KSWH-LP
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| Broadcast area | Clark County, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 102.5 MHz |
| Branding | The Pulse 102.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | College |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Henderson State University Foundation |
| History | |
First air date | September 5, 1969 (KSWH-FM) 2004 |
Former frequencies | 99.9 MHz (2003-2014) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 134820 |
| Class | L1 |
| ERP | 100 watts |
| HAAT | 30 meters (98 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°07′44″N 93°03′37″W / 34.12889°N 93.06028°W |
| Links | |
| Website | KSWH-LP Online |
KSWH-LP (102.5 FM, "The Pulse 102.5") is a College radio station licensed to serve Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The station is owned by the Henderson State University Foundation. It airs a College radio format.[1][2]
The station was assigned the KSWH-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 15, 2003.[3] However, it traces its history to a full-service, but even lower-power, license on 91.1 MHz.
History
KSWH-FM
On November 19, 1968, then–Henderson State College filed with the Federal Communications Commission to build a new, 10-watt Class D educational radio station on 88.1 MHz in Arkadelphia. The application was approved on March 21, 1969; on September 5, KSWH signed on the air.[4] Two years later, it moved to 91.1 MHz.[5] An early 1980s bid to upgrade power to 6,460 watts was abandoned by 1985.[6]
KSWH-LP
Into the 2000s, KSWH-FM still broadcast with 10 watts. In 2001, Henderson State University filed for a construction permit to build a new low-power FM radio station, with up to 100 watts of effective radiated power. The application was approved in 2003, and in 2004, the KSWH operation moved from 91.1 to 99.9. The KSWH-FM Class D license was not surrendered until 2014. The station was issued a license to move from 99.9 MHz to 102.5 MHz on April 2, 2014. The change had been made on March 7 after adjacent-channel KWPS-FM in Caddo Valley notified KSWH-LP that it was interfering; the commercial station provided assistance through the frequency change.[7]
Alumni
- Bobby Bones, radio morning show host[8]
References
- ^ "LPFM Arkansas". LPFM Database. Archived from the original on 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "KSWH(FM)" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1971. p. B-13 (189). Retrieved March 4, 2020.
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- ^ Holmes, Kenison (April 1, 2014). "The Pulse radio switched from 99.9 to 102.5". HSU Oracle. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ "Bobby Bones Gives Commencement Speech At Henderson State University". The Country Note. May 15, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
External links
- KSWH-LP official website
- Henderson State University
- Facility details for Facility ID KSWH ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}}-LP at FCCdata.org
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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