KCSU-FM
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| City | Fort Collins, Colorado |
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| Broadcast area | Fort Collins, Colorado Greeley, Colorado |
| Branding | Student Run Radio 90.5 |
| Slogan | Student Run Radio |
| Frequency | 90.5 MHz |
| First air date | September 26, 1964 |
| Format | College radio |
| ERP | 10,000 watts |
| HAAT | -108 meters |
| Class | C3 |
| Facility ID | 62435 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°36′0″N 105°9′21″W / 40.60000°N 105.15583°W |
| Callsign meaning | K Colorado State University |
| Owner | Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kcsufm.com |
KCSU-FM (90.5 FM) is Colorado State University's non-commercial, student-run, campus radio station licensed to Fort Collins, Colorado. KCSU broadcasts at 10,000 watts, reaching east to Greeley, south to Longmont, and north to the Wyoming border. KCSU a 501c3 non-profit organization affiliated with Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation, and is one of the largest college radio stations in the country. The KCSU broadcast signal reaches over 250,000 people and can be heard anywhere in the world that has internet access on http://www.kcsufm.com.
KCSU is a student-run radio station serving the Colorado State University and Northern Colorado community. KCSU provides students the unique opportunity to learn the fundamentals of professional radio broadcasting in an engaging, hands-on environment. Students utilize the skills they learn at KCSU to benefit the community and positively promote college radio.
KCSU is music intensive, focusing on college and alternative musical genres. KCSU also provides newscasts, sports updates, a public affairs talk show, and Public Service Announcements (PSAs). However, there are three different show formats that make up the majority of KCSU programming.
Prime Time: KCSU music programmed from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm is played from prime time rotation. Rotation is a large compilation of newly released local, national, and international music. Primetime DJs represent the voice of KCSU and provide the community with the newest music, sports, and news.
Specialty: Between the hours of 7:00pm and 1:00am KCSU plays specialty shows. A specialty show at KCSU is a two-hour show focusing on one particular genre of music or topic. There is no limit on the type of music or programming that can be featured on a specialty show, as long as the show follows KCSU and FCC guidelines.
Experimental: After 1:00am KCSU airs experimental music. The DJs during this time play whatever they want, provided the music is in compliance with KCSU and FCC regulations.
“This is KCSU FM, 90.9 megacycles, in Fort Collins, Colorado, the voice of Colorado State University.”
September 21, 1964- The above introduction was the first statement ever made over the air by KCSU. KCSU began as a student operated station and broadcast at 800 watts from a transmitter located at the corner of Prospect Road and Shields Street. KCSU broadcast Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to midnight. Programs first heard on KCSU included jazz and classical music, news, interviews and public affairs.
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