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KNCH

KNCH
Broadcast areaConcho Valley
Frequency90.1 MHz
BrandingTexas Tech Public Media
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatPublic radio
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerTexas Tech University
History
First air date
1996 (1996)
Former call signs
KUTX (1995–2010)
Call sign meaning
C(K)oNCHo Valley
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID9776
ClassC2
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT250 meters (820 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
31°35′21.6″N 100°31′1.4″W / 31.589333°N 100.517056°W / 31.589333; -100.517056 (KNCH)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websiteknch.org

KNCH (90.1 MHz) is the National Public Radio station for the Concho Valley of west-central Texas. Licensed to San Angelo, it is owned by Texas Tech University and operated out of Texas Tech's campus in Lubbock.

The station first signed on in 1996 as KUTX, owned by the University of Texas as a sister station to KUT in Austin. Its arrival brought public radio to one of the few areas in the nation that didn't have a clear signal from a public radio station. The station was a straight simulcast of KUT, with no local programming.

In 2007, however, UT began discussions about selling KUTX to Texas Tech. At the time, Angelo State University was in the process of joining the Texas Tech University System, and UT officials thought KUTX would be a perfect complement. The sale closed in December 2009. Texas Tech officially took control in April 2010 and changed the callsign to the current KNCH. Texas Tech transitioned the format news blended with classical music.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ McGowan, Matthew (April 29, 2010). "Tech media continues to make waves". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Gannett. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
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