| Name1: | KBPU |
| Name2: | KTYC |
| City1: | De Queen, Arkansas |
| City2: | Nashville, Arkansas |
| Country: | US |
| Branding: | Ed 88.7/Ed 88.5 |
| Format: | Classic hits |
| Erp1: | 5,000 watts |
| Erp2: | 5,000 watts |
| Haat1: | 15m (49feet) |
| Haat2: | 58.9m (193.2feet) |
| Class1: | A |
| Class2: | A |
| Facility Id1: | 92030 |
| Facility Id2: | 175551 |
| Coordinates1: | 34.0425°N -94.3686°W |
| Coordinates2: | 33.9551°N -93.8684°W |
| Owner: | Cossatot Community College |
| Licensee: | Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KBPU (88.7 FM) and KTYC (88.5 FM) are radio stations in De Queen and Nashville, Arkansas. The two stations form a simulcast known as Ed 88 with a variety/classic hits format. The stations are owned and operated by Cossatot Community College, part of the University of Arkansas System,[1] and maintain studios in De Queen and Nashville.
The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for KBPU to Educational Opportunities, Inc. on September 7, 1999,[2] and issued it the KBPU call sign.[3] On July 25, 2002, the permit was assigned to the American Family Association.[4] The station received its license to cover on December 6, 2002.[5] It aired a Christian format and was an affiliate of American Family Radio.[6]
On January 30, 2004, KBPU was sold to IHR Educational Broadcasting.[7] [8] It was silent throughout much of 2005 and 2006.[9] [10] On May 2, 2006, the station was donated to Radio Assist Ministry/Edgewater Broadcasting.[11] [12] It aired a Christian format as an affiliate of Freedom Radio FM.[13] [14] On June 14, 2012, the station was sold to the board of trustees of the University of Arkansas for $67,500.[15]
In 2007, the University of Arkansas had applied for a construction permit for a station in Nashville, which the FCC approved on May 5, 2009. KTYC was granted program test authority in May 2012, initially broadcasting at 850 watts.[16]
In January 2020, the Ed 88 stations entered into a consent decree with the FCC which saw the payment of a $76,000 penalty for broadcasting improper underwriting announcements that impermissibly promoted products or services in 2016.[17]