KMUC
Broadcast area | Columbia, Missouri |
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Frequency | 90.5MHz |
Branding | 90.5 FM Classical |
Programming | |
Format | Classical music |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KBIA,KOMU-TV | |
History | |
First air date | 1965 | (as KWWC)
Former call signs | KWWC (1965–2015) |
Call signmeaning | "K-Music" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 63328 |
Class | A |
ERP | 1,250watts |
HAAT | 40 meters (130 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°57′12.00″N92°19′5.00″W/ 38.9533333°N 92.3180556°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | kmuc.org |
KMUC(90.5FM) is aradio stationbroadcasting aclassical musicformat. Licensed toColumbia, Missouri,United States, the station is owned by theUniversity of Missouri.
The program Mizzou Music runs weekly featuring interviews and performances by faculty and students of theUniversity of Missouri School of Music.[2][3]
History
[edit]In November 2014, ownerStephens Collegeannounced it would sell the then-KWWC-FM to theUniversity of Missouri,which already ownedNPRmember stationKBIA(91.3). Once the sale was completed, theclassical musicformat heard on KBIA during the daytime was moved to 90.5, while the 91.3 signal would have anews/talk/information format similar to sister stationsKWMUinSt. LouisandKCUR-FMin Kansas City. The call letters were also to be changed to KMUC.[4]
The station changed its call sign to KMUC on October 29, 2015, and changed its format to classical music on October 31, 2015.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KMUC".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Sable-Smith, Bram (October 31, 2014)."MU, KBIA to acquire KWWC from Stephens".KBIA.RetrievedJune 23,2020.
- ^"Mizzou Music".kmuc.org.KMUC.RetrievedJune 23,2020.
- ^"Media Bureau Call Sign Actions"(PDF).Federal Communications Commission.October 7, 2015.RetrievedOctober 7,2015.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 63328 (KMUC)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KMUCinNielsen Audio's FM station database