KBCU
Radio station in North Newton, Kansas, United States
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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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| Broadcast area | Harvey County, Kansas |
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| Frequency | 88.1 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Languages | |
| 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 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | kbcu |
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.
