KBCU

KBCU-FM 88.1 is a 24-hour non-commercial, not-for-profit radio station that broadcasts from the campus of Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas. A long-standing Bethel College tradition rooted in the 1930s, KBCU has a wide range of student programming, including rock, hip-hop, alternative, Latin, contemporary Christian and sports talk shows, and reaches all of Newton and much of Harvey County. Th

e radio station is operated and staffed by more than three dozen Bethel students and a faculty advisor and allows Bethel College students the opportunity to receive academic credit for their radio participation. Excellent facilities for broadcast and production give students a real-world experience in broadcast media that serves as the first mass-media broadcast experience for many Bethel alumni who have gone on to successful careers in the mass media and broadcasting industries.