KBVR
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KBVR
| logo =
| city = Corvallis, Oregon
| area =
| branding =
| frequency = 88.7 MHz
| airdate = 1965 (at 90.1)
| format = Variety
| erp = 340 watts
| haat = -25 meters
| class = A
| facility_id = 50623
| coordinates = {{coord|44|33|50|N|123|16|30|W|region:US-OR_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = K BeaVeR, OSU mascot{{cite news|title=Call Letter Origins |volume=238 |url=http://nelson.oldradio.com/origins.call-list.html |publisher=The Broadcast Archive |last=Nelson |first=Bob |date=June 2, 2009 |access-date=June 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218013408/http://nelson.oldradio.com/origins.call-list.html |archive-date=February 18, 2016 }}
| former_callsigns =
| former_frequencies = 90.1 MHz (1965–1977)
| affiliations =
| owner = Oregon State University
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast = [http://www.kbvr.com/listen Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.kbvr.com kbvr.com]
}}
KBVR (88.7 FM) is a student-run non-commercial radio station broadcasting a variety format. Licensed to Corvallis, Oregon, United States, the station is currently owned by Oregon State University.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KBVR |title=KBVR Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} KBVR is part of Orange Media Network, the student media department at OSU.{{Cite news|url=http://sli.oregonstate.edu/omn|title=Orange Media Network|date=2016-09-01|work=Student Leadership & Involvement|access-date=2017-08-09|language=en}}
The station can be heard in about a 30-mile radius around Corvallis, depending on altitude. KBVR was founded in 1966.
History
KBVR-FM 88.7 was originally broadcast from Shepherd Hall on the Oregon State University Campus in 1965 at 90.1 MHz with 10 watts of power and a 4 to 5 mile listening radius. The station relocated to Snell Hall in 1977, and continued to expand its listening area to the current radius of 30 miles using 340 watts of power and moved to its current 88.7 MHz frequency. The station relocated again in 2015 to its current location in the university's Student Experience Center.{{Cite web |url=http://mu.oregonstate.edu/orangemedianetwork/about-orange-media-network/kbvr-fm |title=KBVR FM | Memorial Union | Oregon State University |access-date=2016-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717061022/http://mu.oregonstate.edu/orangemedianetwork/about-orange-media-network/kbvr-fm |archive-date=2016-07-17 |url-status=dead }}
In the first six months of operations, KBVR-FM (90.1 then) was only on the air from 6:00 to 7:00 pm Monday through Friday. In the past 37 years, however, KBVR has expanded considerably and currently KBVR covers the airwaves 24 hours a day, seven days a week and includes news, sports and talk variety shows. The show formats include indie rock, punk, jazz, blues, electronica, funk, hip-hop, nu metal and alternative metal, classical, world, and sports talk. The station also broadcasts live Beaver Football and Men's Basketball games.
The station is staffed entirely by students, and student volunteers serve as DJs.
The station's content has also expanded to include Cassette music blog, which covers local and national music.{{Cite web|url=http://www.orangemedianetwork.com/blog/cassette/|title=Cassette|last=Network|first=Orange Media|website=Orange Media Network|language=en|access-date=2017-08-09}} The KBVR-FM students also create a number of podcasts, available for streaming and download on the station's website, iTunes and Google Play.{{Cite web|url=http://www.orangemedianetwork.com/kbvr_fm/|title=KBVR-FM 88.7|last=Network|first=Orange Media|website=Orange Media Network|language=en|access-date=2017-08-09}}
KBVR-FM is funded by student fees and underwriting grants from local and national businesses.
Awards
KBVR-FM was awarded first place for Best Radio Promo from the College Media Association Apple Awards back to back in 2016 and 2017. College Media Business & Advertising Managers awarded the station third place for Best Audio Ad/Underwriting Spot and third place for Best Self-Promotional Ad in 2017. In 2014, KBVR-FM took home a total of nine awards at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting Awards in New York City, including "Best College/University Station" for schools with over 10,000 students.{{Cite web |url=http://www.collegebroadcasters.us/content/awards/2014IBS-Awards-Files/8MAR2014-IBS-AwardWinners.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-04-10 |archive-date=2014-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413143121/http://www.collegebroadcasters.us/content/awards/2014IBS-Awards-Files/8MAR2014-IBS-AwardWinners.pdf |url-status=dead }}
See also
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External links
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