KKFI (90.1 FM) is a

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located in

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, owned by Mid-Coast Radio Project, Inc., a

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. Formed in 1988, it broadcasts at 100,000

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s. It features a variety format, including a mix of music (blues, jazz, reggae, rock, hip-hop, alternative, Hispanic and world music) and public affairs/talk programming (featuring topics such as the working class, organized labor, peace, justice, LGBT, women, and alternative health issues).

History

KKFI was inspired by the 1971 book ''Sex and Broadcasting''. It is owned and operated by Mid-Coast Radio Project, Inc., incorporated on March 25, 1977. It received a license to broadcast in 1987. Its first broadcast was on February 28, 1988.

Location

KKFI's studios are located at 3901 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64111. Its service area is roughly circular and encompasses the

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Metro Area. It is routinely heard from most parts of Topeka, Kansas, in the west, extending east almost to Marshall, Missouri. The officially designated "local" area covers roughly half that distance.

Affiliations

It is affiliated with the

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, the

National Federation of Community Broadcasters The National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) is a national membership organization of community-oriented, non-commercial radio stations, media organizations and producers committed to community radio in the United States. History N ...

, and the

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. It is the

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's home for ''

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'', the flagship program of the

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References

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