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Broadcast area | Topeka, Kansas |
Frequency | 580 kHz (time-share with WIBW (580 AM)) |
Branding | KKSU 580 AM |
Ownership | |
Owner | Kansas State University |
History | |
First air date | December 1, 1924 |
Last air date |
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Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Kansas State University |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 33356 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts (weekday afternoons only) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°13′1.20″N 96°35′9.60″W / 39.2170000°N 96.5860000°W |
KKSU was an AM radio station in Manhattan, Kansas, that broadcast from 1924 to 2002. The station was owned by Kansas State University (KSU) and operated by K-State Research and Extension, with studios and transmitter on KSU's campus in Manhattan. At the time it ended operations, it was one-half of one of the last shared-time frequencies in the United States.
For decades KKSU had provided a "K-State Radio Network" service, which mailed programs and features to radio stations across the nation. After KKSU ceased broadcasting, former staff continued to operate the network service, while also starting the construction of a satellite uplink for distribution to member stations.[1] The site was licensed in July 2003, and a couple of months later the daily program Agriculture Today[2] began to be delivered. The K-State Radio Network continues to produce and distribute agricultural news, family and public affairs programming to radio stations and networks across the Midwest.