Broadcast area | Oklahoma City Metroplex |
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Frequency | 106.3 MHz |
Branding | KGOU |
Programming | |
Format | Public Radio - News - Talk - Jazz |
Affiliations | National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio International WFMT Jazz Network BBC World Service |
Ownership | |
Owner | University of Oklahoma |
History | |
First air date | September 25, 1970 |
Call sign meaning | OU is the abbreviation for the University of Oklahoma |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 69369 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 88.7 meters (291 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | kgou.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).