KBIA

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KBIA
Radio stations ( Public Broadcasting Act )
Program type Information, culture, music
reception FM 91.3 MHz with three HD channels (100 kW)
and as an internet live stream
Reception area Central Missouri United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Start of transmission May 1, 1972
Broadcaster The Curators University of Missouri
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Website

KBIA is a freelance public radio station on the National Public Radio network in  Columbia , Missouri. The program consists of locally produced news shows, self-produced talk shows and NPR news programs such as All Things Considered  and the Morning Edition .

The station is owned by the University of Missouri and operates its own independent newsroom. It also serves as a training facility for radio and radio students for the Missouri School of Journalism. The studios are now located in McReynolds Hall, while the transmitter and the transmission technology for KOMU-TV are outside the city.

KBIA-FM won two "National Headliner Awards" in 2017. The award was first awarded in 1935 and was then introduced by the Press Club of Atlantic City. Today the award is one of the most important radio journalism awards in the USA and is awarded for productions by both commercial and non-commercial stations.

Programs

KBIA uses the HD radio to transmit additional programs

  • KBIA analog and HD1: KBIA main program with news, talk and music programs
  • KBIA2: KBIA is broadcast on the channel, but changes to classical music for news broadcasts
  • KBIA: transmits an AAA format

Web links

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  1. https://radio-locator.com/info/KBIA-FM
  2. KBIA-FM Wins 2 National Headliner Awards - Missouri School of Journalism . In: Missouri School of Journalism . May 3, 2017 ( missouri.edu [accessed July 15, 2017]).