KACV-FM

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KACV-FM
Frequency89.9 MHz
BrandingFM90
Programming
FormatCollege radio
Ownership
Owner
KACV-TV
History
First air date
1976
Call sign meaning
Amarillo College Voice
Technical information
Facility ID1234
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT352 meters (1,155 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°20′33″N 101°49′21″W / 35.34250°N 101.82250°W / 35.34250; -101.82250
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekacvfm.org

KACV-FM (89.9 MHz, "FM90") is a college radio station in Amarillo, Texas, United States. The station is owned and operated by the city's community college, Amarillo College along with its television partner, PBS station KACV-TV (channel 2). Both KACV-FM-TV operate studios at Gilvin Broadcast Center[1] on Amarillo College's Washington Street campus, while KACV-FM's transmitter is located north of Amarillo in unincorporated Potter County.

Founded in 1976, the station is a typical, unaffiliated campus radio station, airing alternative rock music during the weekdays. The station aired the syndicated "Dr. Demento" radio program, a feature of KACV-FM since 1987. Due to a special contract, KACV was the only station continuing to air Dr. Demento after June 6, 2010, after Dr. Demento canceled his terrestrial show and moved exclusively to the Internet. KACV carried the Internet version of the show, presumably censored to meet FCC guidelines, until it left KACV in January 2011.[2]

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  1. ^ "Amarillo College Campus Maps - Washington Street Campus".
  2. ^ "Dr. Demento Ends His 40 Year Old Radio Show". Chicagoradioandmedia.com. 2010-06-05. Retrieved 2010-06-22.

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