KRNU
Broadcast area | Lincoln area |
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Frequency | 90.3MHz |
Branding | Where New Music Beings |
Programming | |
Format | Indie |
Affiliations | ABC Radio,Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner | University of Nebraska |
History | |
First air date | 1970 |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 69268 |
Class | A |
ERP | 100watts |
HAAT | 38.0 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°49′11.00″N96°42′11.00″W/ 40.8197222°N 96.7030556°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | [1] |
KRNU(90.3FM) is thecollege radiostation of theUniversity of Nebraska.Based at the UNL campus inLincoln,it airsindie rockandexperimental rock,along with news updates fromABC RadioandWestwood One.[2]
The Broadcasting Department of the University's College of Journalism and Mass Communications operates the radio station. It is managed by faculty of the Broadcasting Department. Most of the staff are students who are majoring in broadcasting.
KRNU offers many genres of music, but airs mostly indie rock and experimental rock music. Officially, it is General Format programming. Some of the other genres that are played include: Jazz, Folk, Rap, and A Cappella. There are also sports talk programs and play-by-play programs ofNebraska Cornhuskershome sporting events.
On Friday, August 17, 2009, the station launched "The New 90.3 KRNU". These changes feature a tighter rotation of independent and local artists and bands, along with less specialty show programming. The old format will continue as the web station "KRNU 2", and will feature all of the specialty shows that are not on the new "on-air" format.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for 90.3 KRNU".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"KRNU Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 69268 (KRNU)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KRNUinNielsen Audio's FM station database