KXCV
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KXCV is a radio station
broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Maryville, Missouri
, USA. The station is currently owned by Northwest Missouri State Univ. and features programing from American Public Media
and National Public Radio. The station is the National Public Radio radio station
of Northwest Missouri State University
and was the first full-power (100 kW) public radio station in Missouri in 1971.
The station with its repeater KRNW (Radio Northwest) in Chillicothe, Missouri
, covers the northwest corner of Missouri
as well as sections of Iowa
, Kansas
, and Nebraska
.
It is flagship of the Bearcat Radio Network which broadcasts the school's football games (as well as men's and women's basketball games). Interest in the games skyrocketed have Northwest won back to back national NCAA Division II championship in 1998 and 1999. Other members of the network are KVVL (Maryville), KCXL
(Liberty, Missouri
), KAAN-FM
(Bethany, Missouri
), and KESJ in St. Joseph, Missouri.
The station originally broadcast from the top floor of the Northwest Administration Building. Its facilities were destroyed in a catastrophic fire in the building in 1979. It now broadcasts from Well's Hall which is the remodeled former library of the school.
KXCV (XCV - Roman numbers for 95) is located at 90.5 on the FM. KRNW is at 88.9. KXCV broadcasts at 100kW while KRNW broadcasts at 38 kW.
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 a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Maryville, Missouri
Maryville, Missouri
Maryville is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2000 census. The town, organized on February 14, 1845, was named for Mrs. Mary Graham, wife of Amos Graham, then the county clerk. Mary was the first Caucasian woman to have lived within the boundaries...
, USA. The station is currently owned by Northwest Missouri State Univ. and features programing from American Public Media
American Public Media
American Public Media is the second largest producer of public radio programs in the United States of America after NPR. Its non-profit parent, American Public Media Group, also owns and operates radio stations in Minnesota, California, and Florida. Its station brands are Minnesota Public Radio,...
and National Public Radio. The station is the National Public Radio 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...
of Northwest Missouri State University
Northwest Missouri State University
Northwest Missouri State University is a state university in Maryville, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, it offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. The campus, based on the design for Forest Park at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, is the official Missouri State Arboretum....
and was the first full-power (100 kW) public radio station in Missouri in 1971.
The station with its repeater KRNW (Radio Northwest) in Chillicothe, Missouri
Chillicothe, Missouri
Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Livingston County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9,515 at the 2010 census. The name "Chillicothe" is Shawnee for "big town", and was named after their Chillicothe, located since 1774 about a mile from the present-day city.Chillicothe is...
, covers the northwest corner of Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
as well as sections of Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, and Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
.
It is flagship of the Bearcat Radio Network which broadcasts the school's football games (as well as men's and women's basketball games). Interest in the games skyrocketed have Northwest won back to back national NCAA Division II championship in 1998 and 1999. Other members of the network are KVVL (Maryville), KCXL
KCXL
KCXL is a locally-owned talk/oldies station that serves the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. From its tower in Liberty, Missouri, KCXL broadcasts all hours of the day. Despite the "daytimer" correlation with Class D stations, KCXL's six nighttime watts continue the station's operation within Clay...
(Liberty, Missouri
Liberty, Missouri
Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. At the 2007 population estimate, the city population was 29,993...
), KAAN-FM
KAAN-FM
KAAN-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format.Licensed to Bethany, Missouri, USA. The station is currently owned by Cameron/ Bethany License Co, LLC and features programing from ABC Radio .-History:...
(Bethany, Missouri
Bethany, Missouri
Bethany is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,087 at the 2000 census.-Bethany Falls Limestone:...
), and KESJ in St. Joseph, Missouri.
The station originally broadcast from the top floor of the Northwest Administration Building. Its facilities were destroyed in a catastrophic fire in the building in 1979. It now broadcasts from Well's Hall which is the remodeled former library of the school.
KXCV (XCV - Roman numbers for 95) is located at 90.5 on the FM. KRNW is at 88.9. KXCV broadcasts at 100kW while KRNW broadcasts at 38 kW.