KTBG

KTBG

City of license	Warrensburg, Missouri
Broadcast area	Kansas City
Frequency	90.9 MHz
Repeaters	K285ER 104.9 FM Osage Beach
Format	Public Radio
Power	97,000 Watts
Class	C1
Transmitter coordinates	38°55′54″N 93°49′06″W
Owner	University of Central Missouri
Website	ktbg.fm

KTBG (90.9 FM) is a listener supported radio station in Warrensburg, Missouri. The station is currently owned by the University of Central Missouri. Known as "90.9 the Bridge," it airs an adult album alternative format, as well as news programming from National Public Radio.

The station's programming can also be heard on a low-powered translator on 104.9 FM in Osage Beach.

History

KTBG previously operated with the call letters KCMW, airing National Public Radio and jazz programming. In August 2001, the station adopted its current call letters and switched to the current format. The first song after NPR's Morning Edition was "Some Bridges" by Jackson Browne.

Despite its 97,000-watt signal, KTBG only provides grade B coverage of Kansas City itself, and is marginal at best on the Kansas side of the market. It operates from a tiny (by modern radio standards) 443-foot tower on the Johnson/Lafayette County line. This is likely necessary to protect the University of Kansas' KJHK at adjacent 90.7. However, according to radio-locator.com and the FCC website, UCM has applied for a construction permit for a directional 1,165-foot tower in Lafayette County. While this would reduce power to 90,000 watts, the tower would provide city-grade coverage of Kansas City itself, and grade B coverage of the Kansas side of the market.

Format

KTBG airs the following NPR programs: Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Weekend Edition. This is done because KCUR, the Kansas City market's flagship NPR station, provides only a rimshot signal to Warrensburg and the eastern portion of the market. The remainder of the time is filled with music (including "World Cafe", "Eclectic Cafe", and "Blues Quest"). The station focuses on newer music.

KTBG has also issued four CDs of acoustic performances titled 90.9 the Bridge Live.

90.9 The Bridge Live Volume 1

1. "Nothing I Can Do" - Ben Taylor
2. "How To Save A Life" - The Fray
3. "Breathe (2AM)" - Anna Nalick
4. "Girlshapedlovedrug" - Gomez
5. "All Of Our Hands" - Joseph Arthur
6. "Life On A Chain" - Pete Yorn
7. "Pacing The Cage" - Bruce Cockburn
8. "All That I'm Good For" - Hem
9. "Love Handles" - Keller Williams
10. "Angel With An Attitude" - The Ditty Bops
11. "Waiting" - Glen Phillips
12. "Sins Of The Father" - Mick Luehrman & Jimmy Nace
13. "State Of Mind" - Raul Midón
14. "Almost" - Sarah Harmer
15. "Crazy Dream" - Los Lonely Boys
16. "2000 Miles" - Coldplay

90.9 The Bridge Live Volume 2

1. "All My Days" - Alexi Murdoch
2. "Good Excuse" - The John Butler Trio
3. "Stealing Kisses" - Lori McKenna
4. "Evita's Lullaby" - Alejandro Escovedo
5. "Beautiful" - G. Love
6. "Love Song" - Sara Bareilles
7. "Come Home" - Back Door Slam
8. "Life Less Ordinary" - Carbon Leaf
9. "The Day We Met" - Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles
10. "Overland Hill" - Walkenhorst & Porter
11. "Ol' Cook Pot" - The Duhks
12. "Thinkin'" - Steve Forbert
13. "Seven Angels On A Bicycle" - Carrie Rodriguez
14. "One Man Revolution" - The Nightwatchman
15. "Speeding Cars" - Imogen Heap
16. "My Eyes" - Travis
17. "City Hall" - Vienna Teng
18. "Louisiana" - The Alternate Routes
19. "Younger Than Today" - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

90.9 The Bridge Live Volume 3

1. "The Chain" - Ingrid Michaelson
2. "On With You" - John Hiatt
3. "Hey Little Darlin" - The Wilders
4. "Listen" - Amos Lee
5. "I'm On A Roll"- Over The Rhine
6. "Dance With Me" - Old 97's
7. "Cruel Fate" - Big Head Todd & The Monsters
8. "Just Us Kids" - James McMurtry
9. "Lose Some Time" - Grace Potter And The Nocturnals
10. "Song For The Road" - David Ford
11. "Look Into The Night" - Mark Olson
12. "I Need Something" - Newton Faulkner
13. "Fidelity" - Regina Spektor
14. "Free Life" - Dan Wilson
15. "Nobody" - Ryan Shaw
16. "Been Down This Road" - Railroad Earth
17. "I Don't Think So" - Priscilla Ahn
18. "Green" - Brendan James
19. "Darlin' Do Not Fear" - Brett Dennen
20. "The Story" - Brandi Carlile

90.9 The Bridge Live Volume 4

1. "Jackdaw" - David Gray
2. "Low Rising" - The Swell Season
3. "Beautifully Broken" - Warren Haynes
4. "Made To Measure" - Umphrey's McGee
5. "Stuck On The Corner (Prelude To A Heart Attack)" - Todd Snider
6. "Masterswarm" - Andrew Bird
7. "Whole Flat World" - Maia Sharp
8. "Hope That You'll Stay" - Xavier Rudd
9. "Put It Down" - Mike Doughty
10. "Very Short Time" - Keith Sykes
11. "Genevieve" - Hidden Pictures
12. "The Cheapest Key" - Kathleen Edwards
13. "What A Day" - Greg Laswell
14. "Down In The Flood" - The Derek Trucks Band
15. "Back To The Wild" - Langhorne Slim
16. "Too Much Freedom" - Lou Barlow
17. "Simple Man, Simple Dream" - JD Souther
18. "Airstream Driver" - Gomez

KTBG also broadcasts football and basketball games of the University of Central Missouri Mules.

External links

• Official web site
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KTBG
• Radio-Locator information on KTBG
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for KTBG
• KTBG 2007 audio clip