Wikipedia

Radio Kansas

Radio Kansas is a network of public radio stations serving central Kansas. Owned by and based at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, it provides service from three transmitters: KHCC-FM (90.1 MHz) for Hutchinson and Wichita; KHCD (89.5 FM) in Salina, also serving Manhattan; and KHCT (90.9 FM) in Great Bend, also serving Hays. The three stations air a mix of classical music and American Public Media programming including BBC news.

Radio Kansas
Frequencies90.1, 89.5, 90.9 MHz
Programming
SubchannelsFM/HD1: Public radio, Classical music
HD2: Folk/bluegrass "New Grass Valley"
HD3: Instrumental music "The Breeze"
HD4: Jazz "Radio Kansas Jazz"
AffiliationsAmerican Public Media
Ownership
OwnerHutchinson Community College
History
First air date
September 11, 1972 (1972-09-11)
Links
Webcast
Websitehttps://radiokansas.com

History

edit

The flagship station, KHCC, first signed on air September 11, 1972, as an 80-watt student station operated by what was then Hutchinson Junior Community College. Studios were in the basement of Kennedy Library.[1] In 1978, HJCC hired its first professional station manager, David Horning, as part of an effort to upgrade the station to an NPR member. On July 1, 1979, KHCC increased power to a full 100,000 watts from the former KTVH tower at Hutchinson, adding Wichita to its coverage area, and joined NPR.[2] becoming Kansas' third full NPR member. This also made Wichita one of the smallest markets with two competing NPR member stations. KHCC brought NPR programming to several Wichita suburbs who, at the time, got only a marginal signal from the market's other NPR member, KMUW; that station would not upgrade to full power until 1987.

KHCD was added on January 28, 1988,[3] followed by KHCT on August 3, 1992—delayed by the collapse of its first tower during construction.[4] In advance of KHCT signing on, KHCC rebranded itself as "Radio Kansas". Radio Kansas now serves a broadcast area with over one million, with a combined footprint covering most of the densely populated area of central Kansas.

Radio Kansas began broadcasting in the HD Radio format in 2006 and was one of the first NPR members to do so. In 2012, it signed on three additional HD streams on all three stations. HD2 ("New Grass Valley") is a full-time folk and bluegrass station, HD3 airs contemporary instrumental music ("The Breeze") and HD4 airs jazz ("Radio Kansas Jazz").

Transmitters

edit
Radio Kansas transmitters
Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates Founded
KHCC-FM 90.1 FM Hutchinson 28158 100,000 395 m (1,296 ft) C0 38°3′22.00″N 97°44′43.00″W / 38.0561111°N 97.7452778°W / 38.0561111; -97.7452778 (KHCC-FM) September 11, 1972
KHCD 89.5 FM Salina 28156 100,000 275 m (902 ft) C1 39°6′16.00″N 97°23′15.00″W / 39.1044444°N 97.3875000°W / 39.1044444; -97.3875000 (KHCD) January 28, 1988
KHCT 90.9 FM Great Bend 28157 50,000 238 m (781 ft) C1 38°37′4.00″N 98°56′32.00″W / 38.6177778°N 98.9422222°W / 38.6177778; -98.9422222 (KHCT) August 3, 1992

References

edit
  1. ^ "Broadcasters put studies on line as national tournament approaches". The Hutchinson News. Hutchinson, Kansas. February 26, 1973. p. 4A. Retrieved December 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Belden, Dorothy (July 10, 1979). "Megahertz Separates 2 Public Radio Stations: Area Listeners Tuning In With Confusion". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 12A. Retrieved December 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "News from the area...briefly". The Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. January 31, 1988. p. 3C. Retrieved December 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ukrainian to get taste of farm life". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. June 13, 1992. p. 5C. Retrieved December 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Radio_Kansas&oldid=1264699666"