KKFI
Broadcast areaKansas City Metro Area
Frequency90.1 MHz
Programming
FormatEclectic: Jazz, Blues, Rock music, World music, Talk, News
AffiliationsPacifica
Ownership
OwnerMid-Coast Radio Project, Inc.
History
First air date
1988
Technical information
Facility ID41857
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT129 meters (423 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekkfi.org

KKFI (90.1 FM) is a radio station located in Kansas City, Missouri, owned by Mid-Coast Radio Project, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Formed in 1988, it broadcasts at 100,000 watts. Its music programming includes blues, jazz, reggae, rock, hip-hop, alternative, Hispanic and world music. Its local and national public affairs programming includes shows dealing with the working class, organized labor, peace, justice, LGBT, women, and alternative health issues.

History

KKFI was inspired by the 1971 book Sex and Broadcasting.[1] It is owned and operated by Mid-Coast Radio Project, Inc., incorporated on 1977-03-25.[2][3] It received a license to broadcast in 1987. Its first broadcast was 1988-02-28.[4]

Former logo

Location

KKFI's studios are located at 3901 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64111.

Its service area is roughly circular and encompasses the Kansas City Metro Area. It is routinely heard from most parts of Topeka, Kansas, in the west, extending east almost to Marshall, Missouri. The officially designated "local" area covers roughly half that distance[5]

Affiliations

It is affiliated with the Pacifica radio network, the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, and the Grassroots Radio Coalition. It is the Kansas City metropolitan area's home for Democracy Now!, the flagship program of the Pacifica Foundation.

See also

References

  1. "History of KKFI 90.1 FM – Mid-Coast Radio Founders Inspired by "Sex and Broadcasting"". KKFI. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  2. Mid-Coast Radio Project, Wikidata Q64862559
  3. "Mid-Coast Radio Project Inc. dba KKFI 90.1 FM". Greater Kansas City Community FoundationI. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  4. "KKFI goes on-air February 28, 1988". kkfistory.org. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. Predicted Coverage Area for KKFI 90.1 FM, Wikidata Q67799329

39°05′06″N 94°28′48″W / 39.085°N 94.480°W / 39.085; -94.480

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