KCUR 89.3 FM Your station for NPR News

KCUR 89.3 FM Your station for NPR News

About KCUR

KCUR-FM, Kansas City Frequently Asked Questions FREQUENCY: 89.3 FM AFFILIATIONS: National Public Radio, Public Radio International, Corporation For Public Broadcasting, American Public Media, Public Radio in Mid-America, Public Interactive LICENSEE: KCUR-FM is licensed to the Curators of the University of Missouri. FORMAT: KCUR-FM is a high quality, news, information and entertainment service in a non-commercial environment. KCUR-FM is "Your Station For NPR News" and is a source for diverse local programming. MISSION STATEMENT: It is the responsibility of KCUR-FM to provide an audience of significant size with a program service which informs, entertains and enriches the community. FACTS: KCUR signed on the air October 21, 1957. KCUR broadcasts 24 hours per day; 20 hours of news each weekday; 100,000 watts; Stereo Watch a multimedia slideshow of KCUR's first 50 Years! MAILING ADDRESS: KCUR-FM 4825 Troost Avenue, Suite 202 Kansas City, MO 64110 Phone: (816) 235-1551 Fax: (816) 235-2865 E-mail: kcur@umkc.edu Web: www.kcur.org Map to KCUR studios How to order a CD copy of a KCUR program:Call the KCUR Business Office at 816.235.1551 during business hours. There is a $10.00 fee. SERVICE AREA: KCUR broadcasts with a power of 100,000 watts which covers a 90 mile radius in Northwestern Missouri and Northeastern Kansas. Over 150,000 people listen to KCUR each month. The median age of KCUR listeners is 39.6 years. Approximately 55% of the audience is in Missouri; 45% in Kansas. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The Constitution of Missouri established a nine-member Board of Curators responsible for governing the University of Missouri. Since KCUR is licensed to the Curators of the University of Missouri, the Curators also are the official Board of Directors for the station. The secretary to the Board of Curators is Kathleen Miller, 316 Univ. Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Her telephone is (573) 882-2388. STAFFING: KCUR has 21 full-time broadcast professionals and 17 part-time employees. In addition, a true strength of the KCUR organization is in the quantity and quality of its 200 volunteers. Volunteers are welcome to participate in station activities like: answering telephones during membership drives, assisting at the KCUR table during special events; ushering at our venues, etc. Volunteers with areas of expertise that could benefit KCUR, are most welcome to assist the station in marketing, computers, graphics, legal matters, etc. Volunteers are appreciated and valued assets of the station. Staff Directory FUTURE PLANS: KCUR provides a 24 hour a day, non-commercial, broadcast service. For the future, that primary service will continue with a few exceptions: the programming will change when necessary; a concerted effort will be made to enhance the local news and information service; the aging equipment at KCUR will be replaced; and new technologies will be explored to see if the KCUR service can be made more accessible and valuable. In anticipation of reduced federal funding, KCUR will seek out alternative funding mechanisms and will fine tune existing efforts to make them more effective.