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| − | 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- | + | 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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Revision as of 15:19, 3 May 2011
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.
Contents
Variant names
KBRG-FM
Description
Established: 1960
Abolished: 1960
Location: Provo, Utah (1960-1960)
Functions
KBYU's main functions is to provide news and entertainment to the campus of BYU and the Provo community.
Assets and Administrative Structure
KBRG acted under Broadcasting Services. It acted under a director of the station.
Associated Units
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. Broadcast Services (1960-1960)
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; part of Broadcast Services; 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)
Maintenance Information
Record ID: EAC-2010-00312
Creator: ANG