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KRCU (90.9 MHz) is a non-commercial, listener-supported, public radio station owned by Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. It airs a radio format of news, talk, jazz and classical music. Programming is simulcast on two other Missouri stations, KESF at 88.9 MHz in Ste. Genevieve and KDMC-FM at 88.7 MHz in Van Buren. The stations serve 1.9 million people in Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois and the Parkland.

KRCU is Class C2 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,500 watts. The signal covers Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston, Marble Hill, Perryville and several communities in Southern Illinois.

Programming

On weekdays, KRCU, KSEF and KDMC-FM air news and talk shows from NPR and other public networks much of the morning and afternoon. Programs include Morning Edition, All Things Considered, 1A and Fresh Air. Local updates are supplied by the KRCU newsroom. In middays and evenings, jazz and classical music are heard. Overnight, KRCU carries The Beethoven Network from WFMT Chicago.

On weekends, one-hour specialty programs are heard on a variety of subjects. They include The TED Radio Hour, Milk Street Radio, Planet Money, To the Best of Our Knowledge, Travel with Rick Steves, It's Been A Minute, Hidden Brain and Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. Weekend music programs include Mountain Stage and American Routes, along with shows on blues, folk music and bluegrass.

History

KRCU signed on the air in March 3, 1976; 48 years ago (1976-03-03). It was powered at only 10 watts and was a student-run college radio station. In 1981, it increased power to 100 watts, and in 1988 it began transitioning to a public radio format. In November 1990, KRCU became an National Public Radio member station. In 1992, KRCU increased power again, to 6,000 watts. It has since increased to 6,500 watts, allowing the signal to be heard within a 50 mile radius.

KSEF's signal covers Farmington, Park Hills, Ste. Genevieve, Fredericktown, Potosi, Festus, and reaches into the southern suburbs of St. Louis. It signed on the air in September 2006. Its previous city of license was Farmington until it changed to nearby Ste. Genevieve, in May 2010. KDMC-FM's signal covers Van Buren, Poplar Bluff, Piedmont, Eminence, and Doniphan. KDMC-FM joined the KRCU simulcast in May 2020 after the facility was acquired from the Here's Help Network.

Translators

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KRCU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-176. Retrieved Jan. 6, 2025.

External links

• KRCU/KSEF homepage
• KRCU online feed
• Facility details for Facility ID 61212 (KRCU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KRCU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 90232 (KSEF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KSEF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 81163 (KDMC-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KDMC-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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