KCAC (FM)
Encyclopedia
KCAC is a non-commercial educational
radio station
broadcasting an alternative rock
music format. Licensed to Camden, Arkansas
, USA, the station is currently owned by Southern Arkansas University
– Technical Branch and features programing from Citadel Media.
issued a construction permit
for the station to Camden Fairview School District, through its licensee Camden Career Center, on May 29, 1990. The station was assigned the KCAC call sign
on June 14, 1990, and received its license to cover
on April 1, 1993. The station's license was assigned by Camden Fairview School District to the current owner, Southern Arkansas University, on August 25, 2005 at a purchase price of $1.00.
Non-commercial educational
The term non-commercial educational applies to a radio station or TV station that does not accept on air advertisements , as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission . NCE stations do not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting an alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
music format. Licensed to Camden, Arkansas
Camden, Arkansas
Camden is a city in and the county seat of Ouachita County in the southern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Long an area of American Indians villages, the French also made a permanent settlement here because of its advantageous location above the Ouachita River. According to 2007 Census...
, USA, the station is currently owned by Southern Arkansas University
Southern Arkansas University
Southern Arkansas University is a public four-year institution located in Magnolia, the seat of Columbia County in Arkansas, United States, not far from the Louisiana state line.-Location:Southern Arkansas University is located in Magnolia, which, as of the census...
– Technical Branch and features programing from Citadel Media.
History
The Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications Commission
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issued a construction permit
Construction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
for the station to Camden Fairview School District, through its licensee Camden Career Center, on May 29, 1990. The station was assigned the KCAC call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
on June 14, 1990, and received its license to cover
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
on April 1, 1993. The station's license was assigned by Camden Fairview School District to the current owner, Southern Arkansas University, on August 25, 2005 at a purchase price of $1.00.