KUCO (FM)
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.
City | Edmond, Oklahoma |
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Broadcast area | Oklahoma City Metroplex |
Branding | KUCO/KBCW |
Slogan | Oklahoma's Choice for Classical Music |
Frequency | 90.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Translator(s) | K261CR (100.1 MHz, Chickasha, rebroadcasts HD2) K297BB (107.3 MHz. Edmond, rebroadcasts HD2) |
Repeater(s) | KBCW-FM 91.9 McAlester, Oklahoma KCSC-FM 95.9 Woodward, Oklahoma |
First air date | 1966 (as KCSC) |
Format | Classical music HD2: KTGS (Gospel Music) HD3: Oklahoma Vietnamese Public Radio |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 255 meters (837 ft) |
Class | C1 |
Facility ID | 66632 |
Call sign meaning | University of Central Oklahoma[1] |
Former call signs | KCSC (1966–2014) |
Owner | University of Central Oklahoma |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kucofm.com |
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] This left most of central Oklahoma without a clear signal for NPR news and talk programming until KOSU moved its tower closer to Oklahoma City in 2005.
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 |
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KBCW-FM | 91.9 FM | McAlester | Oklahoma | 700 | 136 m (446 ft) | A | FCC | |
KCSC-FM | 95.9 FM | Woodward | Oklahoma | 6,000 | 100 m (330 ft) | A | FCC |
Translators
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | FCC info |
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K297BB | 107.3 MHz | Edmond, Oklahoma | 156917 | 28 | 260.7 m (855 ft) | D | FCC |
K261CR | 100.1 MHz | Chickasha, Oklahoma | 142416 | 115 | 130 m (430 ft) | D | FCC |
HD Radio
KUCO transmits an HD Radio signal. HD2 carries KTGS, a gospel music station. HD3 carries Oklahoma Vietnamese Public Radio.
Office Location
As of January 3, 2020, KUCO's offices and studios are located in the UCO at Santa Fe Plaza development in downtown Oklahoma City. The station was previously housed in the Communications Building on the University of Central Oklahoma main campus, 100 N. University Dr. in Edmond, OK.
References
- "Radio KCSC 90.1 FM now KUCO". Edmond Sun. April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- Station history
External links
- Official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KUCO
- Radio-Locator information on KUCO
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KUCO
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KBCW
- Radio-Locator information on KBCW
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KBCW
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KCSC
- Radio-Locator information on KCSC
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KCSC