KRVS
Public radio station in Lafayette, Louisiana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the airport near Tulsa, Oklahoma assigned the ICAO code KRVS, see Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport.
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]
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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 |
Subchannels | HD2: Alternative rock/AAA/classic hits "KampusFM" HD3: Public radio; news/talk |
Affiliations | |
Ownership | |
Owner | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
History | |
First air date | August 8, 1963; 60 years ago (1963-08-08) |
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 |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via TuneIn) Listen live (HD2) |
Website | www kampusfm |
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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]