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| Frequency | KBPU: 88.7 MHz KTYC: 88.5 MHz |
| Branding | Ed 88.7/Ed 88.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | KBPU: 2002 KTYC: 2011 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | KBPU: 92030 KTYC: 175551 |
| Class | KBPU: A KTYC: A |
| ERP | KBPU: 5,000 watts KTYC: 5,000 watts |
| HAAT | KBPU: 15 meters (49 ft) KTYC: 58.9 meters (193 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | KBPU: 34°2′38″N 94°17′41″W / 34.04389°N 94.29472°W KTYC: 33°57′18.5″N 93°52′06.4″W / 33.955139°N 93.868444°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | ed88radio.com |
KBPU (88.7 FM) and KTYC (88.5 FM) are radio stations in De Queen and Nashville, Arkansas. The two stations form a simulcast known as Ed 88 with a variety/classic hits format. The stations are owned and operated by Cossatot Community College, part of the University of Arkansas System,[1] and maintain studios in De Queen and Nashville.
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History
The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for KBPU to Educational Opportunities, Inc. on September 7, 1999,[2] and issued it the KBPU call sign.[3] On July 25, 2002, the permit was assigned to the American Family Association.[4] The station received its license to cover on December 6, 2002.[5] It aired a Christian format and was an affiliate of American Family Radio.[6]
On January 30, 2004, KBPU was sold to IHR Educational Broadcasting.[7][8] It was silent throughout much of 2005 and 2006.[9][10] On May 2, 2006, the station was donated to Radio Assist Ministry/Edgewater Broadcasting.[11][12] It aired a Christian format as an affiliate of Freedom Radio FM.[13][14] On June 14, 2012, the station was sold to the board of trustees of the University of Arkansas for $67,500.[15]
In 2007, the University of Arkansas had applied for a construction permit for a station in Nashville, which the FCC approved on May 5, 2009. KTYC was granted program test authority in May 2012, initially broadcasting at 850 watts.[16]
In January 2020, the Ed 88 stations entered into a consent decree with the FCC which saw the payment of a $76,000 penalty for broadcasting improper underwriting announcements that impermissibly promoted products or services in 2016.[17]
References
- ^ "KBPU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
- ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ "Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ "American Family Radio Network" (PDF). American Family Radio. January 6, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable. December 14, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ Application Search Details – BLSTA-20050708ACR, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ Application Search Details – BLESTA-20060111ABH, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Silent Arkansas Noncomm Donated", All Access Music Group. March 23, 2006. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ "Stations". Freedom Radio FM. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Stations". Freedom Radio FM. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Noncom FMs sold in Arkansas, Illinois", Radio & Television Business Report. March 27, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ KTYC Program Test Authority
- ^ Adame, Jaime (January 8, 2020). "FCC fines UA board $76,000 over radio announcements". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- KBPU in the FCC FM station database
- KBPU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- KTYC in the FCC FM station database
- KTYC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
This page was last edited on 15 December 2022, at 15:31