KEOS

This article is about the radio station in Texas. For the island, see Keos. For the now defunct radio station in Arizona, see KVNA (AM).
KEOS
City of license College Station, Texas
Broadcast area Bryan / College Station
Slogan "Left end of the dial done right"
Frequency 89.1 (MHz)
First air date March 25, 1995
Format Public radio
ERP 1000 watts
HAAT 77 meters
Class A
Transmitter coordinates 30°38′54″N 96°23′23″W / 30.64833°N 96.38972°W
Affiliations National Public Radio, Pacifica Radio
Owner Brazos Educational Radio
Website http://www.keos.org/

KEOS (89.1 FM) is a listener-sponsored, commercial-free, non-profit community radio station serving the Brazos Valley in Bryan, Texas. The station, which has an all-volunteer staff, is affiliated with National Public Radio and Pacifica Radio.

Mission

KEOS is committed to the creation of radio broadcasting by and for a public of diverse cultures, ages, income levels, and backgrounds.[1]

KEOS provides musical, cultural, and informational programming that celebrates and expresses the diversity of the community. It provides a voice for groups in the community that may otherwise go unheard, sustaining a forum for alternative points of view on local, national, and international issues, with particular awareness to women, students, labor, minorities, and other public interest constituencies.[1]

What Is KEOS

KEOS 89.1 FM is a Federal Communications Commission licensed non-commercial educational radio station which began broadcasting on March 25, 1995.[1]

History

On March 25, 1995, KEOS began broadcasting from 508A East 32nd Street in the former Tio Gordo Tortilla production plant. It was appropriately nicknamed the "Tio Gordo Studios" in homage to the building's former occupant.[1]

In 2002, KEOS began broadcasting from 207 East Carson Street in a building formerly occupied by The Early Bird Shop. It was called "The Early Bird Studios."[1]

On December 16, 2006, KEOS began broadcasting from its new home at 202 East Carson Street, formerly the home of KAGC Christian Family Radio. After selling KAGC, Bob & Judy Bell sold the building with its studios to KEOS. KEOS now broadcasts from the eponymous "Bob & Judy Bell Studios".[1]

Non-Profit

KEOS 89.1 FM Brazos Educational Radio is a non-profit educational and cultural organization with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service.[1]

Non-Commercial

KEOS continues and is completely locally supported by listeners with pledges, donations, underwriting, and volunteering as well as The Arts Council of Brazos Valley.[1]

Quality Programming

KEOS is a Pacifica Radio affiliate, providing programming such as World Cafe and Pacifica Network News in addition to the large quantity of quality local programming.[1]

Diversity

News and information from around the world include World Cafe, and Free Speech Radio News. KEOS features music from folk to rock, from bluegrass to Celtic, American Indian (Native American/First Peoples) to Music from India and the subcontinent, Cajun to Texas roots, blues to hip hop.[1]

Outreach

- KEOS promotes local, state, and national live music concerts [1]

- KEOS serves the under-served, such as minorities and youth, and links them to the world through music, news, & information[1]

- KEOS involves listeners with candidate forums, interactive talk, and volunteerism[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 http://keos.org/shtml/aboutUs.shtml

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