KASU explained

KASU
City:Jonesboro, Arkansas
Branding:91.9 KASU
Airdate:1957
Frequency:91.9 MHz
Format:Public Radio
Erp:100,000 watts
Haat:210m (690feet)
Class:C1
Facility Id:2785
Coordinates:35.8908°N -90.6739°W
Callsign Meaning:Arkansas State University[1]
Owner:Arkansas State University
Website:kasu.org
Licensing Authority:FCC

KASU (91.9 FM) is a non-commercial public radio station broadcasting a news-talk-music format. Licensed to Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States, it serves northeast Arkansas, southeast Missouri and West Tennessee with its analog signal. The station has been licensed to Arkansas State University since 1957.

On March 28, 2020, an EF3 tornado directly struck Jonesboro destroying the transmitter site for the station.

Emergency Alert System

KASU is the primary source of messages distributed through the Emergency Alert System in northeast Arkansas. KAIT relays KASU’s signal for tests and KJNB-LD relays KASU’s signal for actual emergencies.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Broadcast Archive . Call Letter Origins . Nelson . Bob . 2008-05-31 . 2008-06-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160218013408/http://nelson.oldradio.com/origins.call-list.html . 2016-02-18 .
  2. https://arkbroadcasters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Arkansas-EAS-Plan.pdf Arkansas EAS Plan