KGOU

KGOU
Broadcast areaOklahoma City Metroplex
Frequency106.3 MHz
BrandingKGOU
Programming
FormatPublic Radio - News - Talk - Jazz
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
American Public Media
Public Radio International
WFMT Jazz Network
BBC World Service
Ownership
OwnerUniversity of Oklahoma
History
First air date
September 25, 1970; 54 years ago (1970-09-25)
Call sign meaning
OU is the abbreviation for the University of Oklahoma
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID69369
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT88.7 meters (291 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitekgou.org

KGOU (106.3 MHz) is a non-commercial, listener-supported, public radio station. It is licensed to Norman, Oklahoma, and serves the Oklahoma City Metroplex.[2] It is owned by the University of Oklahoma, with the license held by the Board of Regents. It is operated by OU's College of Continuing Education (OU Outreach). Studios are in Copeland Hall on Van Vleet Oval, part of the OU campus. The staff consists of ten full-time and four part-time employees.

KGOU is a Class A FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. The transmitter is on East Indian Hills Road at 60th Avenue NE in Norman.[3] Programming is also heard on four full-power satellites: KROU (105.7 FM) in Spencer, KWOU (88.1 FM) in Woodward, KOUA (91.9 FM) in Ada, and KQOU (89.1 FM) in Clinton. It also operates FM translators in Seminole (103.1 FM), in Ada (97.9 FM), in Chickasha (106.9 FM) and in Shawnee (105.1 FM).

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KGOU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KGOU." Accessed December 23, 2017.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KGOU