KCEP (FM)

KCEP

Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcast area	Las Vegas Valley
Frequency	88.1 MHz
Branding	Power 88
Programming
Format	Urban Contemporary, Community Radio
Affiliations	American Urban Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner	Economic Opportunity Board of Clark County
History
First air date	October 7, 1972
Call sign meaning	"Economic Opportunity"
Technical information
Class	C1
ERP	10,000 watts
HAAT	364 meters
Links
Website	power88lv.com

KCEP (88.1 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station located in Las Vegas, Nevada. KCEP airs an urban contemporary music format branded as "Power 88". Its studios are in Las Vegas and its transmitter is on Black Mountain in Henderson.

KCEP for years has been able to thrive in the Las Vegas market serving the African American community since its launch on October 7, 1972. The station under its format plays R&B, Hip Hop, Classic Soul, Old School, Gospel and Jazz. Under this rubric music selection, KCEP has been a non-commercial alternative to Las Vegas' mainstream commercial stations that play similar music such as KVEG, KLUC and KOAS currently. (KYMT and KCYE formerly had former such formats in the 2000s.)

As of May 2010, it is the affiliate for the syndicated Michael Baisden show in the afternoons. Other syndicated programming includes the Bobby Jones Gospel Countdown from AURN and Tell Me More with Michel Martin from NPR.

History

The owners of KCEP, the Economic Opportunity Board of Clark County (or EOBCC), a Community Action Agency, leased Westside School in 1975 and began a major restoration. The old schoolhouse, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, houses KCEP and EOBCC.

In the mid-1980s, future hitmaker and pop singer Dino served as programming director.

See also

• List of community radio stations in the United States

External links

• Official Website
• EOB of Clark County
• KCEP in the FCC FM station database
• KCEP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database