KCLU-FM

KCLU-FM (88.3 FM) is a non-commercial radio station that is licensed to Thousand Oaks, California, United States and serves Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, and San Luis Obispo County through a number of additional stations and translator signals on FM and one (KCLU-AM) on the AM band, as well as its home signal. The station is a member of National Public Radio and airs local news, weather forecasts, and traffic conditions as well as a wide variety of public radio programming. It is owned by California Lutheran University. KCLU-FM is rebroadcast throughout the Central Coast of California on several full-power repeater and low-power translator stations.

KCLU-FM
CityThousand Oaks, California
Broadcast areaVentura County-Santa Barbara County-San Luis Obispo County
Frequency88.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKCLU
Slogan"NPR for the California Coast"
Programming
FormatPublic radio
AffiliationsNPR
Ownership
OwnerCalifornia Lutheran University
History
First air date
October 20, 1994
Call sign meaning
California Lutheran University
Technical information
Facility ID8220
ClassB1
ERP3,200 watts
HAAT158 meters (518 ft)
Translator(s)92.1 MHz San Luis Obispo
102.3 MHz Santa Barbara
Repeater(s)89.7 MHz KCLM Santa Maria
1340 kHz KCLU (AM) Santa Barbara
Links
Webcastkclustream.callutheran.edu:8090/kclump3
Websitekclu.org

The station has won more than 200 journalism awards for its local news coverage, including a national Edward R. Murrow Award, and four national Society of Professional Journalists Awards for its news coverage.

KCLU-FM broadcasts in HD.[1][2]

History

KCLU-FM first signed on October 20, 1994 and originally broadcast a mix of news/talk and jazz programming.[3] By the late 2000s, the station reduced its jazz programming and aired news/talk around the clock.[4]

On June 19, 2008, California Lutheran University (CLU) purchased KIST (1340 AM) in Santa Barbara, California from R & R Radio, LLC for $1.44 million.[5][6][7] On October 7, the university converted the station to non-commercial educational status and changed its call letters to KCLU.

In January 2013, CLU purchased KHFR in Santa Maria and its translator K209CE in San Luis Obispo from Family Radio for $450,000. The sale closed that May and KHFR's call sign was changed to KCLM; the station began simulcasting KCLU-FM after repairs were completed.[8][9]

As a National Public Radio (NPR) member station, KCLU-FM broadcasts a wide variety of public radio programming. KCLU airs the NPR shows Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!, and Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Other programs include The World and Here and Now from Public Radio International, On The Media, This American Life, and the BBC World Service. The station previously broadcast Car Talk prior to its cancellation.

Stations

KCLU-FM's network of repeater and translator stations extends its reach across California's Central Coast as far north as San Luis Obispo County.

Full-power repeaters of KCLU
Call sign Frequency Location
KCLU (AM) 1340 AM Santa Barbara
KCLM 89.7 FM Santa Maria

Those stations feed the following translators:

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFCC info
K209CE92.1San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaFCC
K272DT102.3Santa Barbara, CaliforniaFCC

Awards

KCLU has won more than 70 RTNA Golden Mike Awards, 25 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, and 50 APTRA Awards since 2001.

Year Awards Category Recipient Result Source
2018 Associated Press Television and Radio Association (APTRA) Best Public Service – Radio Class II Lance Orozco, "The Thomas Fire" Won [10]
Best Sports Feature Story — Radio Class II Lance Orozco, "LA Has Rams, Chargers, But Ventura County has Dallas Cowboys" Won [10]
Best Use Of Sound — Radio Class II Lance Orozco, "It's Fried Fun with Food at the Ventura County Fair" Won [10]
Debra Greene, "Music Helps Dementia Patients" Won (second place)
Best Feature — Radio Class II Lance Orozco, "Ant Dog" Won (second place)
Outstanding Radio News Operation — Radio Class II Won (second place)
RTDNA Regional Edward R. Murrow Award — Region 2 Continuing Coverage — Small Market Lance Orozco, "The Monster Inferno" Won [11]
Feature Reporting — Small Market Debra Greene, "They May Be Preschoolers, But They're Learning Science Through Unique Gardening Class On South Coast" Won [11]
Hard News — Small Market Lance Orozco, "Ventura County Mother Who Lost Son To Drug Overdose Tells Story To Spotlight Opioid Abuse" Won [11]

References
  1. "Station Search Details: KCLU-FM". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2015-09-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. R.R. Bowker. 1997. p. B-65. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  4. "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. R.R. Bowker. 2009. p. D-108. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  5. "Media 8-7". Santa Barbara Independent. August 7, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  6. "Media 8-14". Santa Barbara Independent. August 14, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  7. "College Buys KIST-A/Santa Barbara". All Access. All Access Music Group. June 19, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  8. "Sold: Colorado FM, Pennsylvania AM, Upstate NY, Indiana Clusters". All Access. All Access Music Group. May 7, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  9. "KCLU buys Santa Maria station". Pacific Coast Business Times. May 13, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  10. "APTRA Honors 2018 Award Winners". All Access. All Access Music Group. May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  11. "2018 Edward R. Murrow Award Winners". Radio Television Digital News Association. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

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