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| '''KBVR''' (88.7 ]) is a student-run ] broadcasting a ] format. Licensed to ], United States, the station is currently owned by ].<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KBVR |title=KBVR Facility Record |work=United States ], audio division }}</ref> | '''KBVR''' (88.7 ]) is a student-run non-commercial ] broadcasting a ] format. Licensed to ], United States, the station is currently owned by ].<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KBVR |title=KBVR Facility Record |work=United States ], audio division }}</ref> KBVR-FM is part of Orange Media Network, the student media department at OSU.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://sli.oregonstate.edu/omn|title=Orange Media Network|date=2016-09-01|work=Student Leadership & Involvement|access-date=2017-08-09|language=en}}</ref> | ||
| The station can be heard in about a 30-mile radius around Corvallis, depending on altitude. |
The station can be heard in about a 30-mile radius around Corvallis, depending on altitude. KBVR was founded in ]. | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
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| In the first six months of operations, KBVR-FM (90.1 then) was only on the air from 6:00 to 7:00 pm Monday through Friday. In the past 37 years, however, KBVR has expanded considerably and currently KBVR covers the airwaves 24 hours a day, seven days a week and includes news, sports and talk variety shows. The show formats include indie rock, punk, jazz, blues, electronica, funk, hip-hop, nu metal and alternative metal, classical, world, and sports talk. The station also broadcasts live Beaver Football and Men's Basketball games. | In the first six months of operations, KBVR-FM (90.1 then) was only on the air from 6:00 to 7:00 pm Monday through Friday. In the past 37 years, however, KBVR has expanded considerably and currently KBVR covers the airwaves 24 hours a day, seven days a week and includes news, sports and talk variety shows. The show formats include indie rock, punk, jazz, blues, electronica, funk, hip-hop, nu metal and alternative metal, classical, world, and sports talk. The station also broadcasts live Beaver Football and Men's Basketball games. | ||
| The station is staffed entirely by students, and student volunteers serve as DJs. | |||
| ⚫ | KBVR-FM is funded by student fees and underwriting grants from local and national businesses |
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| The station's content has also expanded to include Cassette music blog, which covers local and national music. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.orangemedianetwork.com/blog/cassette/|title=Cassette|last=Network|first=Orange Media|website=Orange Media Network|language=en|access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref> The KBVR-FM students also create a number of podcasts, available for streaming and download on the station's website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.orangemedianetwork.com/kbvr_fm/|title=KBVR-FM 88.7|last=Network|first=Orange Media|website=Orange Media Network|language=en|access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | KBVR-FM is funded by student fees and underwriting grants from local and national businesses. | ||
| ==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
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| Frequency | 88.7 MHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Oregon State University |
| History | |
| First air date | 1965 (at 90.1) |
| Former frequencies | 90.1 MHz (1965-1977) |
| Call sign meaning | K BeaVeR, OSU mascot |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 50623 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 340 watts |
| HAAT | -25 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 44°33′50″N 123°16′30″W / 44.56389°N 123.27500°W / 44.56389; -123.27500 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kbvr.com |
KBVR (88.7 FM) is a student-run non-commercial radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to Corvallis, Oregon, United States, the station is currently owned by Oregon State University. KBVR-FM is part of Orange Media Network, the student media department at OSU.
The station can be heard in about a 30-mile radius around Corvallis, depending on altitude. KBVR was founded in 1966.
History
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KBVR-FM 88.7 was originally broadcast from Shepherd Hall on the Oregon State University Campus in 1965 at 90.1 MHz with 10 watts of power and a 4 to 5 mile listening radius. The station relocated to Snell Hall in 1977, and continued to expand its listening area to the current radius of 30 miles using 340 watts of power and moved to its current 88.7 MHz frequency. The station relocated again in 2015 to its current location in the university's Student Experience Center.
In the first six months of operations, KBVR-FM (90.1 then) was only on the air from 6:00 to 7:00 pm Monday through Friday. In the past 37 years, however, KBVR has expanded considerably and currently KBVR covers the airwaves 24 hours a day, seven days a week and includes news, sports and talk variety shows. The show formats include indie rock, punk, jazz, blues, electronica, funk, hip-hop, nu metal and alternative metal, classical, world, and sports talk. The station also broadcasts live Beaver Football and Men's Basketball games.
The station is staffed entirely by students, and student volunteers serve as DJs.
The station's content has also expanded to include Cassette music blog, which covers local and national music. The KBVR-FM students also create a number of podcasts, available for streaming and download on the station's website.
KBVR-FM is funded by student fees and underwriting grants from local and national businesses.
Awards
In 2014, KBVR took home a total of nine awards at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting Awards in New York City, including "Best College/University Station" for schools with over 10,000 students.
References
- Nelson, Bob (June 2, 2009). "Call Letter Origins". Vol. 238. The Broadcast Archive. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "KBVR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "Orange Media Network". Student Leadership & Involvement. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- http://mu.oregonstate.edu/orangemedianetwork/about-orange-media-network/kbvr-fm
- Network, Orange Media. "Cassette". Orange Media Network. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- Network, Orange Media. "KBVR-FM 88.7". Orange Media Network. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- http://www.collegebroadcasters.us/content/awards/2014IBS-Awards-Files/8MAR2014-IBS-AwardWinners.pdf
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID KBVR ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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