KBCU (88.1
FM) is non-commercial, educational radio station, broadcasting a
Variety
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and
College Radio
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format from the campus of
Bethel College (Kansas)
Bethel College is a private Christian college in North Newton, Kansas, United States. It is affiliated with Mennonite Church USA
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in
North Newton, Kansas
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, 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.
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
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.
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Campus radio
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*
List of college radio stations in the United States
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List of jazz radio stations in the United States
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Bethel College (Kansas)
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Jazz radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1987
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