KEOS
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| KEOS | |
| City of license | College Station, Texas |
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| 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, Public Radio International |
| 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, Pacifica Radio and Public Radio International.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] What Is KEOS
KEOS 89.1 FM is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensed non-commercial educational radio station which began broadcasting on March 25, 1995.[1]
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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]
[edit] Quality Programming
KEOS is a PRI affiliate, providing programming such as BBC News Hour, World Cafe and Pacifica Network News in additional to the large quantity of quality local programming. [1]
[edit] Diversity
News and information from around the world including the BBC news and Free Speech Radio News. 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]
[edit] Outreach
- KEOS promotes local, state, and national live music concerts [1]
- KEOS serves the under-served, such as minorities and youth the world through music, news, & information[1]
- KEOS involves listeners, with candidate forums, interactive talk, and volunteerism[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- KEOS official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KEOS
- Radio Locator information on KEOS
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KEOS
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