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KRUU-LP
KRUU-LP (100.1 FM) was a 100-watt non-commercial Low-power broadcasting, low-power community radio station operating in Fairfield, Iowa. The station was partially solar powered. KRUU-LP was an open source, independent radio, listener-supported station and served a broadcast radius of approximately ten miles. History Originally granted a construction permit to build a low power radio station with the call letters KRUU-LP by the FCC in 2001, the Fairfield Youth Advocacy, a.k.a. the Beatbox, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, was granted a six-month extension in April 2006. At that time, a town hall meeting was held and the board of directors was formed. The station debuted on air on September 30, 2006.Staff writeAboutKRUU FM web site In September 2009, KRUU-LP became the first partially solar-powered radio station in the midwest United States. According to KRUU-LP, solar panels reduced its reliance on the conventional electrical grid by 15% to 20% percent and powered the master cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairfield, Iowa
Fairfield is a city in, and the county seat of, Jefferson County, Iowa. It has a population of 9,416 people, according to the 2020 census. The median family income is $46,138, with 10% of families below the poverty line. The city is typical of the American Midwest, being situated amidst rolling farmlands filled with corn, soybean, cattle, and hogs. It became the county seat in 1839 with 110 residents and grew to 650 by 1847. Its library was established in 1853, and it held its first fair in 1854. Early architecture in Fairfield includes work by George Franklin Barber and Barry Byrne, who trained under Frank Lloyd Wright. History The area now known as Jefferson County was first settled in 1836, and became Jefferson County in 1839, with the new community of Fairfield as the county seat. The name was suggested by Nancy Bonnifield, one of the settlers, because it aptly described the fair fields of the area. But also author Susan Welty suggests it was a play of words on her own na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
