KASU

{{short description|Radio station at Arkansas State University}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KASU

| logo =

| city = Jonesboro, Arkansas

| area =

| branding = 91.9 KASU

| airdate = 1957

| frequency = 91.9 MHz

| format = Public Radio

| erp = 100,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|210|m|sp=us}}

| class = C1

| facility_id = 2785

| coordinates = {{coord|35|53|27|N| 90|40|26|W|region:US-AR_type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning = Arkansas State University{{cite web|work=The Broadcast Archive |title=Call Letter Origins |url=http://nelson.oldradio.com/origins.call-list.html |last=Nelson |first=Bob |date=2008-05-31 |accessdate=2008-06-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218013408/http://nelson.oldradio.com/origins.call-list.html |archivedate=2016-02-18 }}

| former_callsigns =

| owner = Arkansas State University

| licensee =

| sister_stations =

| webcast =

| website = [http://www.kasu.org kasu.org]

| affiliations = National Public Radio, American Public Media

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KASU (91.9 FM) is a non-commercial public radio station licensed to Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States. Established in 1957, the station serves parts of northeastern Arkansas, southeastern Missouri and western Tennessee.{{cite web |url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KASU&service=FM |title=Coverage Area for KASU 91.9 FM |date=2024 |website=radio-locator.com |publisher=Radio-Locator |access-date=December 22, 2024}}

On March 28, 2020, an EF3 tornado directly struck Jonesboro destroying the transmitter site for the station.

Emergency Alert System

KASU is the primary source of messages distributed through the Emergency Alert System in northeast Arkansas. KAIT relays KASU’s signal for tests and KJNB-LD relays KASU’s signal for actual emergencies.[https://arkbroadcasters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Arkansas-EAS-Plan.pdf Arkansas EAS Plan] arkbroadcasters.org

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