KEYA

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Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ′ 37 ″  N , 99 ° 45 ′ 2 ″  W.

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KEYA 88.5 FM is an American radio station based in North Dakota . The transmitter with an output of 19  kW ERP is located in Belcourt in the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation . The station is owned by KEYA Inc. KEYA is the second oldest Native American radio station in the United States. (The first station is KILI near Pine Ridge, South Dakota ) The antennas are on a mast 110 meters above ground. The station can also be received in the southern part of the Canadian province of Manitoba .

KEYA is the official callsign , spoken letter by letter, issued by the American Federal Communications Commission (FCC). KEYA broadcasts a mixed program of local information, training programs, sports coverage and country music. The station can be received within 100 miles. Part of the program is designed by volunteer, honorary moderators. The station's motto is 'The Voice of The Turtle Mountains'.

history

The Federal Communication Commission first granted a license to the Belcourt School District in July 1974 to operate a non-commercial, non-profit, educational program broadcasting operation. Broadcasting began in October 1975. The station's budget came primarily from the school district. In 1995 the license was transferred to KEYA Inc. to get more financing options. KEYA has been working with casino operators since the license was transferred (one of the essential funding options for Indian reservations, as reservations, unlike other bodies in the USA, are allowed to allow gambling on their territory)

See also

List of radio stations in the United States

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ KEYA Public Radio P.0. Box 190-Belcourt, ND 58316 Head west on ND-5 / US_281 toward Hospital Rd Turn right at Hospital Rd Turn left, KEYA Studios will be on the right
  2. ↑ Database of the FCC (English)
  3. ↑ In North America and individual states in South and Central America, radio and television stations are designated by their call sign. In most European countries, the call signs that were originally mentioned on the radio stations disappeared early; in Germany they were never used. In the USA, the mandatory use of call signs goes back to the radio history of the country and from 1930 with the licensing by the Federal Communication Commission at the beginning of the 20th century, the then International Telegraph Union (ITU) arranged the country codes "W" in several steps , "K", "N" and "AA" - "AL" the United States too. While "A" and "N" are used for military and amateur radio services, US broadcasters get callsigns starting with "K" or "W" when licensed by the FCC. Broadcasters located west of the Mississippi receive callsigns beginning with the letter "K"; Channel east of the Mississippi with "W". This regulation was introduced in January 1923 and is still in force today.
  4. ↑ Volenteers Ever think about becoming a KEYA volunteer? Just talk to the staff. Training is done individually. If you want to do music programs like the nights owls nest, country & western or oldies, etc .., or maybe you're interested in doing the announcing during our Sports Broadcasting, have a chat with KEYA Program Director Jarle Kvale.

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