KBYU-FM (Radio station : Provo, Utah)
Administrative History
KBYU-FM (1946-) is a nonprofit, listener-supported radio station in Provo, Utah, dedicated to providing inspiring and enlightening programming that reflects the timeless standards of Brigham Young University.
KBYU-FM (Radio station: Provo, Utah), also known as Classical 89, began broadcasting in 1946 as KBYU-AM 660. It was run by programming students just on the campus of Brigham Young University.
Professor T. Earl Pardoe first proposed the idea of a campus radio station to a student named Owen S. Rich who previously worked as a studio engineer. Rich, having just returned from serving as a radio and radar technician for the Coast Guard in World War II, decided to work with the city of Provo in using the power-line network as the radio station's antennae, and in 1948 KBYU became available citywide.
In 1958, just as FM transmissions were emerging as the industry standard, various BYU construction projects meant that KBYU studios would lose access to Provo power lines and a new means of broadcasting needed to be found. Owen Rich, now a member of the BYU faculty, received approval in 1960. However, the KBYU call letters were assigned already to a liberty ship, so in May of 1960 BYU began FM broadcasts as KBRG, but was eventually assigned as KBYU-FM in November of that year.
KBYU-FM now serves over 110,000 listeners in the Greater Salt Lake Valley and in Utah, Davis, Weber, and Box Elder counties, as well as some additional outlying areas. Managers for KBYU-FM have included: Owen Rich (1960), Lynn A. McKinlay (1960-1963), Gene Henderson (1963-1966), Leland H. Stott, Jr. (1970-1973), Jay Sheldon Monson (1973-1979), and Walter B. Rudolph (1979-).
Citation:
Brigham Young University telephone directory, 66-67: p. 2 (Gene Henderson program director) 70-71: p. 7 (Leland H. Stott, Jr. manager) 73-74: p. 5 (Jay Sheldon Monson program manager) 79-80: p. 5 (Walter B. Rudolph program manager)Classic 89, website viewed August 1, 2011 (nonprofit and listener-supported; provides inspiring and enlightening programming; began broadcasting in 1946; Owen S. Rich started using Provo power-lines; BYU construction warranted FM switch; first began on FM as KBRG; serves over 110,000 listeners)
A History of Broadcasting Education at Brigham Young University to 1962, 1973: p. 130 (Lynn McKinlay station manager)
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Brigham Young University vice-presidential records
Administrative files of W. Rolfe Kerr, executive vice president at BYU, 1980-1984. Includes files relating to athletics; special events; student leadership, clubs, and dress-and-grooming standards; public relations; campus security; Media Services; KBYU (radio and television); and other topics. Includes correspondence, reports, and other information, some predating Kerr's appointment.
BYU Magazine collection of reminiscences
College of Fine Arts and Communications records
Documentary on "All Faces West"
Contains a commentary on the conception, development, and persons involved with the musical "All Faces West." The music for "All Faces West," written by Roland Perry, words written by Helen Talmage Perry, and produced by the city of Ogden (Utah). Broadcast includes excerpts from interviews with Igor Gorin, who played Brigham Young, and other persons involved with the musical.
KBYU-FM audiotapes and other material
Collection contains KBYU reel-to-reel tapes and photographs, dating from 1934 to 1983. These tapes include program logs, negatives and slides, talks given at Brigham Young University, and films of various campus activities. The tapes also include broadcasts and speeches regarding important moments in American history.
KBYU-FM records
Typewritten radio scripts for news broadcasts with handwritten corrections.
KBYU-FM records
Contains bound record catalogs from the dates 1980, 1985, 1987-1989, and 1990. The records also include photocopies of record labels, cue sheets for the radio program "Speaking of Music," Utah Symphony Syndication sheets and other material pertaining to the broadcasts of KBYU-FM spanning the dates 1980-1992.
KBYU-FM scripts
Collection includes mimeograph, stencil, and carbon copies of typescripts. Includes radio scripts titled "The Challenge," "World Series of Basketball--1954," and "Why Do I Love You?"
KBYU meeting minutes, 1972-1987
Contains minutes of governance, staff, and advisory meetings by both KBYU-TV and KBYU-FM. Materials date from between 1972 and 1987.
KBYU reel-to-reel tapes, 1934-1983
Contains reel-to-reel audio tapes produced by KBYU from 1934-1983. Recordings include the "Rise of the American Nation" series and recordings related to John F Kennedy.
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