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Broadcast area | Central Valley |
Frequency | 90.3 MHz |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Freeform |
Affiliations | Pacifica Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | University of California, Davis |
History | |
First air date | January 2, 1968 |
Former call signs | KCD |
Call sign meaning | Davis |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 69345 |
Class | B1 |
ERP | 13,000 watts |
HAAT | 56 meters (184 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°35′47″N 121°40′49″W / 38.59639°N 121.68028°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via TuneIn) |
Website | kdvs |
KDVS (90.3 FM) is an American student and community radio station based in Davis, California. Featuring a freeform programming format, the station is owned by Regents of the University of California.[2] Broadcasting at 13,000 watts,[3] it is one of the most powerful freeform university-based radio stations in the United States.
A free newsletter entitled KDViationS, written and composed by the volunteer staff of the radio station, is published quarterly. The station also produces This Week in Science, which is broadcast live on the station but is known mostly in podcast form. KDVS is also the home of the public affairs programs Radio Parallax and Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology Hour.[4]