KCSU-FM
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KCSU-FM is Colorado State University
's non-commercial
, student-run, campus radio
station licensed to Fort Collins, Colorado
. KCSU broadcasts at 10,000 watts reaching south to Greeley
and Loveland
and north to about the Wyoming
border. KCSU also streams their broadcast online from their website.
While KCSU's music is programmed during the prime time hours of the day (7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.), DJs are allowed a degree of flexibility in what they play. The radio station's overnight program is experimental. During this time, the DJs are allowed to play anything as long as it complies with Federal Communications Commission
(FCC)regulations. In addition to consistent musical programming, KCSU also provides news five times a day and public service announcement
s every hour.
Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
's non-commercial
Non-commercial
Non-commercial refers to an activity or entity that does not in some sense involve commerce, at least relative to similar activities that do have a commercial objective or emphasis...
, student-run, campus radio
Campus radio
Campus radio is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively by students, or may include programmers from the wider community in which the radio station is based...
station licensed to Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins is a Home Rule Municipality situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, and is the county seat and most populous city of Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Fort Collins is located north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. With a 2010 census...
. KCSU broadcasts at 10,000 watts reaching south to Greeley
Greeley, Colorado
The City of Greeley is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Weld County, Colorado, United States. Greeley is located in the region known as Northern Colorado. Greeley is situated north-northeast of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. According to the...
and Loveland
Loveland, Colorado
Loveland is a Home Rule Municipality that is the second most populous city in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Loveland is situated north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Loveland is the 14th most populous city in Colorado. The United States Census Bureau that in 2010 the...
and north to about the Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
border. KCSU also streams their broadcast online from their website.
While KCSU's music is programmed during the prime time hours of the day (7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.), DJs are allowed a degree of flexibility in what they play. The radio station's overnight program is experimental. During this time, the DJs are allowed to play anything as long as it complies with Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC)regulations. In addition to consistent musical programming, KCSU also provides news five times a day and public service announcement
Public service announcement
A public service announcement or public service ad is a type of advertisement featured on television, radio, print or other media...
s every hour.