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| Broadcast area | Lafayette-Acadiana combined statistical area, Lake Charles metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 88.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Radio Acadie |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | |
| Format | Public radio/Cajun/Zydeco |
| Subchannels | HD2: Top-40/College Radio "KampusFM" HD3: Public radio; all news/talk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| History | |
First air date | August 8, 1963 |
Call sign meaning | Radio Voice of Southwestern, in reference to former name of owner, University of Southwestern Louisiana |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 66595 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 379.0 meters (1,243.4 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°19′20.00″N 92°22′40.00″W / 30.3222222°N 92.3777778°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via TuneIn) Listen live (HD2) |
| Website | www kampusfm |
KRVS (88.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a public radio format. Licensed to Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, it is currently owned by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and features programming from American Public Media, NPR and Public Radio International.[2]
Programming covers various types of music of Louisiana such as Cajun music, zydeco, blues, jazz, swamp pop, swamp rock and other Louisiana singer/songwriter music. KRVS also broadcasts the annual Festival International de Louisiane. The station also carries news and music programming in Louisiana French.[3]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRVS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KRVS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ McBride, Stewart (May 6, 1982). "Louisiana's Cajuns; Music May Set a Culture on Its Feet Again". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved July 22, 2021.