KBCU

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KBCU
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;37 years ago (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″N97°20′35.00″W / 38.0738889°N 97.3430556°W / 38.0738889; -97.3430556
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website kbcu.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]

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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.

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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.