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KBCU
North Newton, Kansas; United States;
Broadcast area	Harvey County, Kansas
Frequency	88.1 MHz
Programming
Languages	English; Spanish;
Format	Variety
Affiliations	Pacifica Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Bethel College
History
First air date	1987; 38 years ago
Call sign meaning	Bethel College
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4987
Class	A
ERP	150 watts
HAAT	17.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates	38°4′26.00″N 97°20′35.00″W / 38.0738889°N 97.3430556°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	kbcu.bethelks.edu

KBCU (88.1 FM) is non-commercial, educational radio station, broadcasting a Variety and College Radio format from the campus of Bethel College (Kansas) in North Newton, Kansas, and serving the Newton area.^[2] The station was founded in the 1930s, and transmits 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.^[3]

The radio station is operated and staffed by more than three dozen Bethel students and a faculty advisor, and allows Bethel College students to receive academic credit for their radio participation. There are facilities for broadcast and production for students, providing them with real-world experience which was the first mass-media broadcast experience for many Bethel alumni who went on to careers in mass media and broadcasting.

KBCU is affiliated with the Pacifica Radio Network.