KBVR

KBVR FM
City of license	Corvallis, Oregon
Frequency	88.7 MHz
First air date	1965 (at 90.1)
Format	Variety
ERP	340 watts
HAAT	-25 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	50623
Transmitter coordinates	44°33′50″N 123°16′30″W / 44.56389°N 123.27500°W / 44.56389; -123.27500Coordinates: 44°33′50″N 123°16′30″W / 44.56389°N 123.27500°W / 44.56389; -123.27500
Callsign meaning	K BeaVeR, OSU mascot^[1]
Former frequencies	90.1 MHz (1965-1977)
Owner	Oregon State University
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kbvr.com

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 University.^[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 its 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 6–7:00 pm 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.

Awards

In 2014, KBVR took home a total of nine awards at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting Awards in New York City, including "Best College/University Station" for schools with over 10,000 students. ^[3]

References

↑ Nelson, Bob (June 2, 2009). "Call Letter Origins" 238. The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
↑ "KBVR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ http://www.collegebroadcasters.us/content/awards/2014IBS-Awards-Files/8MAR2014-IBS-AwardWinners.pdf

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KBVR

Radio-Locator information on KBVR

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KBVR

Oregon State University

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Athletics	Oregon State Beavers Baseball team Men's Basketball team Wrestling team Football team Men's Soccer team Benny Beaver Civil War (football game) Current football season List of bowl games

Buildings and Facilities	Austin Hall Benton Hall Cascades Campus Dixon Recreation Center Dryden Hall Gill Coliseum Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Hatfield Marine Science Center Linus Pauling Institute Merryfield Hall Memorial Union Oregon State University Press OSU Softball Complex Owen Hall Peavy Arboretum Peavy Hall Pharmacy Building Radiation Center Reser Stadium The LaSells Stewart Center The Valley Library Waldo Hall

Culture	Alumni Athletes Faculty and staff Civil War (general rivalry) "Hail to Old OSU" KBVR (FM) The Daily Barometer Open Source Lab History KBVR TV

Other	Biscuit Fire publication controversy Martin Kukučín (sculpture) Ode to a Tree The Quest

Oregon college radio stations

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)

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Oregon

Radio stations in the Eugene–Springfield, Oregon market

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Future Move-in	KEQB (from Gleneden Beach, Oregon)

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