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Brigham Young University. Broadcast Services

 Organization

Administrative history

Broadcast Services (1960-2003) was a division of Brigham Young University's College of Fine Arts and Communications. This oversaw the broadcasting of KBYU, a radio station located on BYU campus since 1965. In 2003, the name of this unit was changed to BYU Broadcasting.

Broadcast Services was a division of Brigham Young University's College of Fine Arts and Communications. Broadcast Services provided four main services for the public: BYU television and radio stations, as well as KBYU-TV and KBYU-FM radio. BYU began broadcasting KBYU programs from campus in 1965 and continually strove to provide programs that would portray the values held by Brigham Young University. KBYU-FM was formally known as KBRG (1960) and KBYU (1946-1960). Broadcast services was renamed BYU Broadcasting in 2003.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Broadcast Services records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1209
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence for KBYU, agendas and schedules for radio and television broadcasts, and minutes of meetings.

Dates: 1975-1989

Personal histories of Owen S. and Ora Rich

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 5784
Scope and Contents

Contains two bound volumes. The first "A Lifetime of Romance and Adventure" contains the personal histories of Owen and Ora Rich. The second "Owen S. Rich: Teacher, Radio and Television Pioneer" contains letters of tribute to Dr. Rich upon his retirement.

Dates: 1922-2006