KBPU, KTYC
FrequencyKBPU: 88.7 MHz
KTYC: 88.5 MHz
BrandingEd 88.7/Ed 88.5
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
KBPU: 2002
KTYC: 2011
Technical information
Facility IDKBPU: 92030
KTYC: 175551
ClassKBPU: A
KTYC: A
ERPKBPU: 5,000 watts
KTYC: 5,000 watts
HAATKBPU: 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 / 34.04389; -94.29472
KTYC:
33°57′18.5″N 93°52′06.4″W / 33.955139°N 93.868444°W / 33.955139; -93.868444
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteed88radio.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.

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

  1. ↑ "KBPU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  6. ↑ "American Family Radio Network" (PDF). American Family Radio. January 6, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable. December 14, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  9. ↑ Application Search Details – BLSTA-20050708ACR, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  10. ↑ Application Search Details – BLESTA-20060111ABH, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Silent Arkansas Noncomm Donated", All Access Music Group. March 23, 2006. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Stations". Freedom Radio FM. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Stations". Freedom Radio FM. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Noncom FMs sold in Arkansas, Illinois", Radio & Television Business Report. March 27, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  16. ↑ KTYC Program Test Authority
  17. ↑ Adame, Jaime (January 8, 2020). "FCC fines UA board $76,000 over radio announcements". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
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