KRUU-LP

KRUU
Fairfield, Iowa;
Frequency	100.1 FM
Programming
Format	Community radio
Technical information
Class	Low power FM
ERP	100 watts

KRUU-LP (100.1 FM) was a 100-watt non-commercial low-power community radio station operating in Fairfield, Iowa. The station was partially solar powered. KRUU was an open source, independent radio, listener-supported station and served a broadcast radius of approximately ten miles.

History

Originally granted a construction permit to build a low power radio station with the call letters KRUU by the FCC in 2001, the Fairfield Youth Advocacy a.k.a.the Beatbox, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, was granted a six-month extension in April 2006. At that time a town hall meeting was held and the board of directors was formed. The station debuted on air on September 30, 2006.^[1]

In September 2009 at KRUU became the first partially solar-powered radio station in the midwest United States. According to KRUU, solar panels reduced its reliance on the conventional electrical grid by 15% to 20% percent and power the master control room and transmitter.^[2] The operation included Twenty-four Photocomm solar panels and battery backup was used during inclement weather.^[1]

The station's license expired February 1, 2021.^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Staff writer About KRUU FM web site
^ Halfmann, Alex (September 11, 2010). "KRUU celebrates their solar powered radio station". Heartland Connection. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
^ "Radio License Expirations", fcc.gov. January 6, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ "Four Iowa, Missouri LPFMs Face License Expiration After Failing To File Renewal Applications With FCC", All Access Music Group. January 6, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

External links

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[KRUU-1] Staff writer About KRUU FM web site

[2] Halfmann, Alex (September 11, 2010). "KRUU celebrates their solar powered radio station". Heartland Connection. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[3] "Radio License Expirations", fcc.gov. January 6, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[4] "Four Iowa, Missouri LPFMs Face License Expiration After Failing To File Renewal Applications With FCC", All Access Music Group. January 6, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

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