KTCU
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KTCU-FM is a radio station
in Fort Worth, Texas
, broadcasting from Texas Christian University
. The station has been on the air since October 5, 1964 and is broadcast out of TCU's studios with 10,000 Watts ERP
. Home of The Good Show with Tom & Chris and Sputnik with DJ Janice. Former D/FW news, sports and traffic reporter Russell Scott has been station manager since 2006.
Originally, KTCU was broadcast across the TCU campus and dormitories on 1025 AM from 1957-64.
Early notables include Russ Bloxom (later news anchor at WBAP/KXAS-TV, 1967-79,) Jerry Park (co-host of WFAA's "News 8 etc..." in the early 1970s,) John Moncrief (newscaster for TSN; now deceased,) Clem Candelaria (management at KTVT-TV,) Mike Marshall (Houston radio) and Sanda McQueery (co-host of KTVT's "Reveille.")
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...
in Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
, broadcasting from Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...
. The station has been on the air since October 5, 1964 and is broadcast out of TCU's studios with 10,000 Watts ERP
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
. Home of The Good Show with Tom & Chris and Sputnik with DJ Janice. Former D/FW news, sports and traffic reporter Russell Scott has been station manager since 2006.
Originally, KTCU was broadcast across the TCU campus and dormitories on 1025 AM from 1957-64.
Early notables include Russ Bloxom (later news anchor at WBAP/KXAS-TV, 1967-79,) Jerry Park (co-host of WFAA's "News 8 etc..." in the early 1970s,) John Moncrief (newscaster for TSN; now deceased,) Clem Candelaria (management at KTVT-TV,) Mike Marshall (Houston radio) and Sanda McQueery (co-host of KTVT's "Reveille.")