KBCU

Radio station in North Newton, Kansas

38°4′26.00″N 97°20′35.00″W / 38.0738889°N 97.3430556°W / 38.0738889; -97.3430556LinksWebcastlisten liveWebsitekbcu.bethelks.edu

KBCU (88.1 FM) is a 24-hour non-commercial, not-for-profit radio station broadcasting a jazz and College Radio format^[1] from the campus of Bethel College (Kansas) in North Newton, Kansas, US, 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.^[2]

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.

References

^ "KBCU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.