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Broadcast area | southeast Texas |
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Frequency | 91.3 MHz |
Programming | |
Format | Public radio |
Affiliations | NPR |
Ownership | |
Owner | Lamar University |
History | |
First air date | 1974 |
Call sign meaning | Voice of Lamar University |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 36456 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 40,000 Watts |
HAAT | 137 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°06′40″N 94°03′10″W / 30.11111°N 94.05278°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www.kvlu.org |
KVLU (91.3 FM), is a public radio station and NPR affiliate broadcasting throughout southeast Texas. It is licensed to Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas with studios located on campus and a transmitter site located in Rose City, Texas. The broadcast area reaches to Jasper, Texas at the north, Lake Charles, Louisiana to the east, Bolivar, Texas to the south and Baytown, Texas to the west. Launched in 1974, the station operates independently and features a diverse 24/7 schedule of programs including NPR news morning, midday and afternoon as well as locally produced music programs, local features and radio documentaries, etc. The station is largely member supported with additional support coming from the university and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as well as program underwriters.