KBPU
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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.
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]
See also
References
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- ↑ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable. December 14, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
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- ↑ 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.
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- ↑ "Noncom FMs sold in Arkansas, Illinois", Radio & Television Business Report. March 27, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
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External links
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- Template:Show by date&band=fm&callLetter=KBPU KBPU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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- Template:Show by date&band=fm&callLetter=KTYC KTYC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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