KNTU

For the military airport in Virginia Beach, Virginia assigned the ICAO code KNTU, see Naval Air Station Oceana. For the university in Tehran, Iran, with abbreviation KNTU, see K. N. Toosi University of Technology.

Coordinates: 33°12′44″N 97°08′45″W / 33.2121°N 97.1457°W / 33.2121; -97.1457

KNTU
City McKinney, Texas
Broadcast area Dallas/Fort Worth/Denton/McKinney/Sherman
Branding 88.1 The One
Frequency 88.1 MHz
First air date October 31, 1969
Format Jazz
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 135 meters
Class C1
Facility ID 69003
Transmitter coordinates 33°17′24″N 97°08′10″W / 33.29000°N 97.13611°W / 33.29000; -97.13611
Callsign meaning North Texas State University
Owner University of North Texas
Webcast Listen Live
Website kntu.com

KNTU (88.1 FM) is the campus radio station of the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. The signal of the station covers much of the Dallas and Fort Worth Metroplex of North Texas with a format of news and primarily jazz music. Any University of North Texas student is welcome to work at the station, but most of the staff consists of those majoring in Radio, Television, and Film or Journalism.

KNTU also serves as the flagship station of the Mean Green Radio Network for football and basketball at the University of North Texas, called by Dave Barnett and Hank Dickinson.

Programming

Old KNTU 88.1 The One logo used until 2007.

In addition to its main format of jazz, KNTU presents several specialty programs:

Local features

In addition, KNTU students produce a weeknight newscast, The Late Edition, which was recognized in 2004 by the Broadcast Educators Association "BEA Festival - 2004 Winners". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-07-05.  as "Best Student Newscast in the Nation," and simulcasts WFAA's News 8 at Six (weekdays).

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