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KBCU

KBCU 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. 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.

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KBCU
Broadcast area
Harvey 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 information1
Licensing authority
FCC
4987
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

See also

References

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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