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City | McKinney, Texas |
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Broadcast area | Dallas/Fort Worth/Denton/McKinney/Sherman |
Branding | 88.1 The One |
Frequency | 88.1 MHz |
First air date | October 31, 1969 |
Format | Jazz/College Radio |
Language(s) |
English (primary) Spanish (select programming) |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 135 meters |
Class | C1 |
Facility ID | 69003 |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°17′24″N 97°08′10″W / 33.29000°N 97.13611°W |
Callsign meaning | North Texas State University |
Former frequencies | 88.5 MHz (1969-1979) |
Owner | University of North Texas |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kntu.com |
Coordinates: 33°12′44″N 97°08′45″W / 33.2121°N 97.1457°W
KNTU (88.1 FM) is the campus radio station of the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. The signal of the station covers much of the Dallas and Fort Worth Metroplex of North Texas with a format of news and primarily jazz music. Any University of North Texas student is welcome to work at the station, but most of the staff consists of those majoring in Media Arts, Broadcasting, or Journalism.
KNTU also serves as the flagship station of the Mean Green Radio Network, a property of Learfield Communications, for football and basketball at the University of North Texas, called by Dave Barnett and Hank Dickinson.
In addition to its main format of jazz, KNTU presents several specialty programs:
In addition, KNTU simulcasts WFAA's News 8 at Six on weekdays.