KUCO (FM)

KUCO

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Edmond, Oklahoma
Broadcast area	Oklahoma City Metroplex
Frequency	90.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	KUCO/KBCW
Programming
Format	Classical music HD2: Gospel Music (KTGS) HD3: Spanish
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)	K297BB (107.3 MHz, Edmond)
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. 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.

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	‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC
KCSC-FM	95.9 FM	Woodward	Oklahoma		6,000	100 m (330 ft)	A	‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FCC

HD Radio

KUCO is also broadcasting in HD Radio.

Office Location

KUCO is located at University of Central Oklahoma on 100 N. University Dr. in Edmond, OK.

External links

• Official website
• ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› KUCO in the FCC FM station database
• KUCO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› KBCW in the FCC FM station database
• KBCW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› KCSC in the FCC FM station database
• KCSC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database