KRVS
{{Short description|Public radio station in Lafayette, Louisiana}}
{{For|the airport near Tulsa, Oklahoma assigned the ICAO code KRVS|Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| city = Lafayette, Louisiana
| name = KRVS
| logo = KRVS logo since 2012.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| area = Lafayette-Acadiana combined statistical area, Lake Charles metropolitan area
| frequency = {{frequency|88.7|MHz}} {{HD Radio}}
| branding = Radio Acadie
| languages = {{unbulleted list|English|Louisiana French}}
| format = Public radio/Cajun/Zydeco
| subchannels = {{ubl|HD2: KampusFM (Top-40/College Radio)|HD3: News & Talk (all news/talk)}}
| affiliations = {{unbulleted list|American Public Media|NPR| Public Radio International}}
| owner = University of Louisiana at Lafayette
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| airdate = {{start date and age|1963|8|8}}
| former_callsigns =
| callsign_meaning = Radio Voice of Southwestern, in reference to former name of owner, University of Southwestern Louisiana
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 66595
| class = C0
| power =
| erp = 100,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|379.0|m|ft|sp=us}}
| coordinates = {{coord|30|19|20.00|N| 92|22|40.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
| webcast = {{TuneIn|KRVS-Radio-Acadie-887-s1207/}}
{{listenlive|https://kampusfm.krvs.org/kampusfm-is-online/}} (HD2)
| website = {{URL|https://www.krvs.org}}
{{URL|https://kampusfm.krvs.org}} (HD2)
}}
KRVS (88.7 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a public radio format. Licensed to Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, it is currently owned by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and features programming from American Public Media, NPR and Public Radio International.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KRVS |title=KRVS Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
Programming covers various types of music of Louisiana such as Cajun music, zydeco, blues, jazz, swamp pop, swamp rock and other Louisiana singer/songwriter music. KRVS also broadcasts the annual Festival International de Louisiane. The station also carries news and music programming in Louisiana French.{{cite news|title=Louisiana's Cajuns; Music May Set a Culture on Its Feet Again|last=McBride|first=Stewart|date=May 6, 1982|work=The Christian Science Monitor|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1982/0506/050638.html|accessdate=July 22, 2021}}
History
The station began broadcasting in May 1963 and was officially licensed on August 8, 1963, to operate a power of 10 watts and a coverage area of about six city blocks.{{cite web|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=69729|title=Broadcasting Station License Record: KRVS|access-date=July 19, 2020|publisher=FCC}} The station initially operated on FM at {{frequency|88.3|MHz}} with an AM carrier current simulcast on {{frequency|600|kHz}}.{{cite book|title=L'Acadien|year=1966|publisher=University of Southwestern Louisiana|page=103|url=https://archive.org/details/lacadien1966univ/page/102/mode/2up?q=KRVS}} In 1979, the station increased its FM transmission power to 3 kilowatts and shifted to {{frequency|88.1|MHz}}.{{cite book|title=L'Acadien|year=1979|publisher=University of Southwestern Louisiana|page=134|url=https://archive.org/details/lacadien6019univ/page/134/mode/2up?q=KRVS}} In November 1982, the station again increased its transmission power to 100 kW{{cite book|title=L'Acadien|year=1984|publisher=University of Southwestern Louisiana|page=230|url=https://archive.org/details/lacadien6619univ/page/230/mode/2up?q=KRVS}} and switched to its current frequency of {{frequency|88.7|MHz}}.{{cite web|title=FM Station Construction Permit (modified)|publisher=FCC|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=36834}}
KRVS's call letters stand for Radio Voice of Southwestern (The university's name at the time the station signed on was the University of Southwestern Louisiana).{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2013/12/26/krvs-radio-acadie-still-thrives-after-50-years/4214413/|title=KRVS Radio Acadie still thriving after 50 years|work=The Daily Advertiser|place=Lafayette|date=December 26, 2013|access-date=July 19, 2020}}{{cite web|last=Broussard|first=Ryan|url=http://theind.com/article-4276-radio-voice-of-southwestern.html|title=Radio Voice of Southwestern|work=The Independent Weekly|place=Lafayette|date=June 17, 2009|issue=300|access-date=July 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620132108/http://www.theind.com/content/view/4540/1/|archive-date=June 20, 2009|url-status=live}} Originally a college radio station, it joined NPR in the mid-1970s.
Today the station serves roles as regional public radio and an international online resource. KRVS broadcasts at 100,000 watts, providing service to 651,000 residents in 12 parishes across southern Louisiana, an area referred to as Acadiana. KRVS programs are also available on the Internet.
In fall 2023, KRVS launched an HD Radio subcarrier for the student-run station, KampusFM.{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Kade |date=2024-04-24 |title=KampusFM is bringing KRVS back to its roots |url=https://louisiana.edu/news/kampusfm-bringing-krvs-back-its-roots |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=University of Louisiana at Lafayette {{!}} University News |language=en}} The station also operates an all-talk channel, "News & Talk," featuring public radio programming on a third HD subcarrier.{{Cite web |title=Context-HD3 News and Talk Schedule |url=https://www.krvs.org/krvs-hd3-schedule |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=KRVS Radio Acadie |language=en}}
KRVS operated a translator at 90.5 FM K213AZ in Lake Charles that was licensed on February 6, 1989.[https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&facid=69164 FCCdata.org - powered by REC] It was shut down on May 22, 2001 after American Family Radio opened a full-power station, KYLC, at nearby 90.3 FM.{{cite web|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=43209|date=September 23, 2002|title=Import letter|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=November 24, 2022}}{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Lake Charles with no public radio|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/360075612/|work=The Town Talk|place=Alexandria, Louisiana|date=April 14, 2001|page=5|access-date=July 18, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|last=Harden|first=Blaine|title=Religious and Public Stations Battle for Share of Radio Dial|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2002/09/15/national/15RADI.html|access-date=July 18, 2020|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 15, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021102195727/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/15/national/15RADI.html|archive-date=November 2, 2002|url-status=live}} FCC rules allow a full-power station to force any adjacent translators to shut down. In 2003, KRVS moved its transmitter 30 miles to the west to extend its signal to Lake Charles.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntia.doc.gov/legacy/otiahome/ptfp/coverage/la.htm|title=Louisiana|work=Public Radio Coverage 2004|publisher=National Telecommunications and Information Administration|access-date=July 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022082949/https://www.ntia.doc.gov/legacy/otiahome/ptfp/coverage/la.htm|archive-date=October 22, 2011|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- {{FM station data|66595|KRVS}}
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