KSWH-LP

KSWH-LP (102.5 FM, "The Pulse 102.5") is a College radio station licensed to serve Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The station is owned by the Henderson State University Foundation. It airs a College radio format.[1][2]

KSWH-LP
CityArkadelphia, Arkansas
Broadcast areaClark County, Arkansas
BrandingThe Pulse 102.5
Slogan"The Heartbeat of Henderson"
Frequency102.5 MHz
First air dateSeptember 5, 1969 (KSWH-FM)
2004
FormatCollege
ERP100 watts
HAAT30 meters (98 feet)
ClassL1
Facility ID134820
Transmitter coordinates34°07′44″N 93°03′37″W
Former frequencies99.9 MHz (2003-2014)
OwnerHenderson State University Foundation
WebsiteKSWH-LP Online

The station was assigned the KSWH-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 15, 2003.[3] However, it traces its history to a full-service, but even lower-power, license on 91.1 MHz.

History

KSWH-FM

On November 19, 1968, then–Henderson State College filed with the Federal Communications Commission to build a new, 10-watt Class D educational radio station on 88.1 MHz in Arkadelphia. The application was approved on March 21, 1969; on September 5, KSWH signed on the air.[4] Two years later, it moved to 91.1 MHz.[5] An early 1980s bid to upgrade power to 6,460 watts was abandoned by 1985.[6]

KSWH-LP

Into the 2000s, KSWH-FM still broadcast with 10 watts. In 2001, Henderson State University filed for a construction permit to build a new low-power FM radio station, with up to 100 watts of effective radiated power. The application was approved in 2003, and in 2004, the KSWH operation moved from 91.1 to 99.9. The KSWH-FM Class D license was not surrendered until 2014. The station was issued a license to move from 99.9 MHz to 102.5 MHz on April 2, 2014. The change had been made on March 7 after adjacent-channel KWPS-FM in Caddo Valley notified KSWH-LP that it was interfering; the commercial station provided assistance through the frequency change.[7]

Alumni

References
  1. "LPFM Arkansas". LPFM Database. Archived from the original on 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. "KSWH(FM)" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1971. p. B-13 (189). Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  5. FCC History Cards for KSWH-FM (FID 26906)
  6. KSWH-FM CP expiration in 1985
  7. Holmes, Kenison (April 1, 2014). "The Pulse radio switched from 99.9 to 102.5". HSU Oracle. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  8. "Bobby Bones Gives Commencement Speech At Henderson State University". The Country Note. May 15, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
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