# KBPU

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Radio station in De Queen, Arkansas, United States

KBPU and KTYC KBPU: De Queen, Arkansas KTYC: Nashville, Arkansas United States Frequencies KBPU: 88.7 MHz KTYC: 88.5 MHz Branding Ed 88.7/Ed 88.5 Programming Format Classic hits Ownership Owner Cossatot Community College (Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas) History First air date KBPU: 2002 (2002) KTYC: 2011 (2011) Technical information[1][2] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID KBPU: 92030 KTYC: 175551 Class KBPU: A KTYC: A ERP KBPU: 5,000 watts KTYC: 5,000 watts HAAT KBPU: 15 meters (49 ft) KTYC: 58.9 meters (193 ft) Transmitter coordinates KBPU: 34°02′33″N 94°22′07″W / 34.04250°N 94.36861°W / 34.04250; -94.36861 KTYC: 33°57′18.5″N 93°52′06.4″W / 33.955139°N 93.868444°W / 33.955139; -93.868444 Links Public license information KBPU: Public file LMS KTYC: Public file LMS Webcast Listen live Website ed88radio.com

**KBPU** (88.7 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting)) and **KTYC** (88.5 FM) are [radio stations](/source/Radio_station) in [De Queen](/source/De_Queen%2C_Arkansas) and [Nashville, Arkansas](/source/Nashville%2C_Arkansas). The two stations form a simulcast known as Ed 88 with a variety/classic hits format. The stations are owned and operated by [Cossatot Community College](/source/Cossatot_Community_College), part of the [University of Arkansas System](/source/University_of_Arkansas_System),[3] and maintain studios in De Queen and Nashville.

## History

The [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) issued a [construction permit](/source/Construction_permit) for KBPU to Educational Opportunities, Inc. on September 7, 1999,[4] and issued it the KBPU [call sign](/source/Call_sign).[5] On July 25, 2002, the permit was assigned to the [American Family Association](/source/American_Family_Association).[6] The station received its [license to cover](/source/Broadcast_license) on December 6, 2002.[7] It aired a [Christian](/source/Christian_radio) format and was an affiliate of [American Family Radio](/source/American_Family_Radio).[8]

On January 30, 2004, KBPU was sold to [IHR Educational Broadcasting](/source/Immaculate_Heart_Radio).[9][10] It was silent throughout much of 2005 and 2006.[11][12] On May 2, 2006, the station was donated to Radio Assist Ministry/Edgewater Broadcasting.[13][14] It aired a Christian format as an affiliate of Freedom Radio FM.[15][16] On June 14, 2012, the station was sold to the board of trustees of the University of Arkansas for $67,500.[17]

In 2007, the University of Arkansas had applied for a construction permit for a station in Nashville, which the FCC approved on May 5, 2009. KTYC was granted program test authority in May 2012, initially broadcasting at 850 watts.[18]

In January 2020, the Ed 88 stations entered into a consent decree with the FCC which saw the payment of a $76,000 penalty for broadcasting improper underwriting announcements that impermissibly promoted products or services in 2016.[19]

## See also

- [Campus radio](/source/Campus_radio)

- [List of college radio stations in the United States](/source/List_of_college_radio_stations_in_the_United_States)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-92030_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for KBPU"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=92030). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-175551_2-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for KTYC"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=175551). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["KBPU Facility Record"](https://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KBPU). *United States [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission), audio division*. Retrieved July 19, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Application Search Details"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=276665). *United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division*. Retrieved August 2, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Call Sign History"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=92030&Callsign=KBPU). *United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division*. Retrieved August 2, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Application Search Details"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=604762). *United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division*. Retrieved August 2, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Application Search Details"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=611622). *United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division*. Retrieved August 2, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["American Family Radio Network"](https://web.archive.org/web/20030308063103/http://www.afr.net/newafr/stationlist/stationlist.pdf) (PDF). American Family Radio. January 6, 2003. Archived from [the original](http://www.afr.net/newafr/stationlist/stationlist.pdf) (PDF) on March 8, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** "[Changing Hands](https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/changing-hands-74054)", *[Broadcasting & Cable](/source/Broadcasting_%26_Cable)*. December 14, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Application Search Details"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=708704). *United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division*. Retrieved August 2, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Application Search Details – BLSTA-20050708ACR](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1072407), fcc.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Application Search Details – BLESTA-20060111ABH](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1107784), fcc.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** "[Silent Arkansas Noncomm Donated](https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/7604/silent-arkansas-noncomm-donated)", *All Access Music Group*. March 23, 2006. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Application Search Details"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1126155). *United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division*. Retrieved August 2, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Stations"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081014221558/http://freedomradiofm.com/index.php?id=15). Freedom Radio FM. Archived from [the original](http://freedomradiofm.com/index.php?id=15) on October 14, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Stations"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120225161755/http://www.freedomradiofm.com/index.php?id=15). Freedom Radio FM. Archived from [the original](http://www.freedomradiofm.com/index.php?id=15) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** "[Noncom FMs sold in Arkansas, Illinois](https://www.rbr.com/noncom-fms-sold-in-arkansas-illinois/)", *Radio & Television Business Report*. March 27, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["KTYC Program Test Authority"](https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=33707). [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** Adame, Jaime (January 8, 2020). ["FCC fines UA board $76,000 over radio announcements"](https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jan/08/fcc-fines-ua-board-76-000-over-radio-an-1/). *Arkansas Democrat-Gazette*. Retrieved March 5, 2020.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.ed88radio.com/)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 92030 (KBPU)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=92030) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [KBPU](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=fm&callLetter=KBPU) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

- [Facility details for Facility ID 175551 (KTYC)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=175551) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [KTYC](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=fm&callLetter=KTYC) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

v t e Arkansas college radio stations Stations KBPU/KTYC (Cossatot Community College) KHDX (Hendrix College) KLAB (John Brown University) KRLY (John Brown University) KUCA (University of Central Arkansas) KUOZ-LP (University of the Ozarks) KXRJ (Arkansas Tech University) KXUA (University of Arkansas) Defunct KRMN (University of Arkansas Rich Mountain) KSWH-LP (Henderson State University) See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Arkansas

v t e Classic Hits radio stations in Arkansas By frequency 690 950 1110 1240 1310 1490 88.5 88.7 93.5 96.1 96.1 98.3 98.3 100.9 101.5 101.7 101.9 104.7 105.3 106.5 By callsign KAFN KBKG KBPU KBVA KCTT-FM KCWD KFCM KFLI KGFL KHOM KKEG KLBL KMRX KQOR KSUG KTYC KVRC KXAR KXJK KZYP By city Arkadelphia Bella Vista Benton Bentonville Cherokee Village Clinton Corning De Queen, Nashville Des Arc El Dorado Forrest City Harrison Heber Springs Hope Malvern (KLBL) Malvern (KZYP) Mena Salem Yellville See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Arkansas See also Oldies Classic Hits

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