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Public radio station in Arcata, California, United States

KHSU Arcata, California United States Broadcast area North Coast Frequency 90.5 MHz (HD Radio) Programming Format Public radio Ownership Owner California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Operator Capital Public Radio History Founded 1947, as a carrier current station First air date October 17, 1960 (1960-10-17) Former call signs KHSC (1960–1972) Former frequencies 91.5 MHz (1982–1984) Call sign meaning Humboldt State University, former name of Cal Poly Humboldt Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 28111 Class C1 ERP 8,500 watts HAAT 459 metres (1,506 feet) Transmitter coordinates 40°43′37″N 123°58′22″W / 40.72694°N 123.97278°W / 40.72694; -123.97278 Repeater See § Program services and transmitters Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Ways To Listen Website KHSU

**KHSU** (90.5 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting)) is an [NPR](/source/National_Public_Radio)-member [radio station](/source/Radio_station), licensed to [Arcata, California](/source/Arcata%2C_California), United States. The station is currently owned by [California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt](/source/California_State_Polytechnic_University%2C_Humboldt). KHSU also holds licenses for additional stations running [Radio Bilingüe](/source/Radio_Biling%C3%BCe) and the [BBC World Service](/source/BBC_World_Service).

KHSU provides the region encompassing [Humboldt](/source/Humboldt_County%2C_California) and [Del Norte](/source/Del_Norte_County%2C_California) counties in California as well as portions of [Trinity](/source/Trinity_County%2C_California) and [Mendocino](/source/Mendocino_County%2C_California) counties in California and [Curry County, Oregon](/source/Curry_County%2C_Oregon), with news, information and entertainment from public radio producers like [National Public Radio](/source/National_Public_Radio) (NPR), [Public Radio International](/source/Public_Radio_International) (PRI) and [American Public Media](/source/American_Public_Media) (APM).

## History

### Early years

The station began as a radio classroom experiment in 1941 on the campus of what was then Humboldt State College, with broadcasts airing on [KIEM](/source/KEJB_(AM)) for two months until the [attack on Pearl Harbor](/source/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor). The radio program resumed in full in 1947, when KHSC signed on as a 10-watt [carrier current](/source/Carrier_current) station.

In January 1960, Humboldt State applied for the first non-commercial radio license on a California college or university campus. The new station signed on for the first time on October 17, operating at 10 watts on 90.5 FM. It became KHSU in 1972, shortly after Humboldt State was elevated to university status.

### NPR membership

The station remained almost exclusively a student training ground until 1982, when it boosted its power to 100 watts and moved to 91.5 FM. At that point, the station began a gradual process of professionalization, picking up an [NPR](/source/NPR) membership in 1984. It returned to 90.5 in October 1984, this time with an increased signal of 9,000 watts.

In 1988, facing the prospect of waiting five years to qualify for grants from the [Corporation for Public Broadcasting](/source/Corporation_for_Public_Broadcasting), KHSU shuffled its budget in order to enable it to hire the five full-time employees it needed for CPB funding within only five months of applying.

### 2019 staff cutbacks

On April 11, 2019, KHSU took a dramatic change in focus, personnel, and programming.[2] All staff and volunteers were called to a 9 a.m. meeting, at which the memo below was given to those present, essentially firing of all but two staffers, though both later resigned. HSU administrators then enlisted HSU police officers to escort all those involved off campus. Door locks were changed, the station office was closed and phones disconnected, and KHSU began re-broadcasting programming from [North State Public Radio](/source/North_State_Public_Radio) in Chico, California.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Volunteers, listeners, legislators and faculty members disagreed with HSU administrators' cutbacks, taken just a few days after a successful Fund Drive with no mention of the pending staff cuts.[9][10][11] Subsequently, in 2021 HSU signed an agreement with Capital Public Radio, as NSPR was rendered a shell after CapRadio's operational takeover in 2020. NSPR currently operates KHSU stations from its offices in Chico.[12]

## Program services and transmitters

In addition to its main program service, KHSU offers the [BBC World Service](/source/BBC_World_Service) on two transmitters and [Radio Bilingüe](/source/Radio_Biling%C3%BCe) on one transmitter.[13][14] These stations are not managed by CapRadio.[12]

Rebroadcasters of KHSU Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates KHSG 89.9 FM Garberville 172843 75 779 m (2,556 ft) A 40°07′11.5″N 123°41′34.1″W / 40.119861°N 123.692806°W / 40.119861; -123.692806 (KHSG) KHSR 91.9 FM Crescent City 28112 4,500 −59 m (−194 ft) B 41°45′34.4″N 124°11′32.3″W / 41.759556°N 124.192306°W / 41.759556; -124.192306 (KHSR) K204GA 88.7 FM Ferndale, etc. 34543 170 — D K260BQ 99.9 FM Willow Creek 34544 56 — D

KHSU-BBC transmitters Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates KHSF 89.9 FM Ferndale 172798 300 538 m (1,765 ft) A 40°30′2.4″N 124°17′10.1″W / 40.500667°N 124.286139°W / 40.500667; -124.286139 (KHSF) KHSQ 107.7 FM Trinidad 164090 1,000 479 m (1,572 ft) B 40°58′41″N 124°00′40″W / 40.978°N 124.011°W / 40.978; -124.011 (KHSQ)

KHSU-Radio Bilingüe transmitters Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates KHSM 103.3 FM McKinleyville 172798 184514 258 m (846 ft) C3 41°05′57″N 124°07′37″W / 41.09917°N 124.12694°W / 41.09917; -124.12694 (KHSM)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-28111_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for KHSU"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=28111). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["(UPDATE) Humboldt State Announces the Evisceration of KHSU"](https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2019/apr/11/humboldt-state-announces-evisceration-khsu/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["KHSU Gutted, Leaving Station's Future Uncertain"](https://www.northcoastjournal.com/humboldt/khsu-gutted-leaving-stations-future-uncertain/Content?oid=13914942).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ['An audio gathering ground' is slashed: The purge of a public radio station](https://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article229484364.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["An Incalculable Loss"](https://www.northcoastjournal.com/humboldt/an-incalculable-loss/Content?oid=14060241).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Reed Steps Down at KHSU"](https://www.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2019/04/12/reed-steps-down-at-khsu).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Last Employee Leaves KHSU"](https://www.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2019/04/13/last-employee-leaves-khsu).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["David Reed, One of the Two Employees Spared the Ax at KHSU, Resigns in Protest"](https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2019/apr/12/david-reed-one-two-employees-spared-ax-khsu-resign/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["(PHOTOS/ VIDEO) Former KHSU Employees, Volunteers and Supporters Rally on Arcata Plaza"](https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2019/apr/13/khsu-protest-plaza/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Letter from Legislators: KHSU Gutting a 'Slap in the Face'"](https://www.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2019/04/18/letter-from-legislatiors-khsu-gutting-a-slap-in-the-face).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Good Night and Good Luck"](https://www.northcoastjournal.com/humboldt/good-night-and-good-luck/Content?oid=13915264).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_12-1) ["HSU Partners with CapRadio to Manage KHSU"](https://now.humboldt.edu/news/hsu-partners-with-capradio-to-manage-khsu). *now.humboldt.edu*. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Radio Bilingüe"](https://www.khsu.org/radio-bilingue).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Khsu BBC"](https://www.khsu.org/khsu-bbc).

## External links

- [Facility details for Facility ID 28111 (KHSU)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=28111) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

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

- [Facility details for Facility ID 172798 (KHSF)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=172798) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

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

- [Facility details for Facility ID 172843 (KHSG)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=172843) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

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

- [Facility details for Facility ID 172798 (KHSM)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=172798) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

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

- [Facility details for Facility ID 164090 (KHSQ)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=164090) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

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

- [Facility details for Facility ID 28112 (KHSR)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=28112) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

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

v t e California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Facilities E. Janssen Building HSU First Street Gallery Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research Cal Poly Humboldt Natural History Museum Redwood Bowl Organizations Campus Center for Appropriate Technology Cal Poly Humboldt Marching Lumberjacks Athletics Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks‎ Football Events Explorations in Afro-Cuban Dance and Drum Media KHSU The Lumberjack

v t e Radio stations in the Eureka, California area (Humboldt County) By AM frequency 790 980 1340 1400 1480 By FM frequency 88.1 90.5 91.5 92.3 93.1 94.1 95.1 96.3 99.1 100.3 101.5 102.5 103.7 104.7 105.5 106.3 107.7 LPFM 96.7 97.1 97.7 98.1 Translators 91.9 92.7 93.7 94.5 95.9 100.9 102.9 104.3 105.9 106.7 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 88.1-1 88.1-2 90.5-1 90.5-2 95.1-1 95.1-2 By call sign K220IA K224ER K229AF K233AW K240DX K265BT K275BI K282AD K290BZ K294AZ KATA KCHP-LP KEJB KEJY KEKA-FM KFMI KHSQ KHSU HD2 KHUM KIHH KINS-FM KJNY KKDS-LP KKHB KLGE KLKE KMDR HD2 KMKE-LP KMUE HD2 KNHM KNHT KRED KSLG-FM KWPT KWSW KZZH-LP Defunct KNCR (1090 AM) Radio stations on or near the North Coast Crescent City Eureka Fort Bragg-Ukiah Other nearby regions Klamath Falls Medford-Ashland-Grants Pass Red Bluff Redding Yreka See also List of radio stations in California

v t e Radio stations in the area of Crescent City, California (Del Norte County) By AM frequency 910 1240 By FM frequency 90.7 91.9 94.3 95.3 97.9 LPFM 99.9 101.1 105.9 107.3 Translators 88.1 89.1 89.5 89.9 91.1 102.3 105.3 106.7 By call sign K201DV K206AE K208GB K210DS K216FE K272AY K287CF K294CX KCCQ-LP KCRE-FM KFUG-LP KHSR KMWR KPOD KPOD-FM KRDW-LP KSEP-LP KURY KURY-FM Defunct KFVR (1310 AM) Radio stations on or near the North Coast Crescent City Eureka Fort Bragg-Ukiah Other nearby regions Medford-Ashland-Grants Pass Redding Yreka See also List of radio stations in California

v t e NPR member stations in the state of California CapRadio News Sacramento KXJZ Quincy KQNC Stockton KUOP Tahoe City KKTO Music Sacramento KXPR Groveland KXSR Sutter KXJS North State Public Radio Chico KCHO Redding KFPR Classical California Los Angeles KUSC San Francisco KDFC Angwin KOSC Livermore KDFL Morro Bay KESC Palm Springs KPSC Santa Barbara KDB Seaside KDFG Sunnyvale KXSC Thousand Oaks KDSC Jefferson Public Radio Classics & News Crescent City KHEC McCloud KLDD Palo Cedro, California KWCA Rio Dell KNHT Shasta Lake City KJPR Yreka KNYR News & Information Bayside KNHM Mendocino KPMO Mt. Shasta KMJC Yreka KSYC-FM Rhythm & News Burney KNCA Mt. Shasta KNSQ KCBX San Luis Obispo KCBX San Ardo KNBX KCLU Thousand Oaks KCLU-FM Santa Barbara KCLU Santa Maria KCLM KCRW Santa Monica KCRW Indio KCRI Mojave KCRY Oxnard KCRU Santa Barbara KDRW KHSU Arcata KHSU Crescent City KHSR Ferndale KHSF Garberville KHSG KPBS San Diego KPBS-FM Calexico KQVO KQED San Francisco KQED-FM North Highlands KQEI-FM LAist Pasadena KPCC Coachella KVLA-FM Ojai KJAI Redlands KUOR-FM Valley Public Radio Fresno KVPR Bakersfield KPRX Other Alameda KEXC Northridge KCSN Philo KZYX Rohnert Park KRCB-FM San Bernardino KVCR San Diego KSDS San Francisco KALW San Mateo KCSM Santa Rosa KRCG-FM Seaside KAZU Willits KZYZ See also List of NPR stations See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in California

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