KCUI (89.1
FM) was a
radio station that served the Central College and
Pella, Iowa communities. The station primarily broadcast a "block format," with student-DJs choosing their preferred genre. KCUI was licensed to
Central University of Iowa, later renamed Central College.
The KCUI studios were located above the Mills Art Gallery in the IBS building for much of its life; toward the end, KCUI was housed in the then recently finished basement of the Maytag Student Center on Central College's campus.
The station's license was cancelled by the
Federal Communications Commission on December 6, 2011. This followed a $7,000 fine from the FCC imposed in 2007 for late filing of the station's 2004 license renewal.
Central College Turns License for KCUI Back to FCC
Waits, Jennifer. January 9, 2012. Accessed July 4, 2012
Sunday programming on KCUI was, mostly to all, reserved for religious programming under a longstanding agreement with local churches. The scheduling and staffing for Sunday religious programming was managed by local Pella churches. Local churches helped start KCUI with Central College. The churches paid for much of the original audio equipment.
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Pella, Iowa
CUI
Radio stations established in 1976
Defunct radio stations in the United States
Radio stations disestablished in 2011
CUI
1976 establishments in Iowa
2011 disestablishments in Iowa
Defunct mass media in Iowa
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