KUCO (FM)

KUCO
	File:KCSC logo.png
Edmond, Oklahoma;
Broadcast area	Oklahoma City Metroplex
Frequency	90.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	KUCO/KBCW
Programming
Format	Classical music; HD2: KTGS (Gospel Music) ; HD3: Oklahoma Vietnamese Public Radio
Ownership
Owner	University of Central Oklahoma
History
First air date	1966 (as KCSC)
Former call signs	KCSC (1966–2014)
Call sign meaning	University of Central Oklahoma
Technical information
Facility ID	66632
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	255 meters (837 ft)
Translator(s)	K261CR (100.1 MHz, Chickasha, rebroadcasts HD2); K297BB (107.3 MHz. Edmond, rebroadcasts HD2)
Repeater(s)	KBCW-FM 91.9 McAlester, Oklahoma; KCSC-FM 95.9 Woodward, Oklahoma
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	kucofm.com

KUCO is a classical music radio station serving the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area and is owned by the University of Central Oklahoma. Studios are located at Central's campus in Edmond.

History

KUCO signed on in 1966 as KCSC, the student-run station of what was then Central State College. When the school was elevated to university status as Central State University, it tried to change the calls to KCSU, but those calls were already being used by Colorado State's student station. In 1978, it built a new 400-foot tower and expanded its signal to 100,000 watts, extending its coverage to nearly all of central Oklahoma. The station started becoming a more professional operation in 1983, and by 1985 had become Oklahoma City's main NPR station. Oklahoma City had been one of the largest cities without a full-market NPR station. Previously, parts of the city got grade B coverage from Oklahoma State's KOSU and the University of Oklahoma's KGOU.

In 1993, however, KGOU built a repeater in Spencer to better serve Oklahoma City. Central and OU agreed to adopt non-conflicting schedules in 1996. Although KCSC was the more powerful station, it dropped all NPR programming to become an all-classical station, while KGOU became central Oklahoma's main outlet for NPR programming.^[2] This left most of central Oklahoma without a clear signal for NPR news and talk programming until KOSU moved its tower closer to Oklahoma City in 2005.

KBCW signed on in 1999.

Although Central had adopted its current name, the University of Central Oklahoma, in 1990, it was not until April 1, 2014 that the radio station became KUCO.^[1]

Repeaters

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	State	Power W	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	FCC info
KBCW-FM	91.9 FM	McAlester	Oklahoma		700	136 m (446 ft)	A	FCC
KCSC-FM	95.9 FM	Woodward	Oklahoma		6,000	100 m (330 ft)	A	FCC

Translators

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
K297BB	107.3 MHz FM	Edmond, Oklahoma	156917	28	260.7 m (855 ft)	D	LMS
K261CR	100.1 MHz FM	Chickasha, Oklahoma	142416	115	130 m (427 ft)	D	LMS

HD Radio

KUCO transmits an HD Radio signal. HD2 carries KTGS, a gospel music station. HD3 carries Oklahoma Vietnamese Public Radio.

Office Location

As of January 3, 2020, KUCO's offices and studios are located in the UCO at Santa Fe Plaza development in downtown Oklahoma City. The station was previously housed in the Communications Building on the University of Central Oklahoma main campus, 100 N. University Dr. in Edmond, OK.

References

^ ^a ^b "Radio KCSC 90.1 FM now KUCO". Edmond Sun. April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
^ Station history

35°34′23″N 97°29′10″W / 35.573°N 97.486°W / 35.573; -97.486 (KUCO)

[es-kcsctokuco-1] "Radio KCSC 90.1 FM now KUCO". Edmond Sun. April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.

[2] Station history

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