KCLU-FM

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KCLU-FM
Kclu broadcast center clu.jpg
Broadcast area Ventura County, California
Frequency 88.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKCLU
Programming
Format Public radio
Affiliations NPR
Ownership
Owner California Lutheran University
History
First air date
October 20, 1994
Call sign meaning
California Lutheran University
Technical information
Facility ID 8220
Class B1
ERP 3,200 watts
HAAT 158 meters (518 ft)
Repeater(s) See § Stations
Links
Webcast kclustream.callutheran.edu/kclump3
Website kclu.org

KCLU-FM (88.3 FM) is a non-commercial radio station that is licensed to Thousand Oaks, California and serves Ventura County. The station, owned by California Lutheran University, is a member of NPR and airs local news, weather forecasts, and traffic conditions as well as a wide variety of public radio programming for California's South Coast of California and Central Coast of California, through additional signals listed below.

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The station has won more than 200 journalism awards for its local news coverage, including a national Edward R. Murrow Award, and four national Society of Professional Journalists Awards for its news coverage.

KCLU-FM broadcasts in HD Radio. [1] [2]

History

KCLU-FM first signed on October 20, 1994 and originally broadcast a mix of news/talk and jazz programming. [3] By the late 2000s, the station reduced its jazz programming and aired news/talk around the clock. [4]

On June 19, 2008, California Lutheran University (CLU) purchased KIST (1340 AM) in Santa Barbara, California from R & R Radio, LLC for $1.44 million. [5] [6] [7] On October 7, the university converted the station to non-commercial educational status and changed its call letters to KCLU.

In January 2013, CLU purchased KHFR in Santa Maria, California and its translator K209CE in San Luis Obispo from Family Radio for $450,000. The sale closed that May, and KHFR's call sign was changed to KCLM. The station began simulcasting KCLU-FM after repairs were completed. [8] [9]

As an NPR member station, KCLU-FM broadcasts a wide variety of public radio programming. KCLU airs the NPR shows Morning Edition , All Things Considered , Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! , Here and Now and Fresh Air with Terry Gross . Other programs include The World from Public Radio Exchange (PRX), This American Life , and the BBC World Service. The station previously broadcast Car Talk prior to its cancellation.

Stations

KCLU-FM's network of repeater and translator stations extends its reach across California's Central Coast as far north as San Luis Obispo County.

Full-power repeaters of KCLU-FM
Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID
KCLU 1340 AM Santa Barbara, California 10327
KCLM 89.7 FM Santa Maria, California 87300


Those stations feed the following translators:

Call sign Frequency City of license FID FCC infoNotes
K221FV92.1 FM San Luis Obispo, California 81483 LMS Relays KCLM
K272DT102.3 FM Santa Barbara, California 84008 LMS Relays KCLU

Awards

KCLU has won more than 70 RTNA Golden Mike Awards, 25 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, and 50 APTRA Awards since 2001.

YearAwardsCategoryRecipientResultSource
2018Associated Press Television and Radio Association (APTRA)Best Public Service – Radio Class IILance Orozco, "The Thomas Fire"Won [10]
Best Sports Feature Story — Radio Class IILance Orozco, "LA Has Rams, Chargers, But Ventura County has Dallas Cowboys"Won [10]
Best Use Of Sound — Radio Class IILance Orozco, "It's Fried Fun with Food at the Ventura County Fair"Won [10]
Debra Greene, "Music Helps Dementia Patients"Won (second place)
Best Feature — Radio Class IILance Orozco, "Ant Dog"Won (second place)
Outstanding Radio News Operation — Radio Class IIWon (second place)
RTDNA Regional Edward R. Murrow Award — Region 2Continuing Coverage — Small MarketLance Orozco, "The Monster Inferno"Won [11]
Feature Reporting — Small MarketDebra Greene, "They May Be Preschoolers, But They're Learning Science Through Unique Gardening Class On South Coast"Won [11]
Hard News — Small MarketLance Orozco, "Ventura County Mother Who Lost Son To Drug Overdose Tells Story To Spotlight Opioid Abuse"Won [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Station Search Details: KCLU-FM". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ "HD Radio station guide for Los Angeles, CA". Archived from the original on 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
  3. ↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. R.R. Bowker. 1997. p. B-65. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. R.R. Bowker. 2009. p. D-108. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Media 8-7". Santa Barbara Independent. August 7, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Media 8-14". Santa Barbara Independent. August 14, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  7. ↑ "College Buys KIST-A/Santa Barbara". All Access. All Access Music Group. June 19, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sold: Colorado FM, Pennsylvania AM, Upstate NY, Indiana Clusters". All Access. All Access Music Group. May 7, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ "KCLU buys Santa Maria station". Pacific Coast Business Times. May 13, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 "APTRA Honors 2018 Award Winners". All Access. All Access Music Group. May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 "2018 Edward R. Murrow Award Winners". Radio Television Digital News Association. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

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