

KBCU
Broadcast areaHarvey County, Kansas
Frequency88.1 MHz
Programming
Languages
FormatVariety
AffiliationsPacifica Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerBethel College
History
First air date
1987 (1987)
Call sign meaning
Bethel College
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4987
ClassA
ERP150 watts
HAAT17.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates
38°4′26.00″N 97°20′35.00″W / 38.0738889°N 97.3430556°W / 38.0738889; -97.3430556
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitekbcu.bethelks.edu

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

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBCU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KBCU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.


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