KCCK-FM
| City | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
|---|---|
| Branding | Jazz 88.3 |
| Slogan | News, Blues and All That Jazz |
| Frequency | 88.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | September 5, 1972 |
| Format | Jazz |
| ERP | 10,000 watts |
| HAAT | 128.0 meters |
| Class | C3 |
| Facility ID | 34954 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°54′33.00″N 91°39′17.00″W / 41.9091667°N 91.6547222°W |
| Affiliations | Public Radio International |
| Owner | Kirkwood Community College |
| Website | kcck.org |
KCCK-FM is a public radio station licensed to Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, Iowa. KCCK is Iowa's only jazz radio station.
History
KCCK started out as a 1972 project in an electronics class at Kirkwood Community College. The same year a license was granted and the station broadcast, albeit sporadically for the first 3 years. In 1975 KUNI donated its 1945 transmitter to KCCK and KCCK built a larger tower.
Broadcasting
Jazz, Blues,news and informational programming from American Public Media, besides 12 hours of blues and nine hours of new age/ambient, Native American and Celtic music per week.
See also
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KCCK
- Radio-Locator information on KCCK
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KCCK
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