KEOS
Encyclopedia
KEOS is a listener-sponsored, commercial-free, non-profit community radio
station serving the Brazos Valley in Bryan, Texas
. The station, which has an all-volunteer staff, is affiliated with National Public Radio, Pacifica Radio
and Public Radio International
.
KEOS provides musical, cultural, and informational programming that celebrates and expresses the diversity of the community. It provides a voice for groups in the community that may otherwise go unheard, sustaining a forum for alternative points of view on local, national, and international issues, with particular awareness to women, students, labor, minorities, and other public interest constituencies.
licensed non-commercial educational radio station which began broadcasting on March 25, 1995.
Gordo Tortilla production plant. It was appropriately nicknamed the
"Tio Gordo Studios" in homage to the building's former occupant.
In 2002, KEOS began broadcasting from 207 East Carson Street in a building
formerly occupied by The Early Bird Shop. It was, as you might guess,
called "The Early Bird Studios."
On December 16, 2006, KEOS began broadcasting from its new home at 202 East Carson Street,
formerly the home of KAGC Christian Family Radio. Now in a building
that is owned by KEOS, It broadcasts from the "Bob & Judy Bell Studios,"
so named in honor of Bob & Judy Bell who sold the building to KEOS
after they sold KAGC.
.
affiliate, providing programming such as BBC News Hour, World Cafe
and Pacifica Network News in addition to the large quantity of quality local programming.
, and Free Speech Radio News. KEOS features music from folk
to rock
, from bluegrass
to Celtic
, American Indian (Native American/First Peoples) to Music from India
and the subcontinent, Cajun
to Texas roots, blues
to hip hop
.
- KEOS serves the under-served, such as minorities and youth, and links them to the world through music, news, & information
- KEOS involves listeners with candidate forums, interactive talk, and volunteerism
Community radio
Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...
station serving the Brazos Valley in Bryan, Texas
Bryan, Texas
Bryan is a city in Brazos County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 76,201. It is the county seat of Brazos County and is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley . It shares its border with the city of College Station, which lies to its south...
. The station, which has an all-volunteer staff, is affiliated with National Public Radio, Pacifica Radio
Pacifica Radio
Pacifica Radio is the oldest public radio network in the United States. It is a group of five independently operated, non-commercial, listener-supported radio stations that is known for its progressive/liberal political orientation. It is also a program service supplying over 100 affiliated...
and Public Radio International
Public Radio International
Public Radio International is a Minneapolis-based American public radio organization, with locations in Boston, New York, London and Beijing. PRI's tagline is "Hear a different voice." PRI is a major public media content creator and also distributes programs from many sources...
.
Mission
KEOS is committed to the creation of radio broadcasting by and for a public of diverse cultures, ages, income levels, and backgrounds.KEOS provides musical, cultural, and informational programming that celebrates and expresses the diversity of the community. It provides a voice for groups in the community that may otherwise go unheard, sustaining a forum for alternative points of view on local, national, and international issues, with particular awareness to women, students, labor, minorities, and other public interest constituencies.
What Is KEOS
KEOS 89.1 FM is a Federal Communications CommissionFederal 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...
licensed non-commercial educational radio station which began broadcasting on March 25, 1995.
History
On March 25, 1995, KEOS began broadcasting from 508A East 32nd Street in the former TioGordo Tortilla production plant. It was appropriately nicknamed the
"Tio Gordo Studios" in homage to the building's former occupant.
In 2002, KEOS began broadcasting from 207 East Carson Street in a building
formerly occupied by The Early Bird Shop. It was, as you might guess,
called "The Early Bird Studios."
On December 16, 2006, KEOS began broadcasting from its new home at 202 East Carson Street,
formerly the home of KAGC Christian Family Radio. Now in a building
that is owned by KEOS, It broadcasts from the "Bob & Judy Bell Studios,"
so named in honor of Bob & Judy Bell who sold the building to KEOS
after they sold KAGC.
Non-Profit
KEOS 89.1 FM Brazos Educational Radio is a non-profit educational and cultural organization with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue ServiceInternal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
.
Non-Commercial
KEOS continues and is completely locally supported by listeners with pledges, donations, underwriting, and volunteering as well as The Arts Council of Brazos Valley.Quality Programming
KEOS is a PRIPublic Radio International
Public Radio International is a Minneapolis-based American public radio organization, with locations in Boston, New York, London and Beijing. PRI's tagline is "Hear a different voice." PRI is a major public media content creator and also distributes programs from many sources...
affiliate, providing programming such as BBC News Hour, World Cafe
World Cafe
World Cafe is a two-hour long, nationally syndicated music radio program that originates from WXPN, a non-commercial station licensed to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The program began in 1991 and was originally distributed by Public Radio...
and Pacifica Network News in addition to the large quantity of quality local programming.
Diversity
News and information from around the world include the BBC News, World CafeWorld Cafe
World Cafe is a two-hour long, nationally syndicated music radio program that originates from WXPN, a non-commercial station licensed to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The program began in 1991 and was originally distributed by Public Radio...
, and Free Speech Radio News. KEOS features music from folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
to rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, from bluegrass
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
to Celtic
Celtic music
Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...
, American Indian (Native American/First Peoples) to Music from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and the subcontinent, Cajun
Cajun
Cajuns are an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles...
to Texas roots, blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
to hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
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Outreach
- KEOS promotes local, state, and national live music concerts- KEOS serves the under-served, such as minorities and youth, and links them to the world through music, news, & information
- KEOS involves listeners with candidate forums, interactive talk, and volunteerism