KUCO (FM)

KUCO
City Edmond, Oklahoma
Broadcast area Oklahoma City Metroplex
Branding KUCO/KBCW
Slogan Oklahoma's Choice for Classical Music
Frequency 90.1 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Translator(s) K297BB (107.3 MHz, Edmond)
Repeater(s) KBCW-FM 91.9 McAlester, Oklahoma
KCSC-FM 95.9 Woodward, Oklahoma
First air date 1966 (as KCSC)
Format Classical music
HD2: Gospel Music (KTGS)
HD3: Spanish
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 255 meters (837 ft)
Class C1
Facility ID 66632
Callsign meaning University of Central Oklahoma[1]
Former callsigns KCSC (1966–2014)
Owner University of Central Oklahoma
Webcast Listen Live
Website kucofm.com

KUCO is a classical music radio station serving the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area and is owned by the University of Central Oklahoma. Studios are located at Central's campus in Edmond.

History

KUCO signed on in 1966 as KCSC, the student-run station of what was then Central State College. When the school was elevated to university status as Central State University, it tried to change the calls to KCSU, but those calls were already being used by Colorado State's student station. In 1978, it built a new 400-foot tower and expanded its signal to 100,000 watts, extending its coverage to nearly all of central Oklahoma. The station started becoming a more professional operation in 1983, and by 1985 had become Oklahoma City's main NPR station. Oklahoma City had been one of the largest cities without a full-market NPR station. Previously, parts of the city got grade B coverage from Oklahoma State's KOSU and the University of Oklahoma's KGOU.

In 1993, however, KGOU built a repeater in Spencer to better serve Oklahoma City. Central and OU agreed to adopt non-conflicting schedules in 1996. Although KCSC was the more powerful station, it dropped all NPR programming to become an all-classical station, while KGOU became central Oklahoma's main outlet for NPR programming.[2] KBCW signed on in 1999.

Although Central had adopted its current name, the University of Central Oklahoma, in 1990, it was not until April 1, 2014 that the radio station became KUCO.[1]

Repeaters

Call sign Frequency City of license State Power
W		 ERP
W		 Height
m (ft)		 Class FCC info
KBCW-FM91.9 FMMcAlesterOklahoma700136 m (446 ft)AFCC
KCSC-FM95.9 FMWoodwardOklahoma6,000100 m (330 ft)AFCC

HD Radio

KUCO is also broadcasting in HD Radio.

Office Location

KUCO is located at University of Central Oklahoma on 100 N. University Dr. in Edmond, OK.

References

  1. 1 2 "Radio KCSC 90.1 FM now KUCO". Edmond Sun. April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ Station history

Coordinates: 35°34′23″N 97°29′10″W / 35.573°N 97.486°W / 35.573; -97.486 (KUCO)

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