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| About KCUR |
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KCUR-FM, Kansas City
Frequently Asked Questions
FREQUENCY:
89.3 FM
AFFILIATIONS:
National Public Radio, Public Radio International, Corporation For Public
Broadcasting, American Public Media, Public Radio in Mid-America,
Public Interactive
LICENSEE:
KCUR-FM is licensed to the Curators of the University of Missouri.
FORMAT:
KCUR-FM is a high quality, news, information and entertainment service in a
non-commercial environment. KCUR-FM is "Your Station For NPR News" and
is a source for diverse local programming.
MISSION STATEMENT:
It is the responsibility
of KCUR-FM to provide an audience of significant size with a program service
which informs, entertains and enriches the community.
FACTS:
KCUR signed on the air October 21, 1957. KCUR broadcasts 24 hours per day;
20 hours of news each weekday; 100,000 watts; Stereo
Watch a multimedia slideshow of KCUR's first 50 Years!
MAILING ADDRESS:
KCUR-FM
4825 Troost Avenue, Suite 202
Kansas City, MO 64110
Phone: (816) 235-1551
Fax: (816) 235-2865
E-mail: kcur@umkc.edu
Web: www.kcur.org
Map to KCUR studios
How to order a CD copy of a KCUR program:
Call the KCUR Business Office at 816.235.1551 during business hours. There is a $10.00 fee.
SERVICE AREA:
KCUR broadcasts with a power of 100,000 watts which covers
a 90 mile radius in Northwestern Missouri and Northeastern Kansas.
Over 150,000 people listen to KCUR each month. The median age
of KCUR listeners is 39.6 years. Approximately 55% of the audience
is in Missouri; 45% in Kansas.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
The Constitution of Missouri established a nine-member Board of
Curators responsible for governing the University of Missouri. Since
KCUR
is licensed to the Curators of the University of Missouri, the Curators
also are the official Board of Directors for the station. The secretary
to the Board of Curators is Kathleen Miller, 316 Univ. Hall, University
of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Her telephone is (573) 882-2388.
STAFFING:
KCUR has 21 full-time broadcast professionals and 17 part-time
employees. In addition, a true strength of the KCUR organization is
in the quantity and quality of its 200 volunteers. Volunteers are
welcome to participate in station activities like: answering telephones
during membership drives, assisting at the KCUR table during
special events; ushering at our venues, etc. Volunteers with areas
of expertise that could benefit KCUR, are most welcome to assist
the station in marketing, computers, graphics, legal matters, etc.
Volunteers are appreciated and valued assets of the station.
Staff Directory
FUTURE PLANS:
KCUR provides a 24 hour a day, non-commercial, broadcast service.
For the future, that primary service will continue with a few exceptions:
the programming will change when necessary; a concerted effort will
be made to enhance the local news and information service; the aging
equipment at KCUR will be replaced; and new technologies will be
explored to see if the KCUR service can be made more accessible
and valuable.
In anticipation of reduced federal funding, KCUR will seek out
alternative funding mechanisms and will fine tune existing efforts to
make them more effective.
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| 2008 Year in Review |
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Year in Review (pdf)
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| Station History |
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Watch a multimedia slideshow of KCUR's first 50 Years! We've included a timeline, hundreds of photos, old program schedules and vintage audio.
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| Community Advisory Board |
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The Community Advisory Board provides the radio station with information on what the community is thinking regarding significant issues, problems, and needs; it also acts as a sounding board for station ideas, promotion, programming and development plans.
Current Members
Angela
Bennett
Scott
Burnett
Marilyn
Carbonell
Mark Eagleton
Linda
Edwards
Jane
Gard
Dale
Jarka
Janet Justus
Kris
Ketz
Fred
Mitchell
Regina
Nouhan, Vice Chair
Steve
Paul
Adriana
Pecina
Steve
Roling, Chair
David Smith
Phyllis Stevens
David Warm
William
Whitener
The KCUR CAB meets four times a year on the third Wednesday of Sept., Dec., Mar., and June, 8 a.m., at the radio station. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
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