KBRG
The KBRG was Brigham Young University's first FM station. The FCC approved BYU to start broadcasting under KBRG on May 9, 1960 as the letters KBYU were assigned to a Liberty Ship from World War II. In November 9, 1960 BYU began to broadcast as KBYU-FM. Owen Rich (1960-1960) served as the only director of KBRG.
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Variant names
KBRG-FM
Description
Established: 1960
Abolished: 1960
Location: Provo, Utah (1960-1960)
Functions
KBYU's main functions was to provide news and entertainment to the campus of BYU and the Provo community.
Assets and Administrative Structure
KBRG was supervised by a director who reported to the head of the Dept. of Speech and Dramatic Arts.
Associated Units
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Speech and Dramatic Arts (1953-1961) (1960)
Associated unit: Brigham Young University. Radio and Television Committee (1960)
Associated unit: Brigham Young University. News Bureau (1960)
Earlier unit: KBYU (1960)
Later unit: KBYU-FM (1960)
Associated Archival Materials
Brigham Young University Broadcast Services Department Records, 1962-1987 (UA 1017)
Sources
Brigham Young University The First Hundred Years, 1975: v. 3 p. 662 (KBYU was assigned to a Liberty Ship from World War II; provide news and entertainment to the campus of BYU and the Provo community)
Classic 89 Web site, via WWW, October 12, 2010 (earlier unit to KBYU-FM; began broadcasting in 1960) http://www.classical89.org/
A History of Broadcasting Education at Brigham Young University to 1962, 1973: p. 145 (Owen Rich gets approval to begin Broadcasting KBRG)
Pioneers in Twentieth Century Mormon Media: Oral Histories of Latter-day Saint Electronic Media and Public Relations Professionals by Jonice L. Hubbard (Dissertation); (Owen S. Rich reported to Earl T. Pardoe)
Maintenance Information
Record ID: EAC-2010-00312
Creator: ANG