KBVR (88.7 FM) is a student-run radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to Corvallis, Oregon, USA. The station is currently owned by Oregon State Board of Higher Education.[2]
The station can be heard in about a 30 mile radius around Corvallis, depending on altitude. KBVR was founded in 1966.
History
KBVR-FM 88.7 was originally broadcast from Shepherd Hall on the Oregon State University Campus in 1965 at 90.1 MHz with 10 watts of power and a 4 to 5 mile listening radius. The station relocated to Snell Hall, its current location in 1977, and continued to expand it’s listening area to the current radius of 30 miles using 340 watts of power and moved to its current 88.7 MHz frequency.
In the first six months of operations, KBVR-FM (90.1 then) was only on the air from 6-7pm Monday-Friday. In the past 37 years however, KBVR has expanded considerably and currently KBVR covers the airwaves 24 hours a day, seven days a week and includes news, sports and talk variety shows. The show formats include indie rock, punk, jazz, blues, electronica, funk, hip-hop, nu metal and alternative metal, classical, world, and sports talk. The station also broadcasts live Beaver Football and Men's Basketball games.
KBVR-FM is funded by student fees and underwriting grants from local and national businesses. The underwriting director is responsible for generating such grants.
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- KBVR (Oregon State University)
- KEOL (Eastern Oregon University)
- KPSU (Portland State University)
- KSLC (Linfield College)
- KTEC (Oregon Institute of Technology)
- KWAX (University of Oregon)
- KWVA (University of Oregon)
- KXRY (Reed College)
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- adult contemporary
- classic hits
- college
- country
- news/talk
- NPR
- oldies
- religious
- rock
- sports
- top 40
- urban
- other radio stations in Oregon
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